Germany: 2024-2026 Avian flu in poultry

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Germany: "Very rapid" spread of bird flu worries authorities
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Over the past two weeks, there has been a " very rapid increase in infections " with highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI), Agriculture Minister Alois Rainer said during a briefing on the subject.

The top priority now is " to prevent further spread of the virus, protect animals and avoid damage to our agriculture and food industry ," he also said.

But the alert also concerns wild birds, with cranes " particularly affected for the first time ," emphasizes the Friedrich-Loeffler Institute (FLI), which is responsible for animal health. Due to the migrations of cranes and other wild birds, " a further, possibly widespread, spread of HPAI infections is to be expected in the near future ," warns the FLI, which has reassessed the risk of new epizootics to " high ."

Contacted by AFP, Helge May, spokesperson for the environmental association Nabu, estimates that the total of 240,000 animals slaughtered, put forward by many German media outlets, is " probably already exceeded ."

While the risk to the human population is low, authorities recommend avoiding contact with sick or dead animals, as transmission of the virus to humans remains possible.

https://www.rtbf.be/article/allemag...rippe-aviaire-inquiete-les-autorites-11621898

 

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Virologist warns of pandemic risk as bird flu spreads in Germany

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BERLIN, Oct. 29 (Xinhua) -- German virologist Klaus Stoehr on Wednesday cautioned that the growing spread of bird flu across Germany could carry the potential for another pandemic.

"The H5N1 virus has all the characteristics necessary to trigger a pandemic," Stoehr, former head of the World Health Organization's influenza program, told the German newspaper Mitteldeutsche Zeitung.
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Bird flu hits over half of Germany's states

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2025-10-31

BERLIN, Oct. 30 (Xinhua) -- Bird flu has spread to poultry farms in nine of Germany's 16 federal states, Germany's federal animal health agency said on Thursday.

According to the Friedrich Loeffler Institute (FLI), a total of 45 outbreaks of bird flu have been confirmed since early September, resulting in the culling of more than 500,000 animals as the highly contagious H5N1 strain continues to spread rapidly.

The northwestern German state of Lower Saxony has reported the highest number of cases, with infections confirmed at 13 poultry farms.

To curb the spread of the virus, several German states have begun implementing preventive measures. The southwestern state of Saarland, which borders France and Luxembourg, became the first to order poultry to be kept indoors starting Thursday. The northern city state of Hamburg has since followed suit, introducing a ban on free-range poultry from Friday.

German virologist Klaus Stoehr on Wednesday cautioned that the growing spread of bird flu across Germany could carry the potential for another pandemic
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The current map of avian influenza illustrates the dynamic development of the disease


10/30/2025 Short Messages

Map: HPAI H5 cases in Europe, as of 30 October 2025
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The map of HPAI infections in Germany, updated weekly by the Friedrich Loeffler Institute (FLI), shows a significant increase in cases compared to 23 October. There were 20 new outbreaks in poultry flocks, doubling the previous week's figure, and 184 positive findings in wild birds. However, each report may represent a significantly higher number of dead animals. Due to the dynamic nature of the situation, these figures only provide a snapshot of the current situation. “We continue to see steadily rising numbers, with no sign of the situation calming down. The cases in wild birds on the map of Europe clearly show autumn bird migration towards the south-west,' said FLI President Prof. Dr Christa Kühn. Attention must not waver in terms of either biosecurity measures for poultry or reporting of dead wild birds. Even though local veterinary authorities are already working at full capacity, it is important to continue to recover dead wild birds.

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Nearly a million birds culled in Germany due to avian flu

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Nearly a million birds have been culled in Germany as the country grapples with a major outbreak of avian influenza. Infections with the highly contagious H5N1 strain of avian influenza have been detected at 66 poultry farms across Germany since early September.

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The detection of the virus in these farms led to the preventive culling of nearly one million birds . In addition, nearly 300 dead wild birds were found to be infected with the virus.

According to the Friedrich Loeffler Institute (FLI), the spread of the disease is comparable to that recorded in the record year of 2021. " The wave of infections started very early in 2025 and we now have to wait and see if it will also subside sooner ," said a spokeswoman for the animal health agency.

According to the FLI, avian influenza affected a total of 286 poultry farms, zoos and private farms in 2021. More than two million farm animals were slaughtered that year.

If the infection continues to spread at the same rate, similar figures can be expected by the end of the year, the spokeswoman said.

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Drastic increase in avian influenza outbreaks – no relief in sight


11/06/2025 Short Messages

The number of avian influenza outbreaks in poultry and cases in wild birds in Germany continues to rise sharply. Numerous other European countries are also affected. No improvement in the situation is currently in sight. This situation requires urgent and targeted measures to minimize the risk to poultry populations. The Friedrich Loeffler Institute's current risk assessment is therefore "high" for all risks related to wild and domestic birds. There are currently very few options available to reduce the spread of the disease and the suffering it causes among wild birds.


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• Risk assessment for highly pathogenic avian influenza H5 ( HPAI H5) class 2.3.4.4B, as of 06.11.2025 ( PDF )

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Bird flu has reached a record level in Germany for the past three years, "with no prospect of improvement."

Published on 12/11/2025 at 15:04 - Modified on 12/11/2025 at 15:06
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Germany has already recorded its highest number of avian flu outbreaks in three years in 2025, with no improvement in sight, the Friedrich Loeffler Institute for Animal Diseases indicated, as Europe experiences a marked resurgence of this deadly disease.
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The virus had been detected on 122 farms and 1,125 cases of infection in wild birds as of November 11, according to the FLI. This figure is more than double the 46 cases recorded for the whole of 2024, and compares to the 208 outbreaks recorded for all of 2022.
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More than a million poultry have already been culled in Germany to date. While other European countries have also seen an increase in the number of outbreaks this season, Germany remains by far the most affected.

"In Germany, a sharp increase in outbreaks in poultry farms has been observed in recent weeks," the FLI stated in its latest risk assessment.

"The number of cases in wild birds has also increased very significantly, with exceptionally frequent detections currently being observed in cranes, whose autumn migration has contributed to the widespread transmission of the virus," the institute stated.
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While Germany has not imposed a nationwide lockdown, several local authorities have ordered the confinement of poultry. In some regions, protective measures for cranes have been relaxed, allowing their culling in high-risk areas to limit the spread of the virus.
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