Germany's First Foot-and-Mouth Outbreak in 40 Years

[Shiloh]

Source: https://www.devdiscourse.com/article...ak-in-40-years

Germany's First Foot-and-Mouth Outbreak in 40 Years
Germany has experienced its first outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease in nearly 40 years, affecting water buffalo near Berlin. Local authorities have euthanized the animals and established exclusion and monitoring zones. Investigations are ongoing, but no national or international measures are planned.
Devdiscourse News Desk | Berlin | Updated: 10-01-2025 17:27 IST | Created: 10-01-2025 17:27 IST

Germany has confirmed its first outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease in nearly four decades. The outbreak, occurring among a herd of water buffalo near Berlin, poses a significant challenge for local agriculture...

[Mary Wilson]

Published on 10 January 2025

WOAH acknowledges Germany’s rapid official notification of an outbreak of Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) marking the disease’s first occurrence in the country since 1988. While the FMD virus is not considered a public health problem, it’s crucial for animal health due to its easy transmission and the significant economic impact it can have.

Germany has already been putting containment measures in place. ...

https://www.woah.org/en/statement-on-recent-foot-and-mouth-disease-fmd-outbreak-in-germany/

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EVENT 6177
On-goingGermany - Foot and mouth disease virus (Inf. with)

Causal agent. - Foot and mouth disease virus
Genotype/ Serotype/ Subtype. - Pending
Animal type. - TERRESTRIAL
Disease category. - Listed disease
Reason for notification. - Recurrence of an eradicated disease
Event occurs in. - A zone/compartment
Event start date.m. - 2025/01/09
Event confirmation date. - 2025/01/10
Event end date. - -
Date of last occurrence. - 1988/01/31

https://wahis.woah.org/#/in-event/6177/dashboard

[Mary Wilson]

Germany reports foot-and-mouth disease in water buffalo

Issued on: 10/01/2025 - 18:27Modified: 10/01/2025 - 18:23

...The cases in the eastern state of Brandenburg, which surrounds Berlin, were confirmed by the federal government's Institute for Animal Health.

The outbreak affected a group of 14 animals, three of which had died, Brandenburg's environment ministry said.

The local district had ordered the rest of the herd to be culled to contain the potential spread of the virus, the ministry said. ...

The state of Brandenburg prohibited the movement of "transport of cattle, pigs, sheep, goats and camelids" for 72 hours while checks were carried out.

The transport ban would also apply to "carcasses or parts of these animals and manure", the ministry said, with the order coming into force on Saturday. ...

https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20250110-germany-reports-foot-and-mouth-disease-in-water-buffalo