Animal disease at the gates of Berlin: Green Week without farm animals!

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Nach dem Ausbruch der Maul- und Klauenseuche in Märkisch-Oderland wird die Grüne Woche in Berlin umgeplant. Was bedeutet das für Besucher?
After the outbreak of mouth and claw disease in Märkisch-Oderland, the Green Week in Berlin is planned. What does this mean for visitors? (Symbolbild/NAGW)
The mouth and claw disease broke out in Germany for the first time in over 35 years. This highly contagious viral disease was found in a water buffalo herd in Hönow, in the Brandenburg district of Märkisch-Oderland. Three buffalos have died there, as Brandenburg's Minister of Agriculture Hanka Mitteldstädt announced. To prevent further spread, measures were taken immediately, including the killing of further eleven buffalos and the closure of adjacent companies. "Indeed, it is an economic risk for animal-keeping companies," says Mittelstädt, while experts from the Friedrich Loeffler Institute (Fli) must now examine the causes of the outbreak [Merkur.de] (https://www.merkur.de/Deutschland/brandenburg/maul-und-klauenseuche-brochen-krisinge-im-Einsatz-zr-93508584.html) reported.

massive effects on agriculture and events

The Green Week in Berlin, which is due to take place from January 17th to 26th, will also be affected by this outbreak. "In coordination with the veterinary office, we won't have a cloak of pairs on site," said Lars Jaeger, director of the Green Week. Instead of cattle, sheep and other usable animals, only other pets will be seen. This decision has a direct impact, since the outbreak could put a heavy burden on animal husbandry, such as rbb24 reported.

In a radius of one kilometer around the infected water buffalo herd, all the shoists have to be killed, including sheep and about 200 pigs in a neighboring region. A crisis team led by Federal Agriculture Minister Cem Özdemir was activated to monitor the Situation. After the last outbreak in 1988, Germany and the EU have since been considered MKS-free. The current outbreak raises serious questions about organic security and health of the animal population in the region. The FLI will provide further information on possible transmission paths and to assess the situation in the coming days.

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