"Bird flu is spreading quickly across Germany, authorities have warned, with birds on farms and in the wild both affected by the outbreak. There had been a "very rapid increase in infections" over the past two weeks, German Agriculture Minister Alois Rainer said at a public briefing. The top priority for authorities is "to prevent further spread of the virus, to protect animals and to avoid damage to our agriculture and food industry," he added."
"Germany's national animal disease research centre, the Friedrich Loeffler Institute (FLI), warned of a "high" risk of further outbreaks. Because wild birds are affected, -- including, for the first time, cranes -- the FLI warned that "further, possibly widespread transmission" is to be expected. An AFP photographer saw volunteers in white protective suits and masks collecting dozens of dead cranes in Linum, just north of Berlin. The dead animals were then transported away by a digger."
There has been a very rapid increase in infections over the past two weeks. Birds on farms and in the wild are both affected, with cranes infected for the first time. The Friedrich Loeffler Institute (FLI) has warned of a high risk of further outbreaks and expects further, possibly widespread transmission because wild birds are affected. Volunteers in protective suits collected dozens of dead cranes in Linum, north of Berlin, and dead animals were removed by machinery. Authorities have culled large numbers of birds at multiple sites, including about 15,000 at one farm, and have urged the public to avoid contact with sick or dead animals. Bird-to-human transmission is theoretically possible, but the actual danger is believed to be low.
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