# 931
The number keep juggling around a bit, on Saturday we were told there were 7 birds with H5N1, today only 6, but we now have confirmation that they died from the highly pathogenic form of H5N1.
Deadly bird flu kills six wild birds, Germany says
Mon 25 Jun 2007 10:44:02 BST
HAMBURG, June 25 (Reuters) - Six dead wild birds have tested positive in Germany for a lethal strain of bird flu, authorities said on Monday.
On Sunday, three wild birds found dead in Nuremberg in the southern state of Bavaria tested positive for the dangerous H5N1 strain of the disease.
The number cases has since risen to six, with five swans and one goose infected, the Friedrich Loeffler Institute, a veterinary institution, said.
Authorities continued to investigate the outbreak, the first in Germany this year, which was discovered as part of a national testing programme for dead birds.
Poultry farmers in the Nuremberg region have been ordered to confine all poultry to closed stalls. As of Saturday, a 21-day ban was imposed on bringing poultry or poultry products in or out of the area, which is now a quarantine zone.
City officials also warned cat and dog owners not to allow their pets to roam freely in the quarantine zone.
