Overview
- Lower Saxony reported an H5N1 outbreak at a turkey farm in Emstek, where about 3,800 birds were culled and 3‑kilometer protection and 10‑kilometer surveillance zones were established with market bans and confinement rules.
- Thuringia detected the virus in two additional poultry holdings within an existing surveillance area, culled the birds, and announced an expansion of the zone into Nordhausen and neighboring Saxony‑Anhalt with stall and transport restrictions.
- Bavarian authorities confirmed H5N1 in a wild goose found at Kahler See, with the LGL test validated by the national FLI, and urged the public to avoid contact with dead birds and report findings to the veterinary office.
- Stuttgart confirmed H5N1 in a dead greylag goose and introduced stricter biosecurity for keepers, including registration, disinfection measures and clothing changes, while stopping short of a general stall order and advising leashed dogs near water.
- Officials report no known human infections in Germany and say transmission is very rare without intensive direct contact with infected poultry, reiterating hygiene guidance and prompt reporting of wild‑bird deaths.