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Foot-and-mouth disease, border controls, and import bans: anyone traveling abroad or returning over Easter must expect restrictions in Burgenland.
Due to the current spread of the highly contagious animal disease in Hungary and Slovakia, comprehensive protective measures remain in place. Particularly affected: travel via small border crossings.
21 crossings in Burgenland are still closed, including routes near Andau, Baumgarten and Schattendorf.
Epidemic carpets have been installed at the open crossings – vehicles must drive over them to disinfect them. Near the border, the police are stepping up checks to see whether prohibited animal products are being imported.
All border crossings in the districts of Oberwart, Güssing, and Jennersdorf are still open, but checks are also being carried out there.
“Be sure to take all precautionary measures; in particular, do not bring any animals or animal products with you,” appeals Deputy Governor Anja Haider-Wallner. Regional Transport Councillor Heinrich Dorner also warns, “Plan enough time to be prepared for any traffic delays.”
According to the FMD ordinance, the import of fresh meat, raw milk, manure, hunting trophies, or live cloven-hoofed animals from the restricted zones is prohibited.
This specifically includes
live, susceptible animals; fresh meat such as minced meat, cevapcici, raw sausages (e.g., salami), and any meat that has not been heated through. Allowed are, e.g. cooked sausages, long-salted or long-matured meat products,
raw milk and colostrum (= first milk), raw by-products of slaughter (all parts of slaughtered/killed animals, e.g. heart, kidney, liver, heads, claws, hides, intestines, etc.), slurry and manure, hunting trophies, feed materials of plant origin and straw, insofar as these products originate from plants harvested since March 1, 2025
Feed materials of plant origin and game in blankets may also not be carried – provided they were harvested or shot after March 1, 2025.
The authorities in Burgenland are focusing on education and control to prevent the spread of the disease.
- source: kurier.at/picture: canva.com
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