Overview
- Lower Saxony officials report 32 farm outbreaks since early October with about 682,000 birds dead or culled, and say 23 districts now have general housing orders in place.
- Authorities note no confirmed farm‑to‑farm secondary spread so far, citing this as a sign that strict biosecurity measures are working.
- State labs in Bavaria detected Influenza A in dead wild birds in counties including Fürstenfeldbruck and Donau‑Ries, with samples sent to the Friedrich‑Loeffler‑Institut for pathotyping and the risk rated high.
- Zoos in Nuremberg and Munich have moved susceptible species indoors, covered aviaries, tightened hygiene, and paused intake of injured wild birds, with Hellabrunn closing its large aviary under a contingency plan.
- Producers in Hesse report stronger demand for regional eggs and modest price increases, while animal‑welfare officials criticize mass culling and urge preventive options such as vaccination, a stance disputed by poultry industry leaders and some ornithologists.