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Poultry caged as bird flu spreads through Germany
Poultry caged as bird flu spreads through Germany
A dead duck found in Schleswig-Holstein.Photo: DPADPA/The Local · 11 Nov 2016, 11:07Published: 11 Nov 2016 11:07 GMT+01:00Updated: 11 Nov 2016 11:07 GMT+01:00The aggressive bird flu H5N8 has already spread into several German states, alarming experts and forcing authorities to take preventative measures.The first cases of the virus were identified in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania in the northeast of Germany, and on the Bavarian side of Lake Constance in the south, where 80 wild birds had been found dead by Friday.
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Swiss chickens at risk after bird flu hits Lake Constance
Swiss chickens at risk after bird flu hits Lake Constance
So far the virus has only affected wild birds on Lake Constance.Photo: Kathrin MezgerThe Local · 11 Nov 2016, 09:47Published: 11 Nov 2016 09:47 GMT+01:00Swiss authorities are taking measures to prevent the spread of bird flu after more than 80 wild birds were found dead in Lake Constance.So far the H5N8 virus has only affected wild ducks and herons, but the fear is it could spread to farmed chickens in Switzerland.
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Cull ordered after bird flu virus found on Austrian poultry farm
Cull ordered after bird flu virus found on Austrian poultry farm
VIENNA (Reuters) - A turkey on an Austrian poultry farm in the western province of Vorarlberg has tested positive for the H5N8 bird flu virus, and all birds on the farm will now be culled, the health ministry said on Friday.Germany, Austria, Croatia and Switzerland have all reported outbreaks of the virulent strain of the disease affecting wild birds to the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE).The H5N8 virus has also been found in wild birds in Hungary, Poland, the Netherlands and Denmark, the French Agriculture Ministry said on Thursday.
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