Overview
- Federal researchers report eight confirmed outbreaks in Brandenburg and Bavaria, the first on kept poultry in roughly 30 years, with about 125,000 birds already culled nationwide.
- In Bavaria’s Erding district, more than 100,000 layer hens were destroyed after detection at a large farm, and 3 km protection and 10 km surveillance zones were expanded to inspect about 120 holdings and hundreds more nearby.
- Brandenburg logged a second case in Dahme-Spreewald affecting a flock of roughly 375,000 layers; the site is sealed and authorities are implementing culling and statutory control zones.
- Officials emphasize Germany’s mandatory vaccination of chickens and turkeys against APMV‑1, noting it curbs shedding and severity but does not prevent infection; culling of affected flocks is legally required.
- Agencies warn of indirect transmission via manure, vehicles, feed, transport crates or people, urge strict biosecurity across farms and bird collections, and reiterate that human infections are rare and typically mild.