After an outbreak of bird flu, Chemnitz Zoo has killed dozens of animals. The city announced that avian influenza had been detected in 51 of 67 birds in the goose and duck pond. As a result, the entire flock was "painlessly killed by injection anesthesia". In contrast, the results for the other bird populations at the zoo were negative. A total of 286 birds were tested for bird flu.
Two dead chickens were found at the zoo's duck pond last week. The bird flu virus was subsequently detected in them.
