Germany discovers bird flu case on poultry farm

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Germany discovers bird flu case on poultry farm

<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/germany-discovers-bird-flu-case-poultry-farm-141217164.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/onxbomdNKfGUMb5aUyyQog--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-02-15T141217Z_1_CBRE91E13GK00_RTROPTP_2_GERMANY-BIRDFLU.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="A worker in a bio-hazard suit poses to the media at the entry of a poultry farm in Wachenroth" align="left" title="A worker in a bio-hazard suit poses to the media at the entry of a poultry farm in Wachenroth" border="0" /></a>HAMBURG (Reuters) - German authorities said a case of H5N1 bird flu had been discovered during initial tests on a poultry farm in the eastern state of Brandenburg. The case was discovered in a duck farm, which was carrying out its own tests, the Brandenburg state agriculture ministry said on Friday. The H5N1 virus mainly affects birds but occasionally jumps to people. Experts fear it may mutate into a form that could spread easily among humans, who have no natural immunity against it. ...</p><br clear="all"/>

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