Information received on 07/12/2016 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
Report type |
Immediate notification |
Date of start of the event |
30/11/2016 |
Date of confirmation of the event |
02/12/2016 |
Report date |
07/12/2016 |
Date submitted to OIE |
07/12/2016 |
Reason for notification |
Reoccurrence of a listed disease |
Date of previous occurrence |
03/2014 |
Manifestation of disease |
Clinical disease |
Causal agent |
Low pathogenic avian influenza virus |
Serotype |
H5N1 |
Nature of diagnosis |
Clinical, Laboratory (advanced), Necropsy |
This event pertains to |
the whole country |
Summary of outbreaks |
Total outbreaks: 1 | ||||||||||||
Outbreak Location |
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Total animals affected |
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Outbreak statistics |
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Source of the outbreak(s) or origin of infection |
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Epidemiological comments |
All poultry have been culled and safely disposed of. No poultry or poultry products have been dispatched. This low pathogenic avian influenza outbreak is not connected to highly pathogenic avian influenza outbreaks recently notified in Germany. |
Measures applied |
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Measures to be applied |
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Laboratory name and type |
Friedrich-Loeffler Institute ( National laboratory ) | ||||||||
Tests and results |
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