Thousands more ducks to be culled over bird flu

Veterinary authorities are preparing to cull roughly 13,000 ducks at the Blatenská ryba commercial farm in southern Bohemia, after a cluster of bird flu outbreaks appeared in the area. Three infection sites lie in close proximity. One, involving around 2,500 ducks, was confirmed on Sunday; two more followed on Tuesday. All are located within the company’s operations. Blatna is the fifth vicinity in the country where bird flu has been confirmed.

Agriculture Minister Marek Výborný wrote on X that inspectors are now examining two additional suspected cases in small backyard flocks in the Pardubice and Moravian-Silesian regions. He urged private poultry owners to take protective measures.