21/09/23 (Agence Europe) – Germany’s animal health emergency preparedness system remains well organised and capable of responding rapidly to outbreaks of avian influenza, according to a report by the EU’s Food and Veterinary Office (FVO) published on Wednesday 20 September. With the exception of reducing the high density of turkey farms in some areas, the authorities used all the lessons learned from previous outbreaks to improve their ability to deal effectively with the disease during the last outbreak of 2021-2022, say EU veterinarians. In addition, the increased sensitivity of surveillance for this epizootic in wild birds has enabled the authorities to step up their prevention measures and reduce exposure of poultry to the virus. Link to the report: https://aeur.eu/f/8oo (LC)