BERLIN, Dec 2 (Reuters) - Germany reported a first case of
the contagious bird flu strain H5N1 on Friday on a small poultry
farm in the northeastern state of Brandenburg, the state's
consumer protection ministry said.
The farm in the Oberhavel district was sealed off and some
500 chicks, ducks and geese were culled, a spokeswoman for the
consumer protection ministry of Brandenburg said.
"It's the first time in the current season that this type of
bird flu was detected on a poultry farm in Brandenburg," the
spokeswoman said.
The H5N1 strain is regarded as highly pathogenic, but less
dangerous than the even more contagious H5N8 strain found in
several European countries in the past few weeks.
the contagious bird flu strain H5N1 on Friday on a small poultry
farm in the northeastern state of Brandenburg, the state's
consumer protection ministry said.
The farm in the Oberhavel district was sealed off and some
500 chicks, ducks and geese were culled, a spokeswoman for the
consumer protection ministry of Brandenburg said.
"It's the first time in the current season that this type of
bird flu was detected on a poultry farm in Brandenburg," the
spokeswoman said.
The H5N1 strain is regarded as highly pathogenic, but less
dangerous than the even more contagious H5N8 strain found in
several European countries in the past few weeks.
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