OIE: Highly pathogenic avian influenza, Germany

Information received on 24/01/2017 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	22/01/2017
Date of confirmation of the event	22/01/2017
Report date	24/01/2017
Date submitted to OIE	24/01/2017
Reason for notification	New strain of a listed disease in the country
Causal agent	Highly pathogenic avian influenza virus
Serotype	H5N5
Nature of diagnosis	Clinical, Laboratory (basic), Laboratory (advanced)
This event pertains to	the whole country

New outbreaks

Summary of outbreaks

Total outbreaks: 1

Outbreak Location

SCHLESWIG-HOLSTEIN ( Süderau, Steinburg )

Total animals affected

Species	Susceptible	Cases	Deaths	Destroyed	Slaughtered
Birds	3400	1750	1350	2050	0

Outbreak statistics

Species	Apparent morbidity rate	Apparent mortality rate	Apparent case fatality rate	Proportion susceptible animals lost*
Birds	51.47%	39.71%	77.14%	100.00%

* 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 of. Restriction zones have been established and epidemiological investigations started. No poultry or poultry products have been dispatched to EU Member States or third countries.

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 (FLI) ( National laboratory )

Tests and results

Species	Test	Test date	Result
Birds	real-time PCR	22/01/2017	Positive

Future Reporting

The event is continuing. Weekly follow-up reports will be submitted.