OIE: Highly pathogenic avian influenza, Germany

Information received on 09/11/2016 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	07/11/2016
Date of confirmation of the event	08/11/2016
Report date	09/11/2016
Date submitted to OIE	10/11/2016
Reason for notification	Reoccurrence of a listed disease
Date of previous occurrence	09/2015
Manifestation of disease	Clinical disease
Causal agent	Highly pathogenic avian influenza 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

SCHLESWIG-HOLSTEIN ( Pl?ner See, Pl?n )

Total animals affected

Species	Susceptible	Cases	Deaths	Destroyed	Slaughtered
Great black-backed Gull:Laridae (Larus marinus)		1	1	0	0
Common Coot:Rallidae (Fulica atra)		1	1	0	0
Tufted Duck:Anatidae (Aythya fuligula)		58	58	0	0

Outbreak statistics

Species	Apparent morbidity rate	Apparent mortality rate	Apparent case fatality rate	Proportion susceptible animals lost*
Great black-backed Gull:Laridae (Larus marinus)	**	**	100.00%	**
Common Coot:Rallidae (Fulica atra)	**	**	100.00%	**
Tufted Duck:Anatidae (Aythya fuligula)	**	**	100.00%	**

* 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	Official disposal of carcasses, by-products and waste 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 ( National laboratory )
Tests and results