Germany Completes Cull Of 30,000 Birds In H5N1 Infected Poultry Farm

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Main Category: Bird Flu / Avian Flu
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Article Date: 09 Apr 2006 - 17:00 PDT

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30,000 poultry have been culled in Wermsdorf , Germany, where the first case of bird flu (avian flu) infection was found in a poultry farm. Authorities say the farm and slaughterhouse will be cleaned to make sure there are no traces of H5N1 left.

Last Wednesday, laboratory tests confirmed bird flu H5N1 infection among poultry in a commercial farm. A three-kilometer exclusion zone has been set up around the farm, as well as a 10-kilometer observation area.

This has been the first, and so far, only case of a farmed bird being infected with H5N1 in the European Union. In Germany, three pet cats have died of bird flu infection, as well as hundreds of birds.

The German government has announced a comprehensive bird flu research programme, with an initial investment of 60 million Euros.

Written by: Christian Nordqvist
Editor: Medical News Today
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