H5N8 Bird Flu outbreak kills 7 845 animals at Lanark farm in Beatrice

The H5N8 bird flu virus which was detected on a farm with 2 million birds at Lanark farm in Beatrice, Mashonaland West, killed 7,845 animals while another 75,155 birds were culled according to a report from the Zimbabwe’s livestock and veterinary services.

Part of the report said:

The affected site is close to a small dam where there are a number of different migratory waterfowl, which are tentatively suspected to be (the) source of infection.

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