Overview
- Authorities created a 10-kilometer surveillance zone around the affected Zerbst farm that reaches into Landkreis Wittenberg.
- The adjacent Fläminger Entenspezialitäten slaughterhouse was not infected and plans to resume operations after the flock is cleared in coordination with officials.
- The PHW-group producer warned that fresh duck supply for the Christmas season could tighten because Germany is not self-sufficient and relies heavily on European imports.
- In Thuringia, positive tests are decreasing and zones around affected farms in Greiz and Nordhausen were lifted, yet indoor housing rules remain near waterbodies and across many northern districts.
- Conservation reports detail severe wild-bird losses, including about 6,000 dead birds recovered at Stausee Kelbra and at least 18,000 crane deaths nationwide.