Animal disease: Bird flu is spreading - FLI increases risk levels
Within a few days, there were several reports of bird flu in northern German farms. The infection situation is increasing. The responsible research institute names reasons and increases risk levels.
The Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut (FLI) has reported an increase in avian influenza cases in Germany and Europe since October, following a relatively calm period until September. The risk of the virus spreading among wild birds and from wild birds to domestic poultry has been upgraded to "high" and "moderate" respectively. Recent outbreaks have been confirmed in northern German farms, including a turkey farm with 6,000 animals in Niedersachsen's Aurich district, which was culled.
The FLI attributes the rise in cases to the migration of wild birds and colder temperatures, which allow the virus to survive longer in the environment.
Written by urgent.news from Handelsblatt's report — not a translation of it. Machine-written — may contain errors; check the original before relying on it.
