Turkey: Bird flu threat in Eskişehir

In ESKİŞEHİR, bird flu was detected in chickens fed by a citizen. Provincial Directorate of Agriculture and Forestry teams quarantined 5 neighborhoods in the vicinity. After chickens fed by a citizen died in Sığırcık Neighborhood of Sivrihisar district, the Provincial Directorate of Agriculture and Forestry launched an investigation. The bird flu test results on the dead chickens came back positive. It was determined that the chickens were brought from Çeltik district of Konya, where bird flu was previously detected. Teams quarantined Sığırcık Neighborhood and 4 surrounding ...