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MINNEAPOLIS — Recent highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza outbreaks in Iraq and Lebanon pose a risk to other countries because of political instability and a host of other factors, such as wild bird migration and wintering habits, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) warned in a recent report.
Countries at highest risk are Iran, Israel, Jordan, Syria, and Turkey, according to the group's recent 8-page report.
Recent outbreaks
Iraq officially reported several H5N1 outbreaks from December 2015 through July 2016, affecting backyard bird and commercial farms in five governorates, some not far from. . .
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