Germany detects bird flu outbreak at goose farm
German animal health authorities reported an outbreak of highly pathogenic H5N1 bird flu at a goose farm.According to Reuters, the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) issued the bird flu notification on 27 October.
The case was identified at a farm of 663 geese in Brunsbüttel in Schleswig-Holstein, in northern Germany. The report says that the outbreak started on 22 October and was confirmed by German animal health authorities on 23 October.