A New Outbreak of Avian Influenza Detected in Spain

According to Animal's Health, the Central Veterinary Laboratory confirmed the presence of the H5 virus in samples obtained fr om the flock. Results on pathogenicity are still pending. A quarantine has been imposed within a 10 km radius of the farm, the birds have been isolated, and culling is underway.

The new outbreak is located just 20 km from a farm wh ere an H5N1 outbreak with a similar bird count was detected a week earlier. Epidemiological links between the two cases have not yet been confirmed.

The previous outbreak in Huelva, registered on September 4th, was accompanied by a sharp increase in bird mortality over two days. Experts consider contact with migratory birds a likely cause of virus spread.

The situation in Spain remains tense: currently, four H5N1 outbreaks have been confirmed among domestic poultry (in Extremadura, Castilla-La Mancha, and Andalusia), as well as 31 among wild birds.