German close bird flu hit farm
August 25th, 2007
German authorities have decided to close the doors of a poultry farm in the south of the country, after the presence of the H5N1 virus was confirmed in a number of birds in the area. Further checks on other samples from farm birds were taken in for analysis, as the farm raises around 44000 birds. Several cases of avian influenza were identified in Germany in June this year, as well as 2006. Also this week, Russia banned poultry imports from Italy, in an attempt to prevent the spread of the disease in the country.