Romania reports H5N1 bird flu among backyard poultry

PARIS (Reuters) - Romania has reported an outbreak of avian influenza among poultry, the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) said on Tuesday, as Europe faces a seasonal upturn in the deadly disease commonly known as bird flu.

The virus was detected in a flock of 47 backyard poultry in the eastern village of Mihail Kogalniceanu, causing the death of four birds, the Paris-based WOAH said, citing a report from the Romanian authorities.

(Reporting by Sybille de La Hamaide; Editing by Andrew Cawthorne)

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