Situation Update - Update No. 5 - Biological Hazard - Taiwan - A - TopicsExpress



          

Situation Update - Update No. 5 - Biological Hazard - Taiwan - A third highly pathogenic strain of avian influenza that is new to Taiwan was identified Friday as outbreaks of bird flu have spread to more poultry farms on the island, animal health authorities said Friday. Chang Su-san, director general of the Bureau of Animal and Plant Health Inspection and Quarantine, told a press conference that birds on 101 goose, duck and chicken farms in northern, central and southern parts of the island have been confirmed to be infected with the H5N2, H5N8 or H5N3 subtypes of bird flu virus. Tsai Hsiang-jung, director general of the Animal Health Research Institute ...
Posted on: Fri, 16 Jan 2015 11:55:07 +0000

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