# 1364
It seems lately that bird flu is bustin' out all over. While that may make a great song for Bird Flu: The Musical, it isn't good news for those that keep poultry.
This from Chinadaily.com.
H5N1 bird flu detected in chickens in Germany
(Agencies)
Updated: 2007-12-15 21:19
BERLIN - Two domestic chickens in eastern Germany have tested positive for the H5N1 strain of the bird flu virus, regional authorities said Saturday.
The birds were kept with nine other chickens in the Oberhavel region, northwest of Berlin, Brandenburg state's Agriculture Ministry said.
After several of the birds died, the remains of two of them were sent for testing on Friday. A federal lab confirmed that they were infected with the H5N1 strain, the ministry said.
The remaining birds were slaughtered, and poultry kept within a three-kilometer (two-mile) radius was being checked for the virus.
