The zoo in Berlin's centre has shut its doors to guests for the foreseeable future.
abc.net.au/news/berlin-zoo-avian-flu-case-closure/101674286The Berlin Zoo has shut its doors to visitors after one of its aquatic birds tested positive for avian flu.Berlin's climate ministry says limiting the disease's spread is the "primary goal"A routine check on a hamerkop — a medium-sized wading bird — that had died last week found that it tested positive for the disease.
The zoo, which welcomed over 3.7 million guests in 2019, will remain closed for the time being as a "precautionary" measure, the zoo said."We have reacted immediately with far-reaching quarantine measures," said the zoo's zoological director Christian Kern.Loading Instagram contentZoos in other German cities, including Greifswald, Karlsruhe, Rostock and Heidelberg, have also recently been hit with cases of avian flu.
The spread of highly pathogenic avian influenza , commonly called bird flu, is a concern for governments and the poultry industry due to the devastation it can cause to flocks, the possibility of trade restrictions and a risk of human transmission.
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