Diseased birds in Germany
June 25th, 2007
A number of wild birds have been found dead in the region around Nuremberg in Germany and subsequent testing have proven that they were infected with a lethal strain of the bird flu virus. However, authorities stated today that they don’t expect the disease to spread outside the area where the birds were discovered over the course of last weekend. The outbreak is still under investigation, as Germany has just started a national testing programme designed to detect such cases early on.