Bird flu is suspected at a goose farm in the district of Leipzig. 6,500 animals had to be killed to prevent further spread, the district office in Borna announced.
Two other farms at the site in the Grimma district of Mutzschen are currently being monitored. They are managed separately from the affected breeding facility, which is why they are considered to be independent in terms of epidemiological hygiene.
A goose market belonging to the farm can remain open, the district office announced. The Christmas geese that are sold there come from other locations. Only farmed geese are affected by the suspected bird flu.
The Saxon State Investigation Institute has confirmed the suspected case. An outbreak can only be officially confirmed by the Friedrich Loeffler Institute. This result is still pending.
According to the district, there have been 171 bird flu outbreaks in poultry farms across Germany since the beginning of October. More than two million animals have already been killed as a result.
