Suspected bird flu at Chemnitz Zoo confirmed

The suspicion of bird flu at Chemnitz Zoo has been confirmed. This was announced by the city following investigations by the Friedrich Loeffler Institute. As announced, the zoo will remain closed until Monday (February 2). The city will then provide information on further steps.

Two dead chickens were found in a duck pond at the zoo this week. As a result, all of the 300 or so birds living there were tested for the pathogen. Some of the animals were housed in pens. The bird enclosures were also secured.

This is the second major case of bird flu at a zoo in Saxony this winter. In December, Leipzig Zoo killed all of its Dalmatian pelicans after two of the birds died. The zoo had also taken further hygiene measures to contain the animal disease.