Stock Photo - 15 December 2023, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Matzlow: Near a turkey fattening farm in the municipality of Lewitzrand, which has already been affected by two bird flu outbreaks this year, a notice from the district warns ""Avian influenza protection zone"". In the first outbreak, 17,000 animals had to be killed, in the second 25,000. Recently, the number of bird flu outbreaks in European stables has skyrocketed again. According to experts, more than 1.6 million animals were affected in November alone. Photo: Bernd Wüstneck/dpa. - Matzlow/Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania/Germany