11.05.2012

Agriculture authorities confirmed an outbreak of a highly pathogenic H5N2 avian influenza virus at a farm in the southern county of Yunlin, where nearly 4,000 chickens have died over the past four days. This is the fifth HPAI H5N2 case recorded in Taiwan so far this year.
Over 13 million chickens are currently being raised on more than 900 farms in Yunlin,and this is the first time a highly pathogenic H5N2 outbreak has occurred in the county. The previous five H5N2 outbreaks occurred in Changhua, Nantou and Tainan counties.