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Also, Croatia reports its first high-path H5N5 outbreak in poultry.

France reports 68 new H5N8 poultry outbreaks, and Hungary confirms 455,000 affected birds.

Vietnam reports its first H5N6 and H5N1 outbreaks of 2017 as 5 European nations battle more H5N8 outbreaks in both domestic and wild birds.

H5N5 struck wild birds wintering at a Czech Republic zoo, as H5N8 was detected in an outbreak at a peacock farm in Cameroon, the third African country to report the virus.

France reports three low-path strains that struck poultry last year, Greece detects H5N5 for the first time, and Germany detects high-path H5N2.

The UK reported H5N8 avian flu on a pheasant farm housing 10,000 birds.

Several European countries reported more H5N8 outbreaks several different settings: wild birds, poultry, and even at a zoo.

More spread of H5N8 is occurring in Europe, with more nations reporting the virus in poultry.