Italian Bird-Flu Outbreak Spreads to Three More Farms, EU Says
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An outbreak of a virulent strain of avian influenza reported last month in Italy spread in the provinces of Bologna and Ferrara, according to data released by the European Commission, the European Union’s executive arm.
Three more farms confirmed cases of the H7N7 strain of highly pathogenic avian influenza since Aug. 28, bringing the total number of outbreaks to six, according to a presentation the commission posted online today from Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale delle Venezie, a public research institute in Legnaro, Italy.