Overview
- Germany’s reference lab FLI confirmed H5N1 in a Kleve poultry holding, prompting the culling of about 36,000 birds and the creation of protection and surveillance zones effective 16 December.
- Within the Kleve zones, authorities banned movements of birds and certain products and mandated daily disinfection at farm access points under an emergency order.
- Brandenburg reported a separate outbreak in a mast farm in Amt Beetzsee with roughly 12,500 birds culled and a three-kilometer protection zone plus countywide housing requirements for poultry.
- Bavaria’s LGL verified highly pathogenic avian influenza in two dead swans at Premer Stausee, with officials stating the detected strains are not currently considered transmissible to humans or pets and urging the public to avoid contact with dead wild birds.
- Regional data show a heavy seasonal toll, with at least about 185,000 poultry already culled in Brandenburg this autumn, while laboratories and counties continue intensified testing and surveillance.