Overview
- FLI-confirmed H5N1 cases in wild birds span Mecklenburg‑Vorpommern, Brandenburg, Saxony‑Anhalt and Thuringia, with mass crane die‑offs at Kelbra and at the Linum wetlands where NABU estimates up to 1,000 birds have perished.
- Brandenburg reported a second commercial case this autumn, culling about 6,200 turkeys in Amt Beetzsee after 2,900 ducks were killed in Märkisch‑Oderland, and protection and surveillance zones are in place.
- Mecklenburg‑Vorpommern’s agriculture ministry said two large laying‑hen holdings will be depopulated, totaling roughly 150,000 birds, following confirmed H5N1 detections and increased wild‑bird mortality.
- Housing orders took effect around the Kelbra reservoir in Mansfeld‑Südharz and the Kyffhäuser district, which also barred access to the Thuringian shoreline, set up disinfection points and suspended poultry markets and events.
- The spread is prompting wider controls beyond outbreak sites, including zones affecting 247 farms in the Oldenburg district after a nearby Garrel case, while public‑health agencies assess risk to the general population as low and advise precautions for exposed workers.