Turkey: Bird flu alert in Afyonkarahisar and Denizli

İRFAN DONAT Bird flu cases, which have been seen intensely in many countries of the world for the last 18 months and have caused the culling of more than 200 million poultry to date, have also been seen in Turkey. Although no official statement was made, according to the information obtained, bird flu cases started to increase in Afyonkarahisar and Denizli. It was learned that bird flu cases started to be seen on January 20 in Başmakçı district of Afyonkarahisar, the capital of Turkey's egg production, and more than 5 million chickens were culled in the egg production facilities in the quarantined Başmakçı district. Egg production facilities in Denizli's Honaz district were also quarantined due to bird flu cases, and it is stated that around 1.5 million laying hens were culled in the district. The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, which notified the World Animal Health Organization, is trying to control the epidemic. The bird flu case, which has disrupted the balance in the ...