OIE: Highly pathogenic avian influenza, Germany
Information received on 11/03/2009 from Prof. Dr. Werner Zwingmann, Ministerialdirigent, Head of dep. animal health and food hygiene, Federal Ministry for Food, Agriculture and Consumer Protection(BMELV) , Bonn, Germany
Summary
| Report type |
Immediate notification (Final report) |
| Start date |
06/03/2009 |
| Date of first confirmation of the event |
06/03/2009 |
| Report date |
10/03/2009 |
| Date submitted to OIE |
11/03/2009 |
| Date event resolved |
06/03/2009 |
| Reason for notification |
Reoccurrence of a listed disease |
| Date of previous occurrence |
04/10/2008 |
| Manifestation of disease |
Sub-clinical infection |
| Causal agent |
Highly pathogenic avian influenza virus |
| Serotype |
H5N1 |
| Nature of diagnosis |
Laboratory (basic), Laboratory (advanced) |
| This event pertains to |
the whole country |
New outbreaks
| Summary of outbreaks |
Total outbreaks: 1 |
| Outbreak Location and Affected population |
- BAYERN (Possenhofen (bei Starnberg), P?cking, Starnberg) : One of 39 wild ducks shot in January was positive for HPAI H5N1, 38 were negative for influenza A.
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| Total animals affected |
| Species |
Susceptible |
Cases |
Deaths |
Destroyed |
Slaughtered |
| Wild species |
39 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 | |
| Outbreak statistics |
| Species |
Apparent morbidity rate |
Apparent mortality rate |
Apparent case fatality rate |
Proportion susceptible animals lost* |
| Wild species |
2.56% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
* Removed from the susceptible population through death, destruction and/or slaughter |
Epidemiology
| Source of the outbreak(s) or origin of infection |
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| Epidemiological comments |
The place where the birds were killed is inside a risk zone, thus free-range holding of poultry is forbidden. There are no poultry holdings in the neighbourhood. |
Control measures
| Measures applied |
- Control of wildlife reservoirs
- Screening
- Vaccination prohibited
- No treatment of affected animals
|
| Measures to be applied |
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Diagnostic test results
| Laboratory name and type |
Friedrich-Loeffler Institute (National laboratory) |
| Tests and results |
| Species |
Test |
Test date |
Result |
| Wild species |
polymerase chain reaction (PCR) |
06/03/2009 |
Positive | |
Future Reporting
| The event is resolved. No more reports will be submitted. |