Germany's fight against bird flu
Found on 10 Apr 2006 17:28 GMT
The alarm caused by the discovery of a dead swan with bird flu in Britain is a direct echo of what happened in Germany when its first case was detected two months ago, writes the BBC's Ray Furlong.
Avian Influenza H5N1 infection found in a stone marten in Germany
Found on 09 Mar 2006 11:59 GMT
Officials in Germany have today confirmed H5N1 infection in a second mammalian species, the stone marten. This finding marks the first documented infection of this species with an avian influenza virus. Previously, H5N1 infection was confirmed in Germany in three domestic cats.
NATIONAL & INTERNATIONAL: Deadliest strain of bird flu in Germany.(News)
The deadliest strain of bird flu has been identified on a poultry farm in Germany - only the second confirmed case in "domestic" birds in the European Union. Virtually all bird flu cases so far detected in a dozen EU countries have been in wild fowl - and extensive precautions have been put in
Publication: The Birmingham Post (England)
Cat dies of bird flu in Germany
Cat dies of bird flu in Germany BERLIN, Feb. 28 (Xinhua) - A cat was found dead of the H5N1 strain of bird flu in Germany, as the deadly disease spread to the fifth state Tuesday. The dead cat was found near a ferry on the northern island of Ruegen where nearly 120 of the country's 130 cases of
Publication: Xinhua News Agency
Ten new cases of lethal H5N1 bird flu confirmed in Germany
Ten new cases of lethal H5N1 bird flu confirmed in Germany BERLIN, Feb. 16 (Xinhua) - Ten more birds had tested positive for the deadly H5N1 strain of bird flu in Germany, raising the number of cases to at least 13 in the country, a government spokesman said on Thursday. The ministry for
Publication: Xinhua News Agency
Expert says bird flu reaching Germany makes spread of virus harder to predict
MATTIAS KAREN, Associated Press Writer AP Worldstream 02-16-2006 Dateline: STOCKHOLM, SwedenThe spread of bird flu to the Baltic Sea has stumped experts because it does not match traditional flight patterns for migrating birds, making it harder to predict how the deadly virus will spread, a leading
Publication: AP Worldstream
Germany orders fowl kept indoors as precaution against bird flu
MELISSA EDDY, Associated Press Writer AP Worldstream 10-19-2005 Dateline: BERLINGermany said Wednesday that it was ordering farmers across the country to keep poultry indoors as a precaution against the spread of bird flu deeper into Europe.Agriculture and Environment Minister Juergen Trittin made
Publication: AP Worldstream
Germany orders fowl kept indoors as precaution against bird flu following Rus...
MELISSA EDDY, Associated Press Writer AP Worldstream 10-19-2005 Dateline: BERLINGermany on Wednesday ordered farmers across the country to keep poultry indoors as a precaution against the spread of bird flu after the virus was detected in western Russia.Agriculture and Environment Minister Juergen
Publication: AP Worldstream
Germany Finds Bird Flu Virus in Dead Ducks - New York Times
Two ducks found dead near Munich in southern Germany have tested positive for the deadly H5N1 bird flu virus, and a third was contaminated with a milder strain, a state laboratory said. The three ducks were found dead near Speichersee, a lake to the northeast of Munich, Elke Reinking, spokeswoman
Publication: The New York Times
VOA NEWS: GERMANY DISPATCHES TROOPS, INDIA SLAUGHTERS CHICKENS IN ATTEMPT TO ...
The Voice of America issued the following story: Germany has dispatched troops to a northern island to clear away dead birds, as Indian officials are slaughtering hundreds of thousands of chickens in a massive effort to control that country's first outbreak of the deadly H5N1 strain of bird flu.
Publication: US Fed News Service, Including US State News
Germany reports more bird flu cases
Germany reports more bird flu cases BERLIN, July 4 (Xinhua) - Two more wild birds have tested positive for the deadly H5N1 strain of bird flu in Germany, a German veterinary institution reported on Wednesday. The two cases were reported in the eastern state of Thuringia where about 100 birds were
Publication: Xinhua News Agency
Slovenia confirms first case of bird flu, Germany verifies H5N1 strain
MELISSA EDDY, Associated Press Writer AP Worldstream 02-17-2006 Dateline: BERLINSlovenian officials confirmed their nation's first case of bird flu and Germany confirmed the arrival of the virus as European countries from Liechtenstein to Romania ordered poultry indoors or quarantined villages to
Publication: AP Worldstream
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