Veterinary authorities in Taiwan have confirmed a diagnosis of H5N1 avian influenza in an egg- producing farm in Yunlin County. Ascending mortality was observed in the flock on November 27th. Consistent with policy, the farm was quarantined, and the flock was depopulated.
The outbreak is attributed to virus shed by migratory birds in common with the situation in Japan with two recent outbreaks in widely separated prefectures in Japan.