Feb
25
France has now confirmed cases of avian influenza at a French turkey farm in the department of Ain. This will be the first case of bird flu striking a poultry farm in France if it is confirmed. The French farming ministry has said that cases of bird flu were suspected after a high rate of death among turkeys at a farm in Versailleux. Wild birds in Slovakia have also been found to contain the H5N1 strain, the first instance of avian flu in the country.
The news comes two days after EU officials have announced plans to vaccinate millions of birds against avian flu in France and the Netherlands, two of Europe's largest poultry suppliers. If the highly lethal avian flu type A, known as H5N1, begins to mutate, it could wreak havoc on the human population. There is however, no conclusive sign that the strain can pass from one human to another.
NationMaster has just published updated bird flu statistics in an effort to keep you up-to-date on the bird flu crisis. The report filed on February 23rd by the World Organisation for Animal Health lists confirmed cases of avian influenza over the past month (from January 23rd to February 23rd).
View our statistic on recent avian flu outbreaks.
Also available on NationMaster, we have up-to-date cases of avian flu effecting humans, with confirmed human cases and confirmed human deaths.
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