Bird flu in Kosovo, about 10 farms destroyed

The Food and Veterinary Agency had announced that samples tested in the Food and Veterinary Laboratory have detected the presence of Avian Influence A Subtypeisation H5 and N8 (H5N8 bird flue).

As a result of this so far, about 10 farms have been destroyed. That's how he made it known in a pronomation for the Telegraph, AUV spokesman Lamir Thaci.

The “so far is somewhere around 10 farms that have been eliminated, mainly family economies that after receiving samples have proved positive in the H5N8” Spex Grid, Thaci has said.

Thaci has indicated that the cases of the Deep of the Caves that have been confirmed are in most Kosovo municipalities, including Prizren, Rahovecin, Skenderaj, Mitrovica, Malisheva and several other municipalities.

He has added that inspectors are on the field tracking down the affected farms in which all services are performed, including the annihilation of dead and present birds on the farm under official veterines by respecting biosecurity measures.

According to WHO, H5N8 is a subspecies of the A (or, bird flu), which is very deadly for wild birds and birds. H5N8 usually doesn't infect people.