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The Techniker Krankenkasse (TK) health insurance company in Saxony is responding to long waiting times for an appointment with an ophthalmologist and will be offering its policyholders an eye check by trained specialists from next year. "In some regi ..
Bluetongue has been found in a cow in the district of Meißen. The Friedrich Loeffler Institute has confirmed the findings of serotype 8 (BTV-8), the Ministry of Social Affairs announced. This is the first detection of this serotype in Saxony since 20 ..
Leipzig Zoo has killed all of its Dalmatian pelicans because of bird flu. Director Jörg Junhold announced that the measure was intended to prevent the virus from spreading. "The loss of the pelicans is bitter, but necessary. We will continue to do ev ..
Around 6,500 animals have to be killed at a goose farm in the district of Leipzig due to avian influenza. The Saxon State Investigation Institute has confirmed the suspected case of bird flu, the district office in Borna announced. The breeding geese ..
Bird flu is suspected at a goose farm in the district of Leipzig. 6,500 animals had to be killed to prevent further spread, the district office in Borna announced. Two other farms at the site in the Grimma district of Mutzschen are currently being mo ..
Because of an outbreak of avian influenza, around 80,000 laying hens have to be killed at a poultry farm in Ebersbach in the district of Meißen. "Unfortunately, avian influenza has now reached a second large poultry flock in Saxony. The consequences ..
After a case of bird flu in a Dalmatian pelican, Leipzig Zoo has given the all-clear. The zoo announced that no further infections had been detected during the examination of more than 350 other birds. Nevertheless, the walk-in aviaries and the flami ..
The number of hospital patients in Saxony fell by a good eighth compared to the last pre-corona year 2019. Saxony's hospitals treated around 889,000 people as inpatients last year, according to the State Statistical Office. This was around 117,000 fe ..
Barmer points to massive vaccination gaps among older people in Saxony. Around 77 percent of eligible people are not or incompletely vaccinated against herpes zoster (shingles), the health insurance company announced on the basis of a survey of its o ..
The suspected case of bird flu at Leipzig Zoo has been confirmed. The zoo announced on its website that a dead Dalmatian pelican is affected. There have been no other deaths or evidence of bird flu so far. In a concerted action, around 250 animals fr ..
Following a suspected case of bird flu, Leipzig Zoo has closed some areas to visitors. The flamingo lagoon, the great ape enclosure Pongoland and the tropical world Gondwanaland are closed, according to the zoo. "However, all other areas of the zoo a ..