Environment Ministry: Sole Case of H5N8 Avian Flu Recorded in Saudi Arabia in Previous 24 Hours

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Riyadh, Sha'ban 2, 1439, Apr 18, 2018, SPA -- The Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture announced that one case of H5N8 avian flu has been recorded in Kharj Province, some 100 km south of capital, Riyadh, in the previous 24 hours. 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 13,910. The results disclosed that 182 of these samples tested positive. As many as 192,406 birds were culled in the previous 24 hours. --SPA 17:35 LOCAL TIME 14:35 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w671582

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