Overview
- A federal research institute verified the Influenza A H5N1 strain in two dead chickens from the Chemnitz Tierpark.
- The park remains closed and all birds have been confined indoors to limit contact with wild avian carriers.
- Authorities are conducting expanded testing and controls while evaluating exemptions that could keep the collection alive.
- Officials report no acute risk to the general public, noting human infection typically requires very close contact with infected birds.
- In a separate development, Zoo Krefeld reported all tests negative and reopened most bird areas after restrictions were lifted.