Germany (03): (Brandenburg) update, Request For Information

Date: Thu 16 Jan 2025
Source: Tagessschau.de [in German, machine trans., edited]
https://www.tagesschau.de/inland/regional/brandenburg/maul-und-klauenseuche-brandenburg-100.html


After cases of foot-and-mouth disease in Brandenburg last week, the animal disease may have spread further. Suspected cases are currently being investigated on a farm northeast of Berlin. There are further suspected cases of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) in the Barnim district. However, the 1st tests of samples did not provide clear evidence of the disease. District Administrator Daniel Kurth told rbb on Thursday evening [16 Jan 2025].

Further tests are now required by the reference laboratory of the Friedrich Löffler Institute. According to Kurth, the results of these new samples are not expected until Friday [17 Jan 2025]. "We assume that we will then have certainty tomorrow," said Kurth.

A spokesman for the Barnim district administration confirmed the suspected cases on Thursday [16 Jan 2025]. According to this, animals with possible symptoms were found. They have already been killed, the spokesman told the DPA. There are no further details about the farm affected so far.

According to reports from the "BZ" and the "Märkische Oderzeitung", symptoms of the disease were found in 4 goats on a farm in Willmersdorf near Werneuchen.

Farmers' Association feared further consequences for agriculture. The deputy head of the Brandenburg State Farmers' Association, Heiko Terno, spoke of a serious situation in Brandenburg's agriculture. After the cases in Märkisch-Oderland, they had hoped to be able to contain the disease, he told rbb.

"But you have to remember that the animals had already been infected for 3 weeks. During that time, no action was taken," Terno continued. "But if there is now a suspected case, the consequences are now: the core zone will be further developed, healthy animals will probably have to be culled again. These are really all measures that help to contain the situation. But the hope is still that the suspected case is not confirmed. That would help us the most." On Thursday morning [16 Jan 2025], Brandenburg's Agriculture Minister Hanka Mittelstädt (SPD) announced that there were no further cases of FMD in Brandenburg.

Last Friday [10 Jan 2025], the disease was detected in water buffaloes on a farm in Hönow in Brandenburg. Extensive protective measures were then initiated to prevent the disease from spreading.

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Date: Thu 16 Jan 2025
Source: RBB24 [in German, machine trans., edited]
https://www.rbb24.de/panorama/beitrag/2025/01/mks-maul-und-klauenseuche-barnim-brandenburg-tierseuche-krankheit-ziegen-schafe-ausbruch-landwirtschaft.html


There are further suspected cases of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) in the Barnim district [Berlin]. However, the 1st tests of samples have not shown any clear evidence of the disease. District Administrator Daniel Kurth told rbb on Thursday evening [16 Jan 2025].

Further tests are now required by the reference laboratory of the Friedrich Löffler Institute [FLI]. According to Kurth, the results of these new samples are not expected until Friday [17 Jan 2025]. "We assume that we will have certainty tomorrow," said Kurth.

A spokesman for the Barnim district administration confirmed the suspected cases on Thursday [16 Jan 2025]. According to the spokesman, animals with possible symptoms had been identified. They have already been killed, the spokesman told the DPA. There are no further details about the farm affected so far.

According to reports in the "BZ" and the "Märkische Oderzeitung", symptoms of the disease were found in 4 goats on a farm in Willmersdorf near Werneuchen.

The deputy head of the Brandenburg State Farmers' Association, Heiko Terno, spoke of a serious situation in Brandenburg's agriculture. After the cases in Märkisch-Oderland, they had hoped to be able to contain the disease, he told rbb.

"But you have to remember that the animals had already been infected for 3 weeks. During that time, no action was taken," Terno continued. "But if there is now a suspected case, the consequences are now: the core zone will be further developed, healthy animals will probably have to be culled again. These are really all measures that help to contain the situation. But the hope is still that the suspected case is not confirmed. That would help us the most."

On Thursday morning [16 Jan 2025], Brandenburg's Agriculture Minister Hanka Mittelstädt (SPD) announced that there were no further cases of FMD in Brandenburg so far.

Last Friday [10 Jan 2025], the disease was detected in water buffaloes at a farm in Hönow in Brandenburg. Extensive protective measures were then initiated to prevent the disease from spreading.

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Date: Thu 16 Jan 2025
Source: ZDF [in German, machine trans., edited]
https://www.zdf.de/nachrichten/politik/deutschland/neu-maul-klauenseuche-verdachtsfall-brandenburg-100.html


Another suspected case of foot-and-mouth disease in Brandenburg is increasing concerns about a larger outbreak of the disease. The affected animals have already been killed, said the spokesman for the Barnim district. He did not provide any information about the location of the affected livestock or the animals.

The district spokesperson has been aware of the new suspected case since Wednesday [15 Jan 2025]. The bodies of the animals were examined for symptoms. Samples from the killed animals are currently being examined at the Friedrich Loeffler Institute. The results are awaited.

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