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After a two year pause, Avian Influenza has resurfaced in Germany. We got the news late Sunday evening that swans and a Canada goose have been found dead and tested positive for H5N1.
On one side there is quite a bit of surprise that this would come in the month of June since birds are not migrating right now. On the other side, since bird flu broke out on a turkey farm in neighboring Czech Republic last week it is feasible that the cases are related. The Czech border is only 120 Km (75 miles) from Nuremberg where the swans were found dead.
As usual Germany sprang into action and cordoned off a 4 km area. All pets must be kept close at hand and Germany’s national laboratory for avian flu testing is busy on the scene to test and control all animals in the area. The German TV was quick to mention that there is no immediate danger to humans although deaths have been reported in Egypt and Indonesia confirmed its 100th case, in a 27- year-old man from Riau just in the last few weeks.
The last known case of Bird Flu in Germany was August 1, 2006 when a black Australian swan was found dead at the Dresden Zoo in eastern Germany. It appeared to be an isolated case.
Germany continues to be vigilant and open about its findings of H5N1 cases and it is expected that this case will be controllable. More news headlines are here…
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