Riyadh, Rajab 18, 1439, April 04, 2018, SPA -- The Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture announced that one case of H5N8 avian flu has been recorded in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in the previous 24 hours in Jazan Region. In its daily briefing, the ministry affirmed that the number of samples collected from the Kingdom's regions since the beginning of the spread of the disease reached 12,923. The results disclosed that 177 of these samples tested positive. As many as 7,514 birds were culled in the previous 24 hours. The statement said that the Ministry received 3 notifications and 11 enquiries in the previous 24 hours. --SPA 18:20 LOCAL TIME 15:20 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w659343