Bird Flu Outbreak in Austria

The pathogen of avian influenza HPAI H5N1 was confirmed in several dead animals discovered in small-scale holdings in the Neusiedl am See district, the Ministry of Health announced in a release early Monday evening. The facility has been placed under quarantine. Protection and surveillance zones are being established.

170 Animals Affected by Avian Flu Outbreak in Austria

The affected facility comprised around 170 animals, including chickens, ducks, geese, turkeys, as well as ornamental and hobby birds. According to the Ministry of Health, the animals in the small-scale holding that had not yet died were already culled in an animal welfare-compliant manner. A protection zone is being established around the facility within a radius of three kilometers, where all poultry holdings will be clinically examined and sampled if necessary. The area within a ten-kilometer radius will become a surveillance zone, where random checks will be conducted. Recently, avian flu had only been detected in wild birds, such as in Carinthia (Feldkirchen district), Lower Austria (Gmünd, Horn, Amstetten), and Upper Austria (Linz-Land district). Swans were predominantly affected. The case in Burgenland is the first detection in kept animals in this year's epidemic wave.

(APA/Red)

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