Notification of dead and sick birds (wild birds and domestic poultry)
Source: BUS Rheinland-PfalzDead and sick birds (wild birds and domestic poultry) should be reported to the relevant veterinary office. Finding a dead bird in a field or forest is a normal part of life; it only makes sense to inform the veterinary office if several birds have died at the same location.
What to do if avian influenza is suspected (in animals and humans)
The competent veterinary authorities must be informed immediately if avian influenza is suspected in wild birds and domestic poultry.
Dead animals should never be handled without gloves or a plastic bag placed over the hand.
Dogs and cats should be denied access to sick and dead birds. There have been no known cases of illness in them to date, but they can contribute to the spread of the pathogen.
Danger for animals (domestic poultry)
The responsibility for domestic poultry lies with their owners, who must inform the veterinary office if an outbreak is suspected.
Domestic poultry are always at risk if there is direct (wild birds also eat) or indirect contact between wild and domestic poultry through the transmission of feces and feathers in particular.
All domestic poultry species except pigeons are at risk and can become infected with the H5N8 avian influenza virus.
No cases of disease in mammals have been identified to date.
Precautionary measures
Keepers of poultry can protect their animals by avoiding contact with wild birds for themselves and their animals. The Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut (FLI) has published a leaflet containing information on the necessary hygiene measures and is recommended for all poultry keepers.
The provisions of the Avian Influenza Ordinance apply to poultry farmers.
Dogs and cats should not be allowed into poultry houses.
Handling poultry meat
Meat from sick animals or animals suspected of being infected is not sold, but is destroyed.
However, poultry meat from healthy animals can also be contaminated with bacterial or viral pathogens. For this reason, the usual hygiene measures must always be observed when processing poultry meat: In particular, the meat must be processed separately from other foods and it must be fully heated through. Utensils (e.g. plates, knives, cutting boards) that have come into contact with raw poultry meat must be carefully cleaned and dried before they are used for other foods.
The Federal Ministry of Agriculture (BMEL) and the Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut (FLI) provide detailed information on their websites.
Please contact the veterinary office of your local district administration
Further information is available:
Further information and the current legal basis can be found on the website of the Ministry for the Environment, Energy, Food and Forestry.
Danger for humans: According to investigations carried out, there were no infections in humans during the last outbreaks of avian influenza in Germany.
12.11.2024
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Kreisverwaltung Germersheim - Kreisverwaltung Germersheim - FB 43 - Gesundheit, Verbraucherschutz
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76726 Germersheim
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76756 Bellheim
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76726 Germersheim
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76726 Germersheim
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Responsible for:
- Germersheim:
- Administer veterinary medicinal products
- Animal by-products: disposal (rendering)
- Animal diseases
- Ante-mortem and post-mortem inspection
- Apply for a certificate of competence for animal transportation
- Applying for a slaughter permit
- Breeding, keeping and trading animals, applying for a permit
- Certification of competence for the killing of vertebrates
- Commercial export of animals Official veterinary health certificate
- Community policy, economic and social cohesion
- Consumer Information Act
- Consumer complaints in the field of food control
- Cruelty to animals
- Health requirements for staff when handling food
- Identify persons authorised to carry out slaughter
- Livestock trade, livestock transport (commercial), assembly centers: Authorization
- Living animal welfare
- Meat processing Apply for authorisation
- Meat production: hygiene monitoring
- Notification of animal husbandry
- Notification of dead and sick birds (wild birds and domestic poultry)
- Register a food business
- Register home slaughter
- Show construction of an animal enclosure
- Small farm to apply for approval for meat production
- Veterinary office
Address
76726 Germersheim
Visitor address
76726 Germersheim
Telephone
Position
Responsible for:
- Germersheim:
- Animal by-products: disposal (rendering)
- Animal diseases
- Apply for a certificate of competence for animal transportation
- Applying for a slaughter permit
- Breeding, keeping and trading animals, applying for a permit
- Community policy, economic and social cohesion
- Consumer Information Act
- Consumer complaints in the field of food control
- Epidemic
- Livestock trade, livestock transport (commercial), assembly centers: Authorization
- Living animal welfare
- Meat processing Apply for authorisation
- Meat production: hygiene monitoring
- Notification of dead and sick birds (wild birds and domestic poultry)
- Register a food business
- Show construction of an animal enclosure
- Small farm to apply for approval for meat production
- Veterinary office