17.12.2014

German authorities have confirmed a case of H5N8 avian influenza at a turkey farm in the north western state of Lower Saxony. 19 thousand poultry at the turkey farm and 12 thousand others in another farm would be slaughtered. Lower Saxony is home to the largest number poultry manufacturers among the German federal states. There are 13.5 million poultry in the region of Cloppenburg where the avian influenza virus was detected.
The first case was reported in turkeys November in Mecklenurg Vorpommern.