Amid a wave of reported avian influenza (bird flu) infections of cattle and other mammals, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has released new guidelines advising its members how to implement effective surveillance prog
influenza (2)
In Germany, cases of highly pathogenic avian influenza (often referred to as bird flu) were
found in wild birds and domestic poultry, caused by a virus of the H5N8 subtype. According
to the current state of scientific knowledge, it is unlikely that the
