Austria reports bird flu outbreak on farm, WOAH agency says

Austria reported an outbreak of highly pathogenic H5N1 bird flu on a goose farm, the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) said on Thursday, as Europe faces a surge in the deadly disease.

The virus was detected in a flock of 645 geese in the town of Steyr, causing the death of 50 birds, the Paris-based WOAH said, citing a report from the Austrian authorities.