04.05.2015

Turkey reports first avian influenza H5N1 outbreak for 7 years. The H5N1 killed a backyard flock of 27 poultry in the north-central province of Kastamonu. In response to the outbreak, officials destroyed 92 backyard poultry within 3 kilometers of the site.
A Turkish media service said avian influenza was detected in chickens in the Bandirma district in western Turkey. The story said avian influenza flu was found in a facility where 40,000 chickens have died over the past 4 months.