PARIS (Reuters) -Iran reported an outbreak of the highly contagious H5N1 bird flu virus in poultry in the northern part of the country, the World Organisation for Animal Health said on Tuesday, citing a report from Iranian authorities.

The outbreak killed 10 birds out of a flock of 90, the WOAH said. All other birds were slaughtered, it said.

The spread of avian influenza, commonly called bird flu, has raised concerns among governments and the poultry industry after it ravaged flocks around the world in recent years, disrupting supply, fuelling higher food prices and raising the risk of human transmission.

(Reporting by Sybille de La Hamaide, editing by Gus Trompiz)

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