Latvia Reports Bird Flu in Backyard Poultry

PARIS (Reuters) – Latvia has reported a first outbreak of highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza among poultry, the World Organisation for Animal Health said on Monday.

The outbreak occurred in a flock of 190 backyard poultry birds in the district of Birzgales, Paris-based WOAH said in a notice, citing Latvian authorities.

(Reporting by Gus Trompiz, Editing by Louise Heavens)