Strict enforcement of high levels of biosecurity measures is the most effective way to prevent the introduction of the highly pathogenic influenza virus A (H5N8) into poultry farms, the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) said in a press release on Tuesday 20 December.
Outbreaks of bird flu sub-type H5N8 have been recorded in farms in Denmark, France, Poland, Germany, Hungary, the Netherlands, Austria and Sweden. Protection and surveillance zones have been put in place by the relevant...