The Local Austria https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Austria in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Precautions taken as bird flu spreads Austrian Health authorities ordered on Thursday poultry farmers to keep all birds inside starting next week in an attempt to restrict the spread of bird flu. https://www.thelocal.at/20170105/precautions-taken-as-bird-flu-spreads Thu, 05 Jan 2017 20:25:53 +0100 precautions-taken-as-bird-flu-spreads Five birds found dead with bird flu in western Austria Bird flu has been found in the corpses of herons and a wild duck in western Austria, near the border with Germany and Switzerland, Austrian authorities said on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.at/20161109/five-birds-found-dead-with-bird-flu-in-western-austria Wed, 09 Nov 2016 12:26:09 +0100 five-birds-found-dead-with-bird-flu-in-western-austria