According to a ProMED posting, authorities in Taiwan reported an outbreak of H5N1 avian influenza. The index flock comprising 53,000 birds demonstrated clinical signs on June 29th with confirmation on July 4th. Since a second farm under common ownership was in all probability infected, 44,000
chickens were depopulated on the neighboring location on July 6th. The National Reference Laboratory confirmed the infection as an H5N1 strain of clade 2.3.4.4b. Following decontamination, a two-mile zone was designated for surveillance.