Hundreds of dead birds wash up along the Wadden Coast. dead birds who have fallen victim to avian influenza. According to landscape manager Silvan Puijman, the situation is much more worrying than last autumn when birds fell from the sky. “It wasn't as bad as it is now,” says Puijman to RTV Noord. “It's really about hundreds of dead specimens. We see mostly arse geese and black-headed gulls”

The administrators take the dead birds away from hiking trails to prevent the spread of avian influenza virus via the shoe soles of passers-by. Since the avian flu virus (H5N8) is transmitted to humans, it is advised to be careful. The virus can be transmitted at direct contact. When infected with H5N8, the disease course can be compared to a normal flu. RTV North

In Germany, the necessary dead birds have already been found in recent months that had succumbed to avian influenza. Outbreaks also occurred in captive birds, such as farms and zoos.
Avian influenza events in Germany: No sign of ending

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