The danger is by no means over.
- No, unfortunately, unfortunately, so it takes time and it will probably continue to take time before the Swedish Board of Agriculture and SVA blow the danger over, says Marie Lönneskog Hogstadius, operations manager at the organization Swedish Eggs.
Infection in Scania
Behind the comment is the fact that a facility in Skåne has recently been shown to have the infection.
In Poland and Germany, the infection is found on farms and in Denmark, the infection has been found in wild birds.
On 13 April, the rules regarding protected areas in Östergötland were removed and on Wednesday 21 April, the rules on surveillance areas will also be removed.
This means that Östergötland has protection level 2, just like the rest of the country.
Keep chickens indoors
However, it still applies that birds in commercial herds must be kept indoors and chickens in hobby activities must be kept fenced, preferably under a roof.
It was in February and March that the bird flu broke out in Östergötland.
Five herds were affected and a large number of animals were killed.
Affected farms must be completely rehabilitated after an outbreak.