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Belgium to Cull 55,000 Chickens Amid H5N1 Outbreak

1/10/2026

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Belgium will cull about 55,000 chickens following an outbreak of highly pathogenic H5N1 bird flu in a western province near the French border, as reported by the federal food safety agency, AFSCA.
The protection and surveillance zones for this outbreak overlap with those established after a previous outbreak last month, extending into France.
The European Food Safety Authority highlighted an unprecedented number of bird flu outbreaks among wild birds in Europe last year, fueling the current wave of the disease.
Israel also reported an H5N1 outbreak on a farm in the north.

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Belgium will cull about 55,000 chickens following an outbreak of highly pathogenic H5N1 bird flu in a western province near the French border, as reported by the federal food safety agency, AFSCA.
The protection and surveillance zones for this outbreak overlap with those established after a previous outbreak last month, extending into France.
The European Food Safety Authority highlighted an unprecedented number of bird flu outbreaks among wild birds in Europe last year, fueling the current wave of the disease.
Israel also reported an H5N1 outbreak on a farm in the north.