H5N1 Spreads in Germany
Recombinomics Commentary
December 20, 2007
A fresh bird-flu outbreak has been discovered in Germany, with a state laboratory confirming the presence of the H5N1 virus, an official veterinarian said Thursday. The infected bird was in a private hen-run at Bensdorf, a village 85 kilometres west of Berlin, said state of Brandenburg vet Hans- Georg Hurttig.
The above comments describe a second outbreak of H5N1 in northern Germany. This outbreak is west of Berlin, while the outbreak earlier this week was north of Berlin (see satellite map). FLI analysis of the earlier outbreak indicated it was related to the Uva Lake strain. The multiple outbreaks in Germany follow the multiple outbreaks in central and northern Poland and multiple outbreaks in Rostov.
No EU country reported H5N1 at the end of 2005 or the end of 2006. The multiple outbreaks in Poland and Germany, which follow the outbreak in England indicate H5N1 outbreaks in Europe will be common this season, and outbreaks will include poultry at small and large farms
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