Viral infection - Avian influenza detected in mallard ducks in Stendal district
The bird flu virus has been detected in a mallard found dead at the harbor in Tangermünde. The State Office for Consumer Protection and the Friedrich Loeffler Institute have confirmed the case, the district of Stendal announced on Friday. For the time being, however, there will be no compulsory confinement of poultry, it said. The Veterinary and Food Office is monitoring the situation.
Avian influen za is a highly contagious, rapidly progressing, acute and easily transmissible viral disease. Avian influenza - also known as bird flu - can be caused by various avian influenza viruses. In November, the number of avian influenza outbreaks in Europe was reported to have risen sharply.
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Source: www.stern.de
