Avian Influenza H5N8 -- Saudi Arabia
Today [20 Dec 2017] Saudi Arabia's MEWA (Ministry of Environment, Water, and Agriculture) announced the detection of Highly Pathogenic H5N8 among birds at a market in Riyadh.
While other Middle Eastern countries (Iran, Israel, Egypt, etc.) have reported HPAI H5N8 [virus] over the past year [2017], this is - as far as I can determine - the 1st outbreak in poultry in KSA [see comment].
MEWA published on [Wed 20 Dec 2017], the following "Statement on the emergence of avian influenza (H5N8)
Read more about it at HealthMap Global Disease Alerts via http://bit.ly/2BNGLCp
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