OIE: Low pathogenic avian influenza (poultry) ,Germany

Information received on 12/03/2014 from Dr. Karin Schwabenbauer, Ministerial Dirigentin and Chief Veterinary Officer , Directorate of Animal Health, Animal Welfare, Bundesministerium für Ern?hrung, Landwirtschaft und Verbraucherschutz (BMELV) , Bonn, Germany

Summary

Report type	Immediate notification
Date of start of the event	09/03/2014
Date of pre-confirmation of the event	11/03/2014
Report date	12/03/2014
Date submitted to OIE	12/03/2014
Reason for notification	Reoccurrence of a listed disease
Date of previous occurrence	12/2013
Manifestation of disease	Clinical disease
Causal agent	Low pathogenic avian influenza virus
Serotype	H5N1
Nature of diagnosis	Laboratory (basic)
This event pertains to	a defined zone within the country

New outbreaks

Summary of outbreaks

Total outbreaks: 1

Outbreak Location

NIEDERSACHSEN ( Laar, Vorwald (bei Emlichheim), Grafschaft Bentheim )

Total animals affected

Species	Susceptible	Cases	Deaths	Destroyed	Slaughtered
Birds	38323	48	48	38275	0

Outbreak statistics

Species	Apparent morbidity rate	Apparent mortality rate	Apparent case fatality rate	Proportion susceptible animals lost*
Birds	0.13%	0.13%	100.00%	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	No movement of laying hens to other regions in Germany, Member States or Third Countries. Contact with wild species cannot be excluded. Note by the OIE Animal Health Information Department: H5 and H7 avian influenza in its low pathogenic form in poultry is a notifiable disease as per Chapter 10.4. on avian influenza of the Terrestrial Animal Health Code (2013).

Control measures

Measures applied	Stamping out Screening Zoning Disinfection of infected premises/establishment(s) 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

Species	Test	Test date	Result
Birds	real-time PCR	11/03/2014	Positive

Future Reporting

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