Over 40,000 chickens have been culled after the highly contagious H5N1 strain of avian flu was confirmed at poultry farms in Yunlin County.
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00:00Over 40,000 chickens have been culled in southern Taiwan after the discovery of the highly contagious
00:05H5N1 strain of avian flu.
00:09The culling came after cases were confirmed at the two poultry farms in Yunlin County.
00:14There have been 33 cases of avian flu in Taiwan so far this year, 19 of them in Yunlin.
00:20Authorities have urged poultry farmers to monitor their livestock and carry out disinfection.
00:26They say unusually hot and humid weather has been a contributing factor in the outbreaks.