PoultrySite: Further Avian Flu Found in Turkey

19 May 2015

TURKEY - There has been a further outbreak of H5N1 highly pathogenic avian influenza in Turkey.

A farm with a susceptible population of 170,000 birds had 137 deaths from the disease.
The rest of the birds on the farm have been destroyed as a containment measure.
A protection zone with a 3 km radius and a surveillance zone with a 7 km radius surrounding the protection zone were established.

The outbreak occurred in the west of the country