on February 1, 2022
First avian flu cases confirmed in Burkina Faso
This is the African country's first reported case of highly pathogenic avian influenza since 2015
As the first outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in poultry for several years is confirmed in Burkina Faso, further cases are reported in four other states of West Africa.
The last time the H5N1 HPAI virus was detected in the West African state of Burkina Faso was in…