MANILA, Philippines – Live sample quails from a farm in Jaen town of Nueva Ecija tested positive for the H5N6 Avian flu after being examined by veterinary and quarantine officials, the Department of Agriculture (DA) revealed on Monday. According to Agriculture Secretary William Dar, the live quails were taken from a farm in Barangay Ulanin-Pitak, after the Provincial Veterinary Office (PVO) of Nueva Ecija reported that 1,500 out of 15,000 quails in the farm recently died. ADVERTISEMENT“We would like to mention publicly and declare that we, from the Department of Agriculture, confirms the detection of H5N6, highly pathogenic Avian influenza in Barangay Ulanin-Pitak, Jaen, Nueva Ecija,” Dar said in a press briefing. Dar said that DA offices have already conducted disease prevention measures to prevent the spread of the Avian flu. “The highly pathogenic Avian influenza is a disease of poultry that can affect humans.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer March 16, 2020 03:45 UTC