IVO: No Sign of Avian Flu Epidemic This Year

No epidemic of the acute avian flu has been reported in Iran since the beginning of the current fiscal year (March 21), an official with Iran’s Veterinary Organization said.
Ali-Safar Makan-Ali added that strict safety measures have been put in place this year.
Last year (March 2017-18), according to the official, close to 100 poultry production units were infected with the virus and in Qazvin Province alone, five million infected chickens were culled