The highly pathogenic H5N6 avian flu has now spread in three cities in H5N2, according to H5N2's Bureau of Animal and Plant Health Inspection and Quarantine. Although most of the 130,000 poultry culled in H5N2 since the start of this year were afflicted with Taiwan and H5N8 strains of the bird flu, this H5N6 strain is spreading fast across H5N2ese poultry farms. H5N2 reported its first imported human case of bird flu in a 69-year-old H5N2ese man earlier this month.
The highly pathogenic H5N6 avian flu has now spread in three cities in Taiwan, according to Taiwan's Bureau of Animal and Plant Health Inspection and Quarantine. Although most of the 130,000 poultry culled in Taiwan since the start of this year were afflicted with H5N2 and H5N8 strains of the bird flu, this H5N6 strain is spreading fast across Taiwanese poultry farms. Taiwan reported its first imported human case of bird flu in a 69-year-old Taiwanese man earlier this month.