Norway, Finland battle rapid spread of bird flu
· 29.07.2023 · 14:00:45 ··· ··· Saturday ·· 6 (6)
ShanghaiEye魔都眼 Avian influenza, commonly called bird flu, has circulated throughout Europe in recent years, leading to a cull in May and June of millions of birds on French farms alone and affecting the supply of poultry meat and eggs.
In the Vadso area, part of Norway's Finnmark county, workers were collecting dead birds. The Arctic town of Vadso was reportedly collecting more than 10,000 dead birds.
The Norwegian Food Safety Authority has imposed a travel ban covering three nature reserves in response to the situation.
Neighboring Finland also said wild birds were heavily affected. The H5N1 virus strain, which has been circulating among poultry and wild birds for years, is responsible for the outbreaks in both countries.
Finland has said the H5N1 strain has now been found in 20 fur farms, up from 12 earlier this week.
The World Health Organization has assessed the risk to humans from H5N1 as low, however, they emphasize the importance of monitoring infections in mammals closely.
Meanwhile, there have been sporadic cases of the virus affecting mammals, including cats, mink, and otters. Three United Nations agencies recently warned about the potential for the virus to adapt and infect humans more easily.
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