There have been no new cases of infection with the avian influenza virus in Croatia after the detection of the infection on a poultry farm near Koprivnica in mid-November, the Agriculture Ministry said on Tuesday.

As soon as the bird flu was detected, several thousand turkeys were euthanised on the poultry farm in the village of Novigrad Podravski in Koprivnica-Krizevci County.

Other measures were also taken to prevent the spread of the infection, including a ban on the transport and transfer of animals in that area.

The virus detected on the farm was H5N8 bird flu, and the possibility of its transmission to human beings has not been confirmed to date.