Dutch authorities to cull poultry after avian influenza outbreak

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Dutch authorities to cull poultry after avian influenza outbreak

AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Health authorities will cull 11,000 chickens at a farm in the Netherlands after an outbreak of a mild form of avian influenza, the Dutch Economic Affairs Ministry said on Saturday. The chickens were believed to have the low pathogenic H7 strain, the ministry said in a statement. They would be culled as a precaution because the strain can mutate into a form that is fatal for poultry. Authorities imposed a one-kilometer safety perimeter around the farm banning transports of poultry, eggs and other farm products. ...

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