OIE: Highly pathogenic influenza A viruses (infection with) (non-poultry including wild birds), Germany

Information received on 29/08/2017 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	22/08/2017
Date of confirmation of the event	25/08/2017
Report date	29/08/2017
Date submitted to OIE	29/08/2017
Reason for notification	Recurrence of a listed disease
Date of previous occurrence	06/2017
Manifestation of disease	Clinical disease
Causal agent	Highly pathogenic influenza A virus
Serotype	H5N8
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

SACHSEN-ANHALT ( Seegebiet Mansfelder Land, Mansfeld-Südharz )

Total animals affected

Species	Susceptible	Cases	Deaths	Killed and disposed of	Slaughtered
Anatidae (unidentified):Anatidae (Anatidae (incognita))		3	2	1	0

Outbreak statistics

Species	Apparent morbidity rate	Apparent mortality rate	Apparent case fatality rate	Proportion susceptible animals lost*
Anatidae (unidentified):Anatidae (Anatidae (incognita))	**	**	66.67%	**

* Removed from the susceptible population through death, destruction and/or slaughter;
** Not calculated because of missing information;

Epidemiology

Source of the outbreak(s) or origin of infection

Unknown or inconclusive

Control measures

Measures applied	Surveillance within containment and/or protection zone Control of wildlife reservoirs 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
Anatidae (unidentified)	real-time PCR	25/08/2017	Positive

Future Reporting

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