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Lithuania reports outbreak of H5N1 bird flu on laying hen farm, WOAH says
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Posted on January 29, 2025
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Posted on January 29, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 27, 2026
Lithuania reports H5N1 bird flu outbreak on a hen farm, killing 20,000 birds. The outbreak raises concerns for the poultry industry and human health.
PARIS (Reuters) - Lithuania has reported an outbreak of highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza, commonly called bird flu, on a laying hen farm in the western part of the country, the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) said on Wednesday.
The outbreak killed 20,000 birds out of a flock of 246,387 in the Silute district, the Paris-based body said, quoting information from Lithuanian authorities. All remaining birds were culled.
The spread of avian influenza, commonly called bird flu, has raised concerns among governments and the poultry industry after it ravaged flocks around the world in recent years, disrupting supply, fuelling higher food prices and raising the risk of human transmission.
(Reporting by Sybille de La Hamaide, editing by Gus Trompiz)
The article discusses an outbreak of H5N1 bird flu in Lithuania, affecting a large hen farm.
The outbreak resulted in the death of 20,000 birds and raised concerns about poultry supply and human health risks.
The World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) reported the outbreak based on information from Lithuanian authorities.
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