date:May 22, 2015
A new report from the World Organisation of Animal Health (OIE) has found that the contagious bird flu that has led to the culling of millions of birds across the US since last year has affected 35 countries around the world.
The bird flu originally emerged in 2004, following which several human cases were detected, most of which had proved to be fatal.
The US has been badly affected by the outbreak, which has resulted in the country having to kill more than 33 million birds since December last