Peru reports bird flu outbreak on laying hens farm, WOAH says

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.