Philippines reports bird flu outbreak among backyard birds, WOAH says

A dead common crane infected with avian flu in a cornfield, near Arjuzanx, south-western France. (AFP)

PARIS: The Philippines has reported an outbreak of ​highly pathogenic H5N1 bird flu among backyard birds in its Oriental Mindoro province, the World Organization for Animal ‌Health (WOAH) said ‌on ​Friday.
The ‌spread ⁠of ​avian influenza, commonly ⁠called bird flu, has raised concerns among governments and the poultry industry after it ⁠ravaged flocks around the ‌world ‌in recent ​years, ‌disrupting supply, fueling higher ‌food prices and raising the risk of human transmission.
The H5N1 virus ‌was detected in a flock of 39 ⁠poultry ⁠in the town of Capalan, the Paris-based WOAH said, citing a report from the Philippine authorities. All birds were subsequently culled as a precaution.