RITM outbreak responder extracts blood sample from poultry farm worker The Department of Agriculture (DA) confirmed the first bird flu outbreak that caused thousands of deaths among chickens, quails, and ducks in Pampanga on August 11, and in Nueva Ecija on August 18. With the identification of the highly-pathogenic Avian Influenza Type A Subtype H5, continue reading : RITM responds to bird flu outbreak