#Germany - #Influenza A #H5N1 viruses of high pathogenicity (Inf. with) (non-poultry including wild birds) (2017-) - Immediate notification

 

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    ° On 18 September 2026, Cologne Zoological Garden received 28 birds from an EU Member State. 

    ° These birds were housed in the zoo’s quarantine facility. 

    ° Current investigations suggest that the introduction of avian influenza (HPAI H5N1) occurred as a result of the movement of these animals. 

    ° Only birds in the quarantine facility are affected by avian influenza.

    ° {Species involved: Mandarin Duck (WILD), Anatidae (unidentified) (WILD), Anserinae (unidentified) (WILD), Greater Scaup (WILD), Hooded Merganser (WILD), Wood Duck (WILD), Smew (WILD), Swan Goose (WILD)}

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Link: https://wahis.woah.org/#/in-review/7860

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