OIE: Highly pathogenic avian influenza, Germany
submited by kickingbird at Mar, 11, 2009 21:21 PM from OIE
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 |
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Total animals affected |
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Outbreak statistics |
* 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 |
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Measures to be applied |
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Diagnostic test results
Laboratory name and type | Friedrich-Loeffler Institute (National laboratory) | ||||||||
Tests and results |
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Future Reporting
The event is resolved. No more reports will be submitted. |
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