The first pedigree poultry show in the north-east has led to a terrible outbreak of bird flu. Breeders of rare breeds in particular fear for their animals. So far 2600 birds had to be killed.
Schwerin/Demmin (dpa/mv) - The bird flu spreads almost two weeks after the MV state breed poultry show in animals from breeders. As a spokesman for the Schwerin Ministry of Agriculture said on Friday, the veterinary authorities are now aware of 32 outbreaks and 11 suspected cases of avian influenza in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania. The number rose by 25 percent within three days. All six counties are affected. Only in the Hanseatic city of Rostock has there been no case so far.
On the weekend of 19./20. For the first time since the corona pandemic, an MV state show of breed poultry breeders with more than 200 participants and more than 2200 animals took place in Demmin, West Pomerania. The first stocks are said to have become infected there. The cause is still unclear, said the spokesman for the ministry. It could also be that it can no longer be found out.
The H5N1 virus could have entered Demmin via litter material, breeders, animals or visitors. It is not yet possible to say when the risk of infection can drop again. The incubation period for the animal disease is about three weeks.
A total of 2,633 animals have already had to be killed in this context. That is also around 700 more animals killed than last reported. Not only exhibition animals are affected, but the virus could also have carried them into domestic stocks. Fortunately, no commercial poultry farm has been affected so far. So far, it has remained a restricted area, which was defined by the district veterinary office around a poultry breeder from Strasburg (West Pomerania-Greifswald). He also kept poultry.
The Friedrich Löffler Institute for Veterinary Medicine on the island of Riems estimates the risk of avian influenza nationwide as "high".
