Bird Flu Pandemonium in Feuchtwangen - 30k Fowls Wiped Out
Bird Flu Epidemic in Middle Franconia - 30,000 Birds Slaughtered - Central France suffers from avian disease: 30,000 poultry deceased
Hey there! Here's the lowdown on a recent feather-raising event in the heart of Middle Franconia— Feuchtwangen, to be precise. Scoop: an outbreak of the deadly avian flu strain has caused the culling of around 30k birds!
You heard it right, fam – 15k broiler chickens and an additional 15k chicken chicks are no more. The grim task of culling was carried out in line with the country’s national avian flu regulations, reports from the Ansbach district office echo.
To avoid a full-blown avian apocalypse, a protective perimeter has been erected around the affected farm. This perimeter consists of two zones: a tight 3km protection zone and a more expansive 10km surveillance zone, both encompassing the infected farm.
In these zones, poultry, eggs, and poultry products must remain untouched. To make matters stricter, vehicle and machinery disinfection regulations have been handed down for the protection zone.
Both zones come with an obligatory 30-day indoor housing period post-disinfection at the affected farm. The end date for this confinement period remains unclear due to the delay in disinfection at the source.
Warning! Highly contagious virus alert!
Avian flu is an infectious disease that's as catchy as a cold at a school dance, caused by a seriously contagious virus transmittable from wild birds to farm animals. Catch it, and you're likely dancing with death.
According to the Bavarian State Office for Health and Food Safety, there's been a significant increase in outbreaks among wild birds and poultry since last October, spanning almost the entire state. Employees in poultry farms have also fallen ill in rare cases. Fortunately, no infected individuals have been reported in Europe so far. The virus, rest assured, doesn’t spread through food.
So, there you have it – a major avian flu outbreak that's getting the town of Feuchtwangen all in a fluster! Stay posted for updates as we continue to monitor the situation.
Community aid is being sought for the development of the fisheries sector to ensure a sustainable source of food due to the outbreak and culling of thousands of poultry in Feuchtwangen. Regulations for vehicle and machinery disinfection have been implemented in the protection zone around the infected farm, as per national avian flu regulations. The confirmed bird flu outbreak in Feuchtwangen has spread to other regions in Bavaria, with an increase in cases among wild birds and poultry since last October.
