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WORLD Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) on Friday announced that Philippines has reported an outbreak of highly pathogenic H5N1 bird flu among backyard birds in Oriental Mindoro province.
WOAH said the spread of the avian influenza, commonly called bird flu, has raised concerns among governments and the poultry industry after it ravaged flocks around the world in recent years.
It said the previous outbreaks disrupted supply, fueling higher food prices and raising the risk of human transmission.
The H5N1 virus was detected in a flock of 39 poultry in the town of Capalan, the Paris-based WOAH said, citing a report from the Philippine authorities.
All birds were subsequently culled as a precaution. (Reuters/NAN)
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