BERLIN – Berlin’s zoo closed its doorways with out warning on Friday out of precaution after a case of avian flu was found in a wading fowl that died earlier this week, it stated in a press release.
The zoo, which welcomed over 3.7 million visitors in 2019, its newest determine, didn't point out when it could reopen to guests.
“We now have reacted instantly with far-reaching quarantine measures. Nearly all birds – together with our penguins – have now been moved to rear aviaries or stables,” stated Christian Kern, the zoological director of the zoo in Berlin’s centre in addition to the Tierpark zoo within the jap a part of the German capital.
Kern added that no different birds had been displaying corresponding indicators of sickness however all would nonetheless be examined for fowl flu.
All the zoo has been closed to guests to keep away from the chance of fowl flu being launched into different populations, in accordance with the assertion, and employees are carrying protecting clothes.
The unfold of extremely pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI), generally known as fowl flu, is a priority for governments and the poultry trade because of the devastation it may trigger to flocks, the potential for commerce restrictions and a threat of human transmission.
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