Germany confirms H5N6 bird flu case on island farm
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german authorities have confirmed outbreak of the highly pathogenic h5n6 bird flu type at a farm on an island off the german north sea coast the schleswig-holstein state agriculture ministry said on wednesday1 the virus was found on a farm of with 57 chickens turkeys ducks and geese on the island of hallig suederoog. all the birds on the farm have been culled1 it is said to be the first case on a farm in germany the ministry said1 a case of h5n6 bird flu was also reported by a farm in the netherlands in february and in southern england in january1 the schleswig-holstein state agriculture ministry said there is no record of the strain of the disease spreading to humans1 some past outbreaks of bird flu have required expensive slaughtering campaigns and costly orders to farmers to keep poultry indoors1 sourcehttpsuk.reuters.comarticleus-birdflu-germanygermany-confirms-h5n6-bird-flu-case-on-island-farm-idukkbn1gx11