Summary
Report type: immediate notification
Started: 14 Oct 2021
Confirmed: 15 Oct 2021
Reported: 15 Oct 2021
Reason for notification: recurrence
Causal agent: Highly pathogenic avian influenza virus
Serotype: H5N1
Nature of diagnosis: clinical, laboratory
This event pertains to a defined zone within the country.

Outbreak location: Pellworm, Nordfriesland, Schleswig-Holstein
Started: 14 Oct 2021
Epidemiological unit: not applicable
Animals affected:
Species / Susceptible / Cases / Deaths / Killed and disposed of /
Slaughtered or killed for commercial use / Vaccinated
Anatidae (unidentified) (Anatidae (incognita)): Anatidae-Anseriformes
/ - / 1 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0

Epidemiology
Source of the outbreak(s) or origin of infection: unknown or
inconclusive.

Control measures at event level
Domestic and wild control measures applied: official disposal of
carcasses, by-products and waste, control of wildlife reservoirs.

Diagnostic test results
Laboratory name and type / Species / Outbreaks / Test / Test date /
Result
Friedrich-Loeffler Institute National Laboratory/ Anatidae
(unidentified) / 1 / Real-time polymerase chain reaction (real-time
PCR) / 15 Oct 2021 / positive