Austria reports bird flu outbreak on farm, WOAH agency says
Published by Global Banking and Finance Review
Posted on November 20, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 20, 2026
Published by Global Banking and Finance Review
Posted on November 20, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 20, 2026
Austria reports a bird flu outbreak on a goose farm, with the H5N1 virus detected in 645 geese, resulting in 50 deaths. WOAH confirms the report.
PARIS (Reuters) -Austria reported an outbreak of highly pathogenic H5N1 bird flu on a goose farm, the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) said on Thursday, as Europe faces a surge in the deadly disease.
The virus was detected in a flock of 645 geese in the town of Steyr, causing the death of 50 birds, the Paris-based WOAH said, citing a report from the Austrian authorities.
(Reporting by Sybille de La Hamaide, writing by Gus Trompiz, Editing by Louise Heavens)
Bird flu, or avian influenza, is a viral infection that primarily affects birds but can infect humans and other animals. It can lead to severe respiratory illness and has a high mortality rate in infected birds.
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