Another 48,000 birds extinct after new bird flu case found in Netherlands

Health officials in the Netherlands said 48,000 chickens would be killed on a farm in the northern province of Groningen after the outbreak of bird flu was confirmed, Reuters reported.

5 This is the newest bird flu reported in the Netherlands following the confirmation of H5N8 bird flu among wild birds in the Netherlands.

. The Netherlands is the largest exporter of chicken and eggs in Europe