Published Date: 2007-12-18 23:01:35
Subject: PRO/AH/EDR> Avian influenza (190): Germany (Brandenburg), OIE
Archive Number: 20071218.4077
AVIAN INFLUENZA (190): GERMANY (BRANDENBURG), OIE
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Date: 18 Dec 2007
Source: OIE WAHID (World Animal Health Information Database) Disease
Information 2007; 20(51) [edited]
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Highly pathogenic avian influenza, Germany
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Information received on 17 Dec 2007 from Mr. Werner Zwingmann,
Ministerialdirigent, "Leiter der Unterabteilung Tiergesundheit und
Lebensmittelhygiene," Bundesministerium fur Ernahrung, Landwirtschaft
und Verbraucherschutz (BMELV), Bonn, Germany
Summary
Report type: Immediate notification
Start date 14 Dec 2007
Date of confirmation of event 15 Dec 2007
Report date 17 Dec 2007
Date submitted to OIE 18 Dec 2007
Reason for notification: Reoccurrence of a listed disease
Date of previous occurrence 10 Sept 2007
Manifestation of disease: Clinical disease
Causal agent: Highly pathogenic avian influenza virus
Serotype H5N1
Nature of diagnosis: Suspicion, Clinical, Laboratory (basic),
Laboratory (advanced), Necropsy
Report pertains to: Defined zone within the country
New outbreaks
Outbreak 1 (AI in poultry II) Altglobsow 12065A070007,
Grosswoltersdorf, Oberhavel, BRANDENBURG
Date of start of outbreak 14 Dec 2007
Outbreak status: Continuing (or date resolved not submitted)
Epidemiological unit: Farm
Species Birds
Susceptible 11
Cases 10
Deaths 10
Destroyed 1
Slaughtered 0
Affected population backyard flock with laying hens for own
consumption with no trading activity
Summary of outbreaks Total outbreaks: 1
Outbreak statistics
Species Birds
Apparent morbidity rate 90.91 percent
Apparent mortality rate 90.91 percent
Apparent case fatality rate 100.00 percent
Proportion susceptible removed* 100.00 percent
* Removed from the susceptible population either through death,
destruction or slaughter
Epidemiology: Source of infection. Unknown or inconclusive
Laboratory name and type: Friedrich-Loeffler Institute (National laboratory)
Species Birds
Test polymerase chain reaction (PCR)
Test date 14 Dec 2007
Result Positive
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[This is the official OIE report which supplements the critical
information posted yesterday from Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. T. Mettenleiter
and colleagues at the Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut. See:
Avian influenza (188): Saudi Arabia, Germany (Brandenburg) 20071217.4061.
Every outbreak presents the opportunity for either an formal or
informal assessment of risk. Informally, in my opinion, backyard
poultry present a mixed risk profile. It is good that such backyard
flocks are not in the middle of a large, vertically integrated
poultry company which then puts extremely large numbers of birds and
potentially employees throughout the company at some level of risk.
On the other hand, backyard poultry outbreaks pose a highly variable
risk depending on the knowledge of the backyard farmers, physical
facilities, management techniques and many other factors that cover a
wide range of risk possibilities.
In any case, we will appreciate any further updates of information on
both the epidemiologic and molecular level. - Mod.PC]
See Also
Avian influenza (189): Poland (Mazowsze) 20071218.4073Avian influenza (188): Saudi Arabia, Germany (Brandenburg) 20071217.4061
Avian influenza, poultry vs migratory birds (38): Germany 20071211.3992
Avian influenza (152): Germany (Bavaria) 20070908.2963
Avian influenza (149): Germany (Bavaria) 20070830.2857
Avian influenza (148): Germany (Bavaria), domestic ducks 20070828.2818
Avian influenza (147): Germany (Bavaria) 20070827.2812
Avian influenza (146): Germany (Bavaria), domestic goose 20070826.2805
Avian influenza (145): Germany (Bavaria), Viet Nam 20070825.2794
Avian influenza (140): Germany (Bavaria), wild duck 20070812.2633
Avian influenza (138): Germany (Bavaria), duck 20070811.2622
Avian influenza, poultry vs migratory birds (30): Germany 20070811.2612
Avian influenza (137): Germany (Bavaria), duck 20070807.2563
Avian influenza (136): Germany, Hungary, Italy 20070804.2531
Avian influenza (127): Germany (multistate), wild birds, OIE 20070710.2194
Avian influenza (126): Germany (Thuringia), Viet Nam 20070709.2185
Avian influenza (125): Germany (Thuringia), domestic goose, confirmed
20070707.2169
Avian influenza (124): Germany (Thuringia), domestic goose, susp.
20070707.2159
Avian influenza (123): Review, Germany, France, wild birds 20070706.2155
Avian influenza (122): Germany (Thuringia), France, Austria, wild
birds 20070705.2135
Avian influenza (119): Germany, France, wild birds, susp. 20070703.2116
Avian influenza (117): Germany, wild birds 20070629.2090
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