H5N3 avian flu virus found in Taiwan for the first time (update)

A strain of avian influenza virus identified as H5N3 was detected Friday for the first time ever in Taiwan amid a widening investigation of the bird flu outbreak hitting poultry farms across the country, according to animal inspection authorities.

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