Overview
- The FLI reports 66 infected poultry holdings since September and says preventive killings are nearing one million, with the trajectory already comparable to 2021.
- Roughly 15 new farm detections were logged over the weekend, including a large Vorpommern site with nearly 30,000 animals and fresh cases in Brandenburg, Lower Saxony and Thuringia.
- Local measures tightened further, with a countywide stall rule in Darmstadt‑Dieburg, a 10‑kilometer control zone around the Harburg outbreak in Wistedt, and a protection area after a farm case in Nordhausen, while Austria designated the entire country a risk area.
- Mass culling continues at major sites including Kamp‑Lintfort (about 18,500 birds), Märkisch‑Oderland in Brandenburg (10,000 ducks) and the first confirmed case in the Oldenburg district (5,950 birds).
- Wildlife losses remain severe with thousands of cranes recovered dead, and public authorities emphasize that properly handled and cooked poultry and eggs are safe for consumers.