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Iraq reports bird flu among poultry in north, animal health agency says

PARIS, Oct 14 (Reuters) – Iraq has reported an outbreak of severe bird flu among poultry in the north of the country, the World Organisation for Animal Health said on Tuesday. The highly pathogenic H5N1 strain of avian influenza, commonly called bird flu, was detected among flocks in the town of Bashiqa and had killed 12,000 birds, Paris-based WOAH said, citing a report from Iraqi authorities. Neighbouring Iran also declared an outbreak of H5N1 bird flu this month. (Reporting by Gus Trompiz; editing by Mark Heinrich)

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