Latvia reports bird flu in backyard poultry
Published by Global Banking & Finance Review®
Posted on June 2, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 23, 2026
Published by Global Banking & Finance Review®
Posted on June 2, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 23, 2026
Latvia reports its first H5N1 bird flu outbreak in backyard poultry, affecting 190 birds in Birzgales, as confirmed by WOAH.
PARIS (Reuters) - Latvia has reported a first outbreak of highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza among poultry, the World Organisation for Animal Health said on Monday.
The outbreak occurred in a flock of 190 backyard poultry birds in the district of Birzgales, Paris-based WOAH said in a notice, citing Latvian authorities.
(Reporting by Gus Trompiz, Editing by Louise Heavens)
Latvia has reported an outbreak of highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza among poultry.
The outbreak occurred in a flock of 190 backyard poultry birds in the district of Birzgales.
The World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) reported the outbreak, citing Latvian authorities.
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