28,000 Turkeys Culled in Sweden Due to Bird Flu Outbreak

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28,000 Turkeys Culled in Sweden Due to Bird Flu Outbreak
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Bird flu has been detected at a facility with approximately 28,000 turkeys in Tomelilla municipality in Skåne.

Tracing of infection is in progress and the Swedish Board of Agriculture has decided that all animals at the facility will be put down.

They were put down over the weekend, says infectious disease handler Ella Sigvardsson.

The Swedish Board of Agriculture has also decided on high-risk areas in southern Sweden from and including October 27 to protect Swedish poultry flocks.

This means that all poultry within the high-risk area must be kept indoors.

According to the authority, there is an unusually high spread of bird flu in our surroundings this year.

Animal owners are therefore urged to directly contact a veterinarian if their poultry suddenly die or become ill.

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