A poultry farm with 25,000 birds reported deaths of 153 birds, confirmed by the Ukrainian State Committee for Veterinary Medicine as bird flu. The H5N1 strain was discovered at the Lobzenko poultry farm located at the Rivne village.
After health authorities had confirmed the presence of Avian flu, the farm was closed, the village sealed and guards were stationed to ensure the area was quarantined. The Ministry banned the export of birds from the region.
