Avian Influenza H5N8 -- Austria
A strain of bird flu has been detected in the corpses of 5 wild ducks found in Lake Constance (Bodensee). The Swiss Federal Office of Food Safety and Veterinary Affairs said it was taking steps to prevent the further spread of the virus. Final test results on the tufted ducks are still pending, but the federal office said studies carried out pointed to a H5N8 subtype of the virus.
Wild migrating birds can transmit bird flu to farmed poultry. Containment measures are being coordinated by the
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