Schwerin (dpa / mv) - The current bird flu events in Schleswig-Holstein has reached Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania in its foothills. After the outbreak of the dreaded avian influenza caused by the highly contagious H5N1 subtype in a small population in Ostholstein, a surveillance zone was set up that also affects a small part of the Northwest Mecklenburg district, the Ministry of Agriculture in Schwerin announced on Friday.
This is the first cross-state case in neighboring Schleswig-Holstein. "The influenza A virus was also detected in wild ducks in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania during monitoring measures this week," warned Agriculture and Environment Minister Till Backhaus (SPD). There is cause for concern. He appealed to all poultry farmers to exercise special caution.
