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Published Date: 2007-07-10 12:00:06
Subject: PRO/AH/EDR> Avian influenza (127): Germany (multistate), wild birds, OIE
Archive Number: 20070710.2194

AVIAN INFLUENZA (127): GERMANY (MULTISTATE), WILD BIRDS, OIE
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In this update:
[1] OIE WAHID immediate notification: Thuringia, goose
[2] OIE WAHID follow up report No. 2: Thuringia, Saxony-Anhalt,
Bavaria, wild birds
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[1] OIE WAHID immediate notification: Thuringia, goose
Date: Mon 9 July 2007
Source: OIE, WAHID (World Animal Health Information Database),
Disease Information 2007; 20(28) [edited]
<http://www.oie.int/wahid-prod/public.php?page=weekly_report_index&admin=0>

Highly pathogenic avian influenza, Germany
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Information received on (and dated) 7 Jul 2007 from Mr Werner
Zwingmann, Director, Department of Animal Health and Food Hygiene,
Federal Ministry of Food, Agriculture, and Consumer Protection
(BMELV), Bonn, Germany
Summary
Report type: immediate notification
Start date: 6 Jul 2007
Date of confirmation of event: 6 Jul 2007
Report date: 7 Jul 2007
Date submitted to OIE: 7 Jul 2007
Reason for notification: reoccurrence of a listed disease
Date of previous occurrence: 5 Apr 2006
Manifestation of disease: sub-clinical infection
Causal agent: highly pathogenic avian influenza virus
Serotype H5N1
Nature of diagnosis: laboratory (basic), laboratory (advanced), necropsy
Report pertains to: defined zone within the country
New outbreaks
Summary of outbreaks
Total outbreaks: 1
Outbreak location: Thuringia (Saalfelder Hoehe 16073A070004,
Saalfelder Hoehe, Saalfeld-Rudolstadt)
Date of start of outbreak: 6 Jul 2007
Outbreak status: continuing (or date resolved not submitted)
Epidemiological unit: farm
Total animals affected
Species: birds
Susceptible: 10
Cases: 1
Deaths: 1
Destroyed: 9
Slaughtered: 0
Affected population: a dead goose. A total of 4 geese and 5 ducks were killed.
Outbreak statistics
Species: birds
Apparent morbidity rate: 10 percent
Apparent mortality rate: 10 percent
Apparent case fatality rate: 100 percent
Proportion susceptible removed*: 100 percent
* Removed from the susceptible population either through death,
destruction, or slaughter
Epidemiology
Source of infection: unknown or inconclusive
Epidemiological comments: vaccination is forbidden for poultry, it is
only allowed for zoo birds.
Diagnostic test results
Laboratory name and type: Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut (National laboratory)
Species: birds
Test: polymerase chain reaction (PCR)
Test date: 6 Jul 2007
Result: positive
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[2] OIE WAHID follow up report No. 2: Thuringia, Saxony-Anhalt,
Bavaria, wild birds
Date: Mon 9 July 2007
Source: OIE, WAHID (World Animal Health Information Database),
Disease Information 2007; 20(28) [edited]
<http://www.oie.int/wahid-prod/public.php?page=weekly_report_index&admin=0>

Highly pathogenic avian influenza, Germany
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Information received on (and dated) 7 Jul 2007 from Mr Werner
Zwingmann, Director, Department of Animal Health and Food Hygiene,
Federal Ministry of Food, Agriculture, and Consumer Protection
(BMELV), Bonn, Germany
[I am only including a summary of the 25 wild birds found to have
H5N1. The full OIE WAHID report is available at the source URL
provided above. - Mod.PC]
Summary of outbreaks
Total outbreaks: 25
Species: wild species
Susceptible: --
Cases: 25
Deaths: 25
Destroyed 0
Slaughtered: 0
Outbreak statistics
Species: wild species
Apparent morbidity rate: --
Apparent mortality rate: --
Apparent case fatality rate: 100 percent
Proportion susceptible removed*: --
* Removed from the susceptible population either through death,
destruction, or slaughter
Epidemiology
Source of infection: unknown or inconclusive
Epidemiological comments:
Affected birds: swans and coots.
Movement control is applied in the restriction zones as well as
disinfection and sensitization of staff in poultry holdings in the
restricted zones and reinforcement of wild birds monitoring.
Vaccination is forbidden for poultry. It is only permitted for zoo birds.
Control measures
Measures already applied: screening, control of wildlife reservoirs,
zoning, vaccination permitted, no treatment of affected animals
Measures to be applied: none specified
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[The OIE WAHID reference contains a map of the location, although a
slightly more detailed map map of Germany showing the 3 provinces
where avian flu cases have been reported is available at
<http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/europe/germany.jpg>.
It would still be very useful to know what was so unusual about the
case of the goose in Thuringia in the 1st report, that it required
the slaughter of all birds within the 3-km (2-mi) surveillance zone.
None of the 25 individual swans or coots summarized in the 2nd report
seemed to have needed similar control and follow up tactics. - Mod.PC]

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20070707.2169
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20070624.2041
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