Peru reports bird flu outbreak on laying hens farm, WOAH says
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Peru has reported an outbreak of the highly pathogenic bird flu virus on a laying hens farm in the department of La Libertad in the northwestern part of the country, the Paris-based World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) said on Tuesday.
The virus killed 4,000 birds and the rest of the 27,000-strong flock were slaughtered, WOAH said, citing a report from the Peruvian authorities.
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