Mexico reports H7N3 bird flu outbreak on commercial farm according to : malaymail online

Mexico reports H7N3 bird flu outbreak on commercial farmHealth officers cull poultry at a wholesale market after a spot check at a local street market revealed the presence of H7N9 bird flu virus, in Hong Kong June 7, 2016. — Reuters picMEXICO CITY, May 5 — Mexico has reported an outbreak of the highly contagious H7N3 bird flu virus on a commercial farm in the state of Jalisco, the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) said yesterday, citing a report from Mexico's agriculture ministry. In March, a highly pathogenic strain of bird flu was found in a chicken breeder flock on a Tennessee farm contracted to Tyson Foods Inc, the first discovered in the United States this year. The farm, located in the town of Tepatitlan de Morelos, is under quarantine and the birds have been sent to a slaughterhouse near the site, it said. Mexico is a major chicken exporter.




Shutterstock photoUPDATE 2-Mexico reports H7N3 bird flu outbreak on commercial farm -OIE(Adds facebook/" target="_blank">comment from Mexican agricultural sanitation authority) PARIS/MEXICO CITY, May 4 (Reuters) - Mexico has reported an outbreak of the highly contagious H7N3 bird flu virus on a commercial farm in the state of Jalisco, the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) said on Thursday, citing a report from Mexico's agriculture ministry. In March, a highly pathogenic strain of bird flu was found in a chicken breeder flock on a Tennessee farm contracted to Tyson Foods Inc , the first discovered in the United States this year. The farm, located in the town of Tepatitlan de Morelos, is under quarantine and the birds have been sent to a slaughterhouse near the site, it said. Mexico is a major chicken exporter. Mexico's agriculture sanitation authority, SENASICA, said the outbreak occurred in the same area where the virus was detected in 2012 and was discovered as part of a supervision program aimed at freeing the country of the disease.

Mexico reports H7N3 bird flu outbreak on commercial farm: OIE

PARIS/MEXICO CITY Mexico has reported an outbreak of the highly contagious H7N3 bird flu virus on a commercial farm in the state of Jalisco, the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) said on Thursday, citing a report from Mexico's agriculture ministry. (Reporting by Gus Trompiz in Paris and Veronica Gomez in Mexico City; Editing by Paul Simao and Matthew Lewis) In March, a highly pathogenic strain of bird flu was found in a chicken breeder flock on a Tennessee farm contracted to Tyson Foods Inc, the first discovered in the United States this year. The farm, located in the town of Tepatitlan de Morelos, is under quarantine and the birds have been sent to a slaughterhouse near the site, it said. Mexico is a major chicken exporter.


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