Avian Influenza -- Belgium
The World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) granted Belgium disease-free status for highly pathogenic avian influenza in poultry, or bird flu, this week.
Belgium had been struggling with outbreaks of bird flu, resulting in 24 countries closing their markets to Belgian poultry, a significant blow to the industry.
"On 1 Nov 2020, a 'period of increased risk' was declared in Belgium after the highly pathogenic bird flu virus was detected in wild birds in the Netherlands," explained the
Read more about it at HealthMap Global Disease Alerts via http://healthmap.org/ln.php?8614555&promed&0
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