THE Department of Agriculture (DA) has identified the avian influenza strain, which infected the chickens in San Luis town in Pampanga, as H5N6, a “low-risk” virus that could be transmitted to humans.
“Based on the results from the Australian (testing center), it was tested for the N subtype and was found to be positive for the N6,” Bureau of Animal Industry Chief Arlene Vytiaco said in a press conference on Thursday.
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