Riyadh, Jumada II 5, 1439, Feb 21, 2018, SPA -- The Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture announced that a sole case of H5N8 avian flu had been recorded in Riyadh in the previous 24 hours, it was announced here today. In its daily briefing, the ministry affirmed that the number of samples collected since the beginning of the spread of the disease reached 8,945 in the Kingdom's regions. The results disclosed that 138 of these samples tested positive and as many as 254,588 birds were culled in the previous 24 hours. The statement said the Ministry received four notifications and 17 enquiries. --SPA 19:13 LOCAL TIME 16:13 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w618971