Hundreds of geese to be put down because of H7 bird flu

Hundreds of geese at a farm in the Hodonín area in the south-east of the country will be destroyed on Wednesday to contain the risk of H7 bird flu from spreading. A kilometre-wide safety perimeter will also be set up around the area by vets. A local official said that a humane method method would be used to put the birds down. Other specimens, meanwhile, are still being tested for signs of the disease. The H7 bird flu is considered far less dangerous than the H5N1 strain, which can be deadly to humans.