Agriculture Minister Chen Bao-ji says that the outbreak of the highly pathogenic avian flu that has devastated Taiwanese poultry farms is now under control.
The outbreak hit Taiwan in January, affecting both water and land fowl. As of Monday, more than 6.3 million fowl have been culled, causing losses of over NT$2.5 billion (nearly US$80 million).
But during an international conference on avian flu prevention in Taipei on Wednesday, Agriculture Minister Chen Bao-ji said that there are no new reports of infected farms. This is the first time in two months that the number of new cases has dropped to zero.
