US EditionH5N1 Virus Forces Culling of 450,000 Hens in Madrid
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H5N1 virus forces culling of 450,000 hens in Madrid
Madrid authorities have confirmed the region’s first outbreak of avian influenza in 2025, affecting a commercial farm in Valdemoro. Approximately 450,000 laying hens are being culled as part of containment measures, marking a significant response to prevent the spread of the highly pathogenic H5N1 virus. The outbreak was suspected following a slight increase in mortality rates among the hens. Source
On Wednesday, the Community of Madrid reported the first outbreak of avian influenza (subtype H5N1) that has been detected within its territory on a commercial holding in 2025, a year that is being very complicated in Spain as regards this animal disease (zoonosis) that is exceptionally transmitted to humans and is not acquired through consumption of cooked poultry meat or eggs. The establishment affected by the outbreak is a farm located in Val…
The Community of Madrid has activated a preventive action protocol for the detection of an outbreak of avian influenza in a Valdemoro holding, which affects some 450,000 hens spread over five vessels (four in cages and one in soil).The Ministry of the Environment, Agriculture and the Interior of the Community of Madrid has taken the appropriate measures and, moreover, recalls that it is the subtype H5N1 of the disease, which is a zoonosis transm…
The tests were referred to the Central Veterinary Laboratory of Algete, national reference center in the study of influenza
Sources of the MAPA have emphasized to Efeagro that they are "in permanent contact" with the official veterinary services of the autonomous communities, in declarations after the confirmation of the last cases, this Wednesday, in Madrid and Castilla y León. The Community of Madrid activated on Wednesday a preventive protocol of action when detecting a outbreak of avian influenza in a holding of hens in Valdemoro, which affects about 450,000 hens…
The Community of Madrid has already activated the emergency protocol to prevent the uncontrolled proliferation of cases.Avian influenza alert in Madrid: they detect a focus with 450,000 chickens in Valdemoro
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