The Department of Agriculture (DA) on Wednesday confirmed the detection of a highly pathogenic avian influenza strain, specifically A(H5N6), in a poultry layer or egg-producing farm in San Luis, Pampanga.

Through the DA’s Bureau of Animal Industry (BAI), in collaboration with the DA Central Luzon regional field office (DA-RFO3), the provincial veterinary office of Pampanga, and the local government unit of San Luis, the agency quickly implemented integrated disease control measures to arrest the spread of A(H5N6).

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