US reported first outbreak of H7N9 bird flu on farm since 2017, says world animal health body

The bird flu has spread around the globe in the past years, including the US, leading to the culling of hundreds of millions of poultry.

The United States reported a first outbreak of H7N9 bird flu on a poultry farm since 2017, the World Organisation for Animal Health said on Monday, citing US authorities.

Highly pathogenic avian influenza, commonly called bird flu, has spread around the globe in the past years, including the US, leading to the culling of hundreds of millions of poultry.