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Stuttgart / Donaueschingen (dpa / lsw) - Avian flu has been detected in a wild bird in the Schwarzwald-Baar district.
A seriously ill buzzard was found near a pond near Donaueschingen, said a spokesman for the Ministry of Agriculture in Stuttgart on Friday.
Investigations by the Friedrich Loeffler Institute (FLI) and the Chemical Veterinary Investigation Office in Freiburg confirmed the findings of the influenza virus (HPAIV).
The Ministry of Agriculture estimates that there is a high risk that avian influenza will spread among wild birds.
For this reason, the authorities in the districts of Schwarzwald-Baar-Kreis and Tuttlingen would announce a general decree on Monday that regulates the further procedure, it said.
It is important for bird owners to prevent their animals from coming into contact with wild birds through a stable or other protective devices.
Anyone who finds a sick or dead wild bird should not touch it or take it away from the place of discovery, but report it to the responsible veterinary authorities at the district offices or mayor offices of the city districts.
According to the ministry, avian influenza has been increasingly detected in Europe and Germany for several weeks.
Wild birds and isolated poultry on the North and Baltic Sea coasts are particularly affected.
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