New bird flu strain detected on poultry farm as experts monitor mutations
A new strain of bird flu (highly pathogenic avian influenza, or HPAI) has been detected on a duck farm in California. The World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) reported the outbreak of the new strain, H5N9, earlier this week on its website. The more common H5N1 strain was also found at the same farm, which is … Read more