Overview
- In Saxony, the virus was detected at a farm in Ebersbach, around 8,000 birds were culled as a precaution, and the county will publish stall and control zones on Monday pending FLI confirmation.
- At the Ismaning storage lake in Ebersberg, authorities closed the Mitteldamm after 99 dead birds were retrieved and eight tested positive for H5N1, with a local stall requirement expected next week.
- Along the French border, parts of the Ortenau district enter stall orders, market bans and strict hygiene rules from Saturday after an outbreak near Strasbourg triggered cross‑border restrictions.
- Counties in Lower Saxony, including Oldenburg and Rotenburg, granted time‑limited exemptions allowing hunters to kill obviously sick cranes to reduce suffering and curb spread, with Rotenburg’s permit running through January 31, 2026.
- Hesse reports a widening outbreak with a countywide stall order in Darmstadt‑Dieburg following a positive greylag goose test and 51 sites statewide with infected birds, as officials stress low human risk and urge avoiding sick or dead wildlife.