A notice written in French and Dutch meaning “Due to avian flu, free-range eggs temporarily come from free-range hens in compulsory confinement” is seen as boxes of eggs are placed on the shelf in a supermarket in Brussels, Belgium. (Xinhua)

File Photo: An outbreak of the highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza, also known as bird flu, has been detected in a poultry farm in Meulebeke in the province of West Flanders, Belgium, according to an official report published Wednesday by the Federal Agency for the Safety of the Food Chain (AFSCA). /en.trend.az/

File Photo: For security reasons, chickens raised on the farm have been culled, confirmed the report. Measures in accordance with European and Belgian legislation have been taken to contain the spread of the virus, such as establishing a protection zone with a radius of three kilometers and a surveillance zone with a radius of 10 kilometers. REUTERS