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    Mannheim warns against bird flu in the Luisenpark

    oct. 19 2016 Mannheim, Germany. The Veterinary Office of the City of Mannheim has determined the outbreak of the low-pathogenic form of avian influenza (H7N3) in two aviary birds of the Luisenparks. This was announced by the city administration on Tuesday evening.

    . In a routine investigation of two lost pheasants at the Chemisches Veterin?r- und Untersuchungsamt Karlsruhe, the suspicion of bird flu had resulted, a spokesman said. DThe animals were kept in an aviary in the park which was not accessible to visitors. In agreement with the competent Ministry of Agriculture of Baden-Wurttemberg, animals who came into contact with the two pheasants were killed yesterday. There are six other pheasants, 26 ducks and two peacocks.

    The Department of Health considers the threat in this particular case as extremely low, since a transfer of the found virus to humans is very unlikely. Citizens should avoid direct contact with wild birds and their excrements when visiting the Luisenpark.

    Avoid birds in the Luisenpark

    The findings were confirmed on 17 October by the National Reference Laboratory of the Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut (Federal Research Institute for Animal Health on the Island of Riems). " "It is an influenza virus of the subtype H7N3 with only a small impaired effect," the city continued.. The municipal veterinary authority, together with the city park company, had "ordered all necessary animal-disease measures to prevent a possible spread of the infection". The killed birds are now being examined.
    Es handle sich um eine "gering ansteckende Form" des Virus - Zwei Fasane sind direkt betroffen, 34 weitere Tiere wurden vorsorglich get?tet
    ?Addressing chronic disease is an issue of human rights ? that must be our call to arms"
    Richard Horton, Editor-in-Chief The Lancet

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    Germany finds case of low-risk bird flu in birds in park

    A case of the low-risk bird flu strain H7N3 has been found in two pheasants in a park in Mannheim, Germany, the city's council said on Wednesday.


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    A case of the low-risk bird flu strain H7N3 has been found in two pheasants in a park in Mannheim, Germany, the city's council said on Wednesday.
    ?Addressing chronic disease is an issue of human rights ? that must be our call to arms"
    Richard Horton, Editor-in-Chief The Lancet

    ~~~~ Twitter:@GertvanderHoek ~~~ GertvanderHoek@gmail.com ~~~

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      About 30 more bird flu cases confirmed

      The preemptively killed birds from Mannheimer Luisenpark were infected with bird flu. Now the entire bird population is under the microscope. A Sisyphus work.

      According to official data, it will take several days for the 450 birds that live in the park to be tested for the bird flu pathogen. All the animals were chipped or ringed, a zoologist of the park told the SWR. In this respect, they can clearly be distinguished from one another. However, the procedure is very complex because each bird must be taken individually.

      Clear investigation result
      After two pheasant from the park had died of bird flu, the city had killed 26 ducks, six pheasants and two peacocks, who had been in direct contact with the two dead birds, on Tuesday. On Thursday evening, the city of Mannheim had reported that the investigation of the slaughtered animals had resulted in an avian influenza infection with subtype H7N3.

      No danger for humans
      The Baden-W?rttemberg Ministry of Agriculture assumes that the Mannheim bird flu cases in the Luisenpark are a "local event". According to an expert, the danger that the infection is transmitted to humans is low. Nevertheless, the bird birds in the Luisenpark remain closed for six weeks. The park itself remains open.

      Unclear cause
      How the bird flu came into the aviaries of the park is still unclear. In the Ministry of Agriculture, it is not concluded that wild birds could have carried the disease - for example, sparrows that feed in the cages. Also feces of migratory birds could have been dragged along.

      Die vorsorglich get?teten V?gel aus dem Mannheimer Luisenpark waren mit der Vogelgrippe infiziert. Jetzt wird der gesamte Vogelbestand unter die Lupe genommen. Eine Sisyphusarbeit.
      ?Addressing chronic disease is an issue of human rights ? that must be our call to arms"
      Richard Horton, Editor-in-Chief The Lancet

      ~~~~ Twitter:@GertvanderHoek ~~~ GertvanderHoek@gmail.com ~~~

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        Bird flu in the Mannheimer Luisenpark: even more animals killed

        oct 24, 2016

        Another 52 animals in the Luisenpark are infected by bird flu and immediately killed to avoid spread of the virus outside the park

        Weitere 52 Tiere im Luisenpark von Vogelgrippe befallen und sofort get?tet - Ausbreitung des Virus au?erhalb des Parks vermeiden
        ?Addressing chronic disease is an issue of human rights ? that must be our call to arms"
        Richard Horton, Editor-in-Chief The Lancet

        ~~~~ Twitter:@GertvanderHoek ~~~ GertvanderHoek@gmail.com ~~~

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