On Friday evening, the whole of Austria will be declared an area with an increased risk of bird flu (avian influenza). Throughout Austria, the risk classification prohibits feeding animals outdoors and contact between poultry and wild birds must be prevented by nets or roofs.
The Ministry of Health announced this on Thursday afternoon. 25 districts in Lower and Upper Austria, Styria, Salzburg, Carinthia and Burgenland are also classified as areas with a greatly increased risk. Here, stables are mandatory for companies with more than 50 animals.
Feeding animals outside is prohibited
New cases of bird flu have recently been identified on four farms with around 200,000 animals in Upper and Lower Austria. There is also a suspected case on a turkey farm on the border between Lower and Upper Austria, Ulrich Herzog, head of veterinary services at the Ministry of Health, reported during a background interview.
Spread must be prevented
The number of cases in wild birds has also increased recently. “To prevent the spread, the whole of Austria has now been declared an area with an increased risk,” the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health, which is also responsible for animal protection, said in a press release. A corresponding regulation was published on Thursday and will come into effect on Friday.
The following 25 districts in six states are affected:
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Burgenland: Güssing, Jennersdorf, Mattersburg, Oberpullendorf, Oberwart
- Lower Austria: Waidhofen an der Ybbs (town), Amstetten, Melk, Scheibbs
- Upper Austria: Braunau am Inn, Grieskirchen, Linz-Land, Perg, Ried im Innkreis, Schärding, Wels-Land
- Salzburg: Anif, Anthering, Bergheim, Berndorf near Salzburg, Bürmoos, Dorfbeuern, Elixhausen, Elsbethen, Fuschl am See, Göming, Henndorf am Wallersee, Hof bij Salzburg, Köstendorf, Lamprechtshausen, Mattsee, Neumarkt am Wallersee, Nußdorf am Haunsberg, Sankt Gilgen, Oberndorf near Salzburg, Obertrum am See, Schleedorf, Seeham, Straßwalchen, Strobl, Thalgau, Wals-Siezenheim, Seekirchen am Wallersee
- Styria: Deutschlandsberg, Leibnitz, Hartberg-Fürstenfeld, Südoststeiermark
- Carinthia: Klagenfurt-Land, Völkermarkt, Wolfsberg
Source: Krone
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