Northwest Mecklenburg - Bird flu case confirmed: 6700 animals affected
In the district of Nordwestmecklenburg, the veterinary and food monitoring office has reported a case of avian influenza in a district of the town of Schönberg. Around 6,700 animals in a duck and goose farm were affected and had to be killed, the Schwerin Ministry of Agriculture announced on Thursday. According to the information, it is the highly pathogenic avian influenza virus of the subtype H5N1. The virus was officially detected on Wednesday.
"The outbreak of avian influenza is tantamount to a catastrophe for affected livestock farmers," said District Administrator Tino Schomann (CDU). Agriculture Minister Till Backhaus (SPD) regretted the new evidence. With regard to the overall situation, he emphasized that the avian influenza situation in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern is still manageable. "So far, there have been two cases in wild birds and two cases in domestic poultry in M-V. But we all know that the situation can escalate within a short space of time."
To protect against the spread of avian influenza, a protection zone ("restricted area") of three kilometers and a surveillance zone ("observation area") of ten kilometers were established around the flock. In November, 25,000 turkeys had to be killed on a farm in Ludwigslust-Parchim due to avian influenza.
Press release
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Source: www.stern.de
