24,500 #birds killed due to #BirdFlu in #Liaoning province, #China

China reported an outbreak of a highly pathogenic strain of H5N1 bird flu at a farm in northeastern Liaoning province, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs said on Tuesday.

The case occurred on a farm with 24,500 birds but the ministry did not specify if they were chickens or other types of poultry.

The authorities have culled 25,472 bird following the outbreak.

Last week, Liaoning province found a strain of H7N9 bird flu at a zoo.

Courtesy of reuters.com

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