Iraq Reports Bird Flu Outbreaks
IRAQ - Six outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza have been reported in Iraq, which date back to December 2015.
28 April 2016
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By: Iraq's last reported outbreaks before that were in 2006, according to the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE).
Over 600,000 birds had to be destroyed as a result of the outbreaks of the H5N1 strain. Two of the six outbreaks occurred in Al Qadisiyah province, and one each in Baghdad, Diyala, As Sulaymaniyah and Dahuk provinces.
