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PRO/AH/EDR> Avian influenza (176): Germany (NI) HPAI H7N7, poultry

Avian Influenza -- GermanyAn egg-producing chicken farm in the centre of the Emsland region [Lower Saxony], with approximately 10 200 layers kept in 'floor system management' [see comment below], has been found infected by avian influenza. All the birds have been humanely killed.The suspicion of bird flu had emerged through the self-check sampling system, applied according to the prescribed policy of the Lower Saxony State Office for Consumer Protection and Food Safety (LAVES). The suspected infection Read more [...]