Overview
- Federal lab data show 41 confirmed outbreaks in commercial holdings across nine states, with well over 500,000 birds culled and new cases reported daily.
- Saarland’s statewide housing mandate took effect Thursday and Hamburg’s begins Friday, complementing broad county-level orders in Brandenburg and other regions.
- Authorities are banning poultry exhibitions and markets in multiple areas, and Thuringia has introduced tighter rules for shows and purchases alongside strengthened biosecurity.
- The virus is widespread in wild birds, with H5N1 confirmed in more than 200 submitted carcasses and thousands of cranes found dead, especially in Brandenburg.
- Further local actions include new or expanded housing orders in Trier-Saarburg and Trier from Saturday, fresh mandates in Hesse’s Wetterau and Kassel districts, and citywide measures in Magdeburg.