Tierpark and Zoo Berlin close: mouth and claw disease threatens animals!

Tierpark and Zoo Berlin close: mouth and claw disease threatens animals!

In a worrying turning point for animal husbandry in Berlin, the zoo and the zoo had to close for fear of the highly contagious mouth and claw disease (MKS). The Berlin Zoo team explained this in a message. The protection of the animals is of the highest priority, as bz-berlin.de emphasized. The closure takes place against the background of an acute threat, after a water buffalo herd in Hönow, just a few kilometers from Berlin, the pathogen of the disease was detected.

The alarming details are devastating: a farmer already found three of his water buffalos dead. As a precaution, the affected herd had to be killed - a total of eleven animals - in order to contain further spread. The measures are drastic, because in a radius of one kilometer around the affected farm, all of the pairs, which also include sheep and pigs, are now put under quarantine. This affects several hundred animals, such as [rtl.de] (https://www.rtl.de/news/wegs-maul-und-Klauenseuche-tierpark-berlin-Schliesst-Spontan-Id2025453.html) reported.

plague with catastrophic effects

The mouth and claw disease is one of the most dangerous animal diseases in the world and could have devastating economic consequences. There are no treatment options for the affected animals, and the symptoms are painful: high fever, bladder formation and lameness are typical signs. The Friedrich Löffler Institute warns of the constant danger of spreading the virus through international trade and travel. The risk of infection is enormous because a single virus is already sufficient to infect healthy animals. A close contact between the animals, or even over the air, can lead to distribution, which makes the Situation even more alarming.

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