In the district of Würzburg there is the first confirmed case of avian influenza. The district office reported in a press release. The Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut (FLI) in Greifswald was able to detect the highly pathogenic form of the virus H5N8 in the examined chickens from a small poultry flock with six animals in the community of Tauberrettersheim. All animals in the herd were killed if they had not already died.
In order to prevent the spread of avian influenza, also known as “avian influenza” or “bird flu”, to other poultry stocks, a restricted area and an observation area have been established around the farm, according to the district administration. The restricted area and the observation area extend beyond the district border to the area of the neighboring Main-Tauber district in Baden-Württemberg.
The restricted area and observation area extend as far as the Main-Tauber district
The restricted area in the district of Würzburg includes the places Röttingen, Neumühle and Tauberrettersheim. The localities of Riedenheim, Lenzenbrunn, Oberhausen, Stalldorf, Tiefenthal, Oesfeld, Strüth, Aufstetten, Bieberehren, Bergmühle, Franzenmühle, Buch, Klingen, Baldersheim, Burgerroth, Herrgottsmühle, Sankt Kunigunda, Uhlenmühle and Stelzenmühle are in the observation area.
Further information can be found on the Würzburg District Office’s website at www.landkreis-wuerzburg.de/amtsblatt. It is pointed out, among other things, that the sale of eggs, poultry, poultry meat and other products derived from game birds from poultry holdings in the restricted area and in the observation area is prohibited.
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Poultry stable in the entire district of Würzburg
In addition, a requirement for poultry to be placed in the entire district of Würzburg was issued. All private and commercial poultry farmers who keep chickens, turkeys, guinea fowl, partridges, pheasants, ratites, quails, ducks or geese have to house the animals in closed stalls or keep them under devices that protrude from a protruding, upwardly secured against entries, there must be a tight cover and a side barrier secured against the entry of wild birds.
Exhibitions, markets, shows and the like that sell or display poultry are prohibited. The Würzburg district office points out that all poultry holdings must be reported to the responsible veterinary office. This also includes everyone who raises or keeps the animals as a hobby.
Notification of dead poultry
In addition, it is absolutely necessary to report increased deaths in the domestic poultry population and dead wild birds, especially waterfowl, birds of prey or corvids, to the veterinary office at Tel .: (0931) 80035507, E-Mail: [email protected], or at the municipal administration. If you find dead wild birds, you should never touch them with your bare hands.
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