An outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza, specifically the H5N1 virus, has occurred in a poultry farm near Togo's capital, resulting in the deaths of 1,450 birds. This outbreak is in addition to two previous outbreaks of avian influenza with the H7 strain in South Africa. Six outbreaks of avian influenza have also been registered in Russia in 2021, with the mortality rate of the virus nearly 100% and affecting various systems in birds.
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/TASS/. An outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza has been reported in West Africa. This was reported by Reuters with reference to the World Organization for Animal Health. The outbreak of the H5N1 virus was found in a poultry farm near Togo's capital, Lome, where 1,450 birds died from bird flu. Previously, two outbreaks of avian influenza with the H7 strain were registered in the east of South Africa. The virus infects domestic chickens, ducks and geese, but bird flu outbreaks have also been reported in the wild. Since the beginning of 2021, six outbreaks of avian influenza have been registered in Russia, of which only two are among domestic birds. Highly pathogenic ...
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