Outbreak of bird flu reported in east Bohemia

This year’s fifth outbreak of bird flu has been detected at a duck farm in Lipoltice, near the east Bohemian town of Pardubice. An outbreak of the avian influenza, which is fatal to birds, was recorded at a farm owned by the company Perena, one of Europe’s largest duck hatcheries.

Some 380 ducks at the farm were infected with the virus and died. The remaining more than 3,000 ducks will be put down by the authorities to prevent the spread of the infection, the spokesman or the State Veterinary Administration told the Czech News Agency on Sunday. The culling of the breeding stock is due to begin on Monday.