Overview
- In Rockenberg, Hesse, more than 2,600 birds were killed after H5N1 was confirmed, with a three‑kilometer protection zone and a ten‑kilometer surveillance zone now in place.
- In Geiselhöring, Bavaria, 24 chickens died and the remaining 69 were culled, and a ten‑kilometer surveillance zone requires birds to be kept indoors with bans on moving poultry, eggs or fresh meat.
- At a sanctuary in Germering, authorities ordered the killing of 46 chickens, 30 ducks, two geese and two rheas after multiple infections, and no cordon was deemed necessary.
- Around a reservoir near Pliening in the Ebersberg district, officials are preparing a five‑kilometer stall order after detections in wild waterfowl, contacting 36 affected holdings and restricting access to paths near the site.
- Cases have increased across Bavaria and spread widely in Germany, poultry groups urge stricter on‑farm biosafety, and the public is advised not to touch dead or sick wild birds and to report finds to veterinary offices.