Entire Slovenia declared high-risk area for bird flu

Ljubljana, 7 December - As a third case of the highly pathogenic H5N8 strain of bird flu was confirmed on Friday in a mute swan in Ljubljana, after the first two cases were detected in the coastal town of Piran in late November, the authorities have declared the entire Slovenia a high-risk area and ordered poultry breeders to take protective measures.

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Swans in Lake Bled.
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