Most severe outbreak of bird flu in Europe ever

Published Dec 30, 2021

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Europe is currently grappling with a severe bird flu outbreak, with Germany and the Netherlands reporting the highest number of cases among wild birds and poultry farms. Since October, the disease has affected 675 wild animals across the continent, with 534 cases reported in poultry farms, including 46 in Germany, 4 in Belgium, and several in France. The outbreak has led to the culling of numerous birds in an effort to control the spread. The disease has also spread beyond Europe, with over 5,200 cranes dying in Israel and half a million chickens being slaughtered. In the Netherlands, nine poultry farms have been infected and have been quarantined or closed to prevent further spread.

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The researchers see new reports of bird flu cases coming in every day from Finland to the Faroe Islands and from Ireland to Portugal. In Germany alone, 394 infections have been detected in wild birds since the beginning of October. It would mainly concern ducks, geese, swans and gulls. Germany is therefore one of the worst affected countries. During the same period, 675 infections in wild animals were reported across Europe, according to the FLI. In the past month this was the case most in Germany (91 times) and in the Netherlands (74 times). 534 bird flu outbreaks in European companies As of October this year, 534 bird flu has been detected at European poultry farms and the number continues to rise. In the same period, this was the case at 46 German poultry farms, with turkeys, ducks, layers, geese, broilers and also parent stock. Companies in Belgium and France are also infected with bird flu. The latest outbreak in Belgium is in Veurne, near the French border, where there are ...

Source: Nieuwe Oogst