People alarm in Berlin: mouth and claw disease threatens animal stocks!

alarm level red in Brandenburg! For the first time in 35 years, the dreaded mouth and claw disease (MKS) broke out in Germany. A water buffalo herd in Hönow is affected, not far from Berlin. Three animals died there, and the situation escalated quickly: a total of eleven water buffalos had to be shot. The Friedrich Loeffler Institute has confirmed the MKS virus in the rehearsals and the Minister of Agriculture Hanka Mittelstädt immediately announced a 3-kilometer restricted zone and a 10-kilometer security zone, which also includes parts of Berlin. These drastic measures were promptly implemented, as reported.

The state government's task force has already temporarily stopped transporting claw -animal farm animals such as cattle, pigs and goats. Special controls are arranged for all animals within the restricted zone in order to prevent the high -containing disease from spreading rapidly. Vice-District Administrator Friedemann Hanke urgently warns: "This is the worst plague that can catch us." Veterinarians also have other herds in the area and examine whether they were provided with the same feed, report [https://www.tagesspiegel.de/sgesellschaft/panorama/tiesuche-maul-und-klauenseuche-broken-krisensta-im-metz-1299361.html).

precautionary measures and effects

The mouth and claw disease is not only dangerous for farm animals such as cattle and pigs, but also threatens a variety of zoo and wild animals. The Berlin Zoo had to close preventively to protect the animals. According to Minister Mittelstädt, there is no risk of infection by eating meat or dairy products, but she was concerned about the economic consequences. The Bundestag will deal with the latest developments in a special meeting, while farmers are very concerned about their stocks. Historical reviews illustrate the severity of the situation, because during the last major outbreak of epidemics in 2001 in Great Britain, over four million animals were killed. In Germany you want to avoid such a disaster at all costs.