As it stated in capitalpress
USDA closes book on only bird flu case — in Alaska
USDA closes book on only bird flu case — in Alaska
Don Jenkins/Capital Press A strain of highly pathogenic bird flu similar to one that first appeared in the U.S. in a duck in Washington state in 2014 has resurfaced in a mallard duck in Alaska.Buy this photoMore than 15,000 wild birds in the U.S. have been tested for highly pathogenic bird flu since July 1, and only one tested positive, a mallard duck in Alaska, according to USDA reports updated Thursday.The duck was infected with a virulent strain first detected in 2014 in northwestern Washington.
by the same token on foxnews
Austria creates 'protection zone' at Lake Constance to fight bird flu
Austria creates 'protection zone' at Lake Constance to fight bird flu
After discovering cases of bird flu in wild ducks, Austria ordered farms within a 1 kilometer (0.6 mile) radius on the affected shoreline of Lake Constance, which also borders Switzerland and Germany, to keep all poultry indoors.The creation of a "protection zone" to keep wild migrating birds from transmitting bird flu to farm poultry will be implemented on Thursday in coordination with Switzerland and Germany, a Health Ministry spokesman said.The measure also requires poultry farmers and owners of pet birds to have a veterinarian check their animals at least once a month.
in the same way reuters
Cull ordered after bird flu virus found on Austrian poultry farm
Cull ordered after bird flu virus found on Austrian poultry farm
VIENNA 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.
not to mention euronews
Fears of bird flu after several outbreaks hit farms in Europe
Fears of bird flu after several outbreaks hit farms in Europe
Several countries in Europe have reported outbreaks of the highly contagious bird flu strain H5N8.In Austria, the health ministry ordered that all birds on a poultry farm be culled this week to stop the disease from spreading after a Turkey tested positive for the virus.Though it has never been found in humans, H5N8 is particularly virulent in wild birds.
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