Virus detected in backyard flock of 190 birds in Birzgales district

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Latvia has reported a first outbreak of highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza among poultry, Reuters reported, citing the World Organisation for Animal Health 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.