Radio Taiwan International
Date: 2018-01-14
Authorities say a fourth poultry farm in the central Taiwan county of Yunlin has been
Bureau of Animal and Plant Health Inspection and Quarantine (BAPHIQ) officials have ordered nearly 4,000 ducks culled after the H5N2 bird flu was found at a farm in Yunlin County. (CNA photo)
infected with the H5N2 strand of bird flu. Officials from the Bureau of Animal and Plant Health Inspection and Quarantine moved quickly to slaughter the birds, culling 3,915 ducks.
The bureau put out a press release on Thursday detailing its efforts to stem the spread of bird flu from the farm in Dongshi Township. That included overseeing the cleaning and disinfection procedures at the farm.
Officials say that this is the sixth farm in Taiwan to report a bird flu outbreak so far this season. Nearly 70,000 birds have been culled to date. [FULL STORY]