OIE: Low pathogenic avian influenza (poultry), Germany

Information received on 23/11/2016 from Dr. Karin Schwabenbauer, Ministerial Dirigentin and Chief Veterinary Officer , Directorate of Animal Health, Animal Welfare, Bundesministerium für Ern?hrung und Landwirtschaft (BMEL) , Bonn, Germany

Summary

Report type	Immediate notification
Date of start of the event	18/11/2016
Date of confirmation of the event	18/11/2016
Report date	23/11/2016
Date submitted to OIE	23/11/2016
Reason for notification	Reoccurrence of a listed disease
Date of previous occurrence	11/2010
Manifestation of disease	Clinical disease
Causal agent	Low pathogenic avian influenza virus
Serotype	H5N2
Nature of diagnosis	Clinical, Laboratory (advanced), Necropsy
This event pertains to	the whole country

New outbreaks

Summary of outbreaks

Total outbreaks: 1

Outbreak Location

MECKLENBURG-VORPOMMERN ( Mesekenhagen, Vorpommern-Greifswald )

Total animals affected

Species	Susceptible	Cases	Deaths	Destroyed	Slaughtered
Birds	55	1	0	54

Outbreak statistics

Species	Apparent morbidity rate	Apparent mortality rate	Apparent case fatality rate	Proportion susceptible animals lost*
Birds	1.82%	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	Unknown or inconclusive
Epidemiological comments	All poultry have been culled and safely disposed. No poultry or poultry products have been dispatched. Low pathogenic avian influenza outbreaks are not connected to highly pathogenic avian influenza outbreaks recently notified in Germany.

Control measures

Measures applied

Movement control inside the country
Screening
Disinfection / Disinfestation
Traceability
Quarantine
Surveillance outside containment and/or protection zone
Stamping out
Official destruction of animal products
Official disposal of carcasses, by-products and waste
Surveillance within containment and/or protection zone
Control of wildlife reservoirs
Zoning
Vaccination prohibited
No treatment of affected animals

Measures to be applied

No other measures

Diagnostic test results

Laboratory name and type

Friedrich-Loeffler Institute ( National laboratory )

Tests and results