Summary
Report type: immediate notification
Started: 4 Jan 2022
Confirmed: 7 Jan 2022
Reported: 12 Jan 2022
Reason for notification: new strain in a zone or a compartment
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 1: Bremen
Started: 6 Jan 2022
Ended: 12 Jan 2022
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 / 0 / 1 / 0 / 0

Outbreak location 2: Bremen
Started: 4 Jan 2022
Ended: 7 Jan 2022
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
Wild control measures applied: disinfection; official disposal of
carcasses, by-products, and waste; movement control inside the
country

Diagnostic test results
Laboratory name and type / Species / Outbreaks / Test / Test date /
Result
Friedrich-Loeffler Institute (national laboratory) / Anatidae
(unidentified) / 2 / polymerase chain reaction (PCR) / 4 to 11 Jan
2022 / positive