The current bird flu season is very dynamic throughout Germany and the Friedrich Loeffler Institute estimates the overall risk of avian influenza spreading to be high. The Veterinary Office of the Ludwigsburg District Office has assessed the situation and has come to the conclusion that the risk of infection on site has not increased due to this individual case. No further preventative measures are therefore being taken at this time. However, all poultry farmers are called upon to continue to strictly adhere to the biosecurity measures that have long been in place in Baden-Württemberg to prevent the introduction of avian influenza into the domestic poultry population.
Situation in Germany and Baden-Württemberg
In Germany, there has been a sharp increase in avian influenza outbreaks in domestic poultry and wild birds in recent weeks. In particular, several eastern German federal states are currently reporting increased mortality among cranes. Other wild waterfowl species such as ducks and geese may show fewer symptoms of avian influenza infection as they may have already developed partial immunity.
In Baden-Württemberg, the highly pathogenic avian influenza virus of subtype H5N1 was detected in a large poultry farm in Öllingen in the Alb-Donau district on October 23, 2025.
An up-to-date overview of outbreaks of avian influenza / avian influenza in wild birds and kept birds can be found at the Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut in the TSIS - Animal Disease Information System: https: //tsis.fli.de/cadenza/
Further information
Current information on the situation in Baden-Württemberg at: https://mlr.baden-wuerttemberg.de/de/unsere-themen/tierschutz-tiergesundheit/tiergesundheit/tierkrankheiten-tierseuchen-zoonosen/vogelgrippe/aktuelles
