There have been recent bird flu outbreaks in Germany, many provinces have a large number of bird deaths, and experts have warned that the outbreak is spreading rapidly, and the risk of prevention is significantly increasing.
Friedrich Loeffler Institute, a German federal animal health research institute, announced on the 20th local time that the number of wild birds and poultry infected with avian influenza in Germany has increased significantly recently. Since October, the number of epidemic reports in poultry farms has shown a "sharp increase" trend. The institute has raised the epidemic risk level of poultry breeding from "low" to "high", and the infection risk of wild birds has also been raised from "medium" to "high".
More than a hundred deaths have been in several federal states in eastern Germany. Only last week, more than a hundred deaths have been found near the Kelbra water tank near the border between Saxony and Thüringen; and dozens of similar deaths have also been in the Muritz region of Mecklenburg, former Pomerania. Deceased bird samples have confirmed infection with the highly pathogenic avian influenza virus H5N1, but experts point out that there is no evidence at present that the virus poses a direct threat to humans.
Experts believe that with the migration of migratory birds and climate change, the spread of the virus may further expand. The institute warned that in the future, there may be a wider spread of avian influenza in Germany. Except cranes, some waterfowl, such as ducks and geese, may not be prone to obvious symptoms because of their partial immunity, but they may still carry viruses, posing a challenge to epidemic prevention and control. (Headquarters reporter Ruan Jiawen)