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Prignitz: 16,000 turkeys emergency slaughtered for avian influenza
A fattening farm is infected by the highly contagious animal disease. The disease can be transmitted to humans.
Jens Blankennagel ,January 24th , 2021 - 8:31 pm
Berlin
A case of avian influenza has now been detected in the Prignitz district. As the Potsdam Ministry of Health announced on Sunday evening, 16,000 turkeys had to be slaughtered and "disposed of" - as it is called in technical terms. This means that the carcasses of the killed animals are disposed of, mostly incinerated, so that no other animals or people can become infected with the disease.
The disease, which is deadly for animals, is also known as bird flu and made headlines around the world a few years ago. The epidemic is now being dealt with a little more calmly. In this case it is the avian influenza pathogen with the abbreviation H5N8. It is already the second case of this disease that has been detected in the state of Brandenburg since autumn.
The first case was confirmed at the end of December 2020 in Lusatia in a small holding in the Spree-Neisse district. Now a larger fattening farm is affected. In addition, the virus has so far been detected in six wild birds in Brandenburg.
Transferable to humans
According to the Robert Koch Institute, the animal disease can also be transmitted to humans. "Influenza A vi....
https://www.berliner-zeitung.de/mens...htet-li.134973
A fattening farm is infected by the highly contagious animal disease. The disease can be transmitted to humans.
Jens Blankennagel ,January 24th , 2021 - 8:31 pm
Berlin
A case of avian influenza has now been detected in the Prignitz district. As the Potsdam Ministry of Health announced on Sunday evening, 16,000 turkeys had to be slaughtered and "disposed of" - as it is called in technical terms. This means that the carcasses of the killed animals are disposed of, mostly incinerated, so that no other animals or people can become infected with the disease.
The disease, which is deadly for animals, is also known as bird flu and made headlines around the world a few years ago. The epidemic is now being dealt with a little more calmly. In this case it is the avian influenza pathogen with the abbreviation H5N8. It is already the second case of this disease that has been detected in the state of Brandenburg since autumn.
The first case was confirmed at the end of December 2020 in Lusatia in a small holding in the Spree-Neisse district. Now a larger fattening farm is affected. In addition, the virus has so far been detected in six wild birds in Brandenburg.
Transferable to humans
According to the Robert Koch Institute, the animal disease can also be transmitted to humans. "Influenza A vi....
https://www.berliner-zeitung.de/mens...htet-li.134973