US EditionNo Let-up for German Farmers as Bird Flu Spreads Further
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The disease continues to spread. Finally, almost 20,000 animals have to be killed on a farm on the Lower Rhine. Especially among cranes, the bird flu caused a mass death.
Severe bird flu in Germany spreads further on poultry farms
FILED – 24 October 2025, Brandenburg, Fehrbellin: A helper collects a dead crane and throws it into a tractor bucket after the Avian influenza, also known as bird flu, has spread across Fehrbellin. Photo: Christophe Gateau/dpa A severe outbreak of bird flu gripping Germany continues to spread across the country, with commercial poultry farms in 10 of the country’s 16 several states now affected, according to official figures on Friday. A total o…
No let-up for German farmers as bird flu spreads further
A severe outbreak of bird flu gripping Germany continues to spread across the country, with commercial poultry farms in 10 of the country's 16 several states now affected, according to official figures on Friday, reported dpa. A total of 48 farms have reported outbreaks of avian influenza since early September, said the Friedrich Loeffler Institute (FLI), which is responsible for monitoring animal health. The latest figures show that bird flu ha…
The country is particularly affected by the H5N1 virus and has already had to slaughter half a million poultry. Containment measures are increasing.The sector is demanding unified measures throughout the countryKremmen's farm, one hour north of Berlin, regrets it "infinitely", but it has had to have its 5000 geese and 3600 ducks slaughtered due to the discovery of the H5N1 virus, known as avian flu.On its website, the operator reports having fou…
Suspected of avian influenza in Wesel County. 18,500 animals affected.
The virus disease continues to spread among birds. Affected are mainly poultry farms, which already had to chew more than half a million animals precautionaryly. However, the disease is transmitted mainly by wild birds. It is the cranes on their train to the winter quarters, which it hits particularly hard this year. Only at their resting places near Linum already over 1,800 dead cranes were recovered, mostly by volunteers. The infections are no…
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