Overview
- Laboratory testing confirmed highly pathogenic avian influenza subtype H5 in a dead swan found late last year in Hartmannsdorf near Göppersdorfer Weg.
- Officials say this is currently the only detected case in the district and the first confirmed detection there since April 2021.
- No additional compulsory restrictions are in place at this stage, with the veterinary authority asking residents to report further dead or sick wild birds.
- Poultry keepers are urged to tighten biosecurity by feeding where wild birds have no access, avoiding surface water, securing feed and bedding, and housing birds in enclosed or wild bird–proof areas.
- Precautionary steps include small-animal markets operating without poultry and poultry exhibitions limited to participants from Mittelsachsen, with specified mortality thresholds triggering immediate veterinary checks.