Germany: Low Pathogenic avian influenza H5N1 in turkey farm in Lower Saxony

[Gert van der Hoek]

machinetranslation

april 17, 2013

Bird flu suspected in Turkey farms in Lower Saxony

Ministry: No association with dangerous Chinese pathogen

In two turkeys fattening farms in Lower Saxony, there is the suspicion of a mild form of bird flu. As the Ministry of Agriculture in Hanover announced on Wednesday evening, is in the district of Osnabrück farms with a total of around 27,000 turkeys. Already on Thursday was to be expected with an accurate diagnosis. "There is no danger to people is in this mild form of bird flu," the ministry said.

Yahoo.com

Location of Lower Saxony

[gsgs]

Re: Germany: Low Pathogenic avian influenza suspected on turkey farm in Lower Saxony

H7N? , Kreis Artland, 2 farms
H7, "ganz genau haben wir's noch nicht, aber LP"
video: http://www.ndr.de/regional/niedersac...grippe167.html

keywords: laves fli
Burkhard Riepenhoff


it might take weeks to figure out the infection-way

http://www.noz.de/lokales/71551700/krisenstab-tagt-wegen-des-verdachts-der-vogelgrippe-im-landkreis-osnabrueck

Das Niedersächsische Landesamt für Verbraucherschutz und Lebensmittelsicherheit in Oldenburg
wird nach Beteiligung der Experten des Friedrich-Loeffler-Instituts auf der Insel Riems nach Stand
der Dinge am heutigen Donnerstag seine Bewertung der Ergebnisse aus dem Labor nach Osnabrück

another video in German:

http://www.sat1regional.de/panorama-video/article/vogelgrippe-27000-puten-muessen-getoetet-werden-114221.html

seems to be the same virus as in NL
übermitteln

[Gert van der Hoek]

Re: Germany: Low Pathogenic avian influenza H7 in 2 turkey farms in Lower Saxony

Bird flu: 27,000 turkeys to be culled


In two turkey farms in the district of Osnabr?ck, a form of bird flu has been detected.

In Lower Saxony, a mild form of bird flu has broken out. This was confirmed on Thursday the Ministry of Agriculture. Thus, it has been confirmed in two agricultural turkey farms in the district of Osnabr?ck, the avian influenza virus H7 type. The total number of turkeys in these companies must now be culled. 27,000 animals are affected by the measure. Risk to people should not exist in this mild form of avian flu.

NDR

thanks to gsgs

[Gert van der Hoek]

Re: Germany: Low Pathogenic avian influenza H5N1 in turkey farm in Lower Saxony

Today Germany confirmed via OIE Low Pathogenic H5N1:

Low pathogenic avian influenza (poultry) H5N1, Germany (OIE, April 22 2013): 2 New Outbreaks in Lower Saxony

[gsgs]

Re: Germany: Low Pathogenic avian influenza H5N1 in turkey farm in Lower Saxony

I'm not sure H5N1 is correct. All the newspaper reports say H7.

There was H5N1 elsewhere in Germany and this is a followup-report.

----I found a confirmation for H7N7 now------

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http://www.nwzonline.de/wirtschaft/weser-ems/nach-seuche-suche-nach-schuldigen_a_5,1,1374055124.html

the farmer is angry
speculates about wind-transmission --> 2km
he thinks the car that fetches the dead animals introduced it
to his farm from the other farm, no visitors, disposed-clothing.
Official local politicians think it were wild birds
he went to Court, where/how to dispose his dead animals