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Highly pathogenic bird flu virus outbreak in Saudi Arabia

There is a reported outbreak of the highly pathogenic H5N8 bird flu virus in a poultry farm in Saudi Arabia.
The World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) said on Tuesday that the outbreak occurred in the central Sudair region.
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Citing a report from the Saudi agriculture ministry, there were already 22,700 birds that were killed while 385,300 birds in the flock were slaughtered.
World Health Organization (WHO) confirms that the disease affects birds and is not transmissible to humans.
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Authorities reported the first outbreak of this virus in Saudi Arabia back in July 2018.

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