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Avian flu outbreak reported by Germany in poultry farm

Hygiene & Biosecurity

German authorities have just confirmed the detection of highly pathogenic avian influenza A (H5N6) virus on a poultry farm situated on an island off the German North Sea coast.

Posted on Mar 22 ,13:17

Avian flu outbreak reported by Germany in poultry farm

The Ministry of Agriculture from Schleswig-Holstein said that it is the first case of bird flu on a farm in Germany. The virus has been identified on the island of Hallig Suederoog in a farm with 57 chickens, turkeys, ducks and geese, all of which have been culled.

The Schleswig-Holstein state agriculture ministry has also announced that there was no record of the virus spreading to humans.

In February and January, two cases of bird flu have been reported at a farm in the Netherlands and in Southern England.

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