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Red alert: Bird flu is spreading rapidly in Eichsfeld!
Bird flu is spreading in Eichsfeld; Cranes die, security measures for poultry are increased.
Red alert: Bird flu is spreading rapidly in Eichsfeld!
Bird flu is spreading dramatically in Eichsfeld. Today six dead cranes were found at Seeburger See in the Radolfshausen municipality. A dead bird was also discovered in Dingelstädt, and there is a confirmed case in the southern Harz. The painful deaths are currently being examined for the pathogen; The results are expected later this week. With these cases, concern is increasing as the spread of bird flu in Germany is reaching alarming proportions. Loud tagesschau.de Around 2,000 cranes have already died during the southward migration, something that has never been seen in this form before.
In order to keep the situation under control, Agriculture Minister Alois Rainer (CSU) has scheduled a virtual meeting with his country colleagues. In Lower Saxony, too, people are already thinking about compulsory stables - not least because of the over 9,000 turkeys and ducks that have already been culled in Brandenburg and the more than 150,000 laying hens in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania. Mdr.de reports that the Friedrich Löffler Institute certainly has hope of being able to avert the spread as long as the relevant measures, such as the collection and safe disposal of dead wild birds, are implemented quickly.
Situational awareness among farmers
Farmer Sascha Wedekind has recognized the warning signs and plans to protect his three mobile chickens from this disease. “A general obligation to stable is to be expected,” said Wedekind. Preventive measures are important because the dangerous disease is highly contagious not only for wild birds, but also for farmed poultry. The hunter Jürgen Werner, who discovered the dead cranes, suspects an infection by the virus, which is now putting the birds' health system to the test.
Although the possibility of vaccination against bird flu exists in Europe and is used for ducks in particular in France, farmers remain skeptical about the issue. This is counteracted by high costs and measures that can have a negative impact on exports. The reporting within Germany is striking goettinger-tageblatt.de It is hoped that there will be isolated incidents without any major impact on the food supply or the upcoming holiday roasts.
Local life and security measures
However, concerns about bird flu remain ever-present. Especially when you consider that the outbreaks, which will continue to be dangerous in the future, not only affect the animal world, but could ultimately also end up on our table. In the meantime, all necessary steps are being taken to deal with the situation as a community in the best possible way.