Health and animal production authorities have detected a highly pathogenic avian influenza outbreak, H5N1 serotype, in poultry at a farm in the municipality of Ahillones (Badajoz); municipal sources have confirmed it is a turkey farm.
This is the first case in a farm that has occurred in the country in almost two and a half years.
According to the Veterinary Health Alert Network (Rasve), consulted by Efeagro, the confirmation of this outbreak was this Friday, while two other H5N1 avian influenza outbreaks detected in wild birds in Extremadura are also recorded: one yesterday in Corte de Peleas (Badajoz) and the day before yesterday in Casar de Cáceres (Cáceres).