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    West Nile virus: already 5 birds died



    09/23/18

    West Nile viruses have been discovered in five birds that have died in Germany. The virus can also be transmitted to humans by mosquitoes.

    Dresden / Berlin - With the detection of West Nile virus (WNV) in a hawk in Saxony, the pathogen has now been discovered in five birds in Germany.

    In addition to the current two cases from Saxony-Anhalt and Bavaria have been registered, said a spokeswoman for the Friedrich Loeffler Institute (FLI). Due to increased examinations, further cases in the coming weeks are not excluded.

    A few weeks ago , the virus was detected in a decayed bearded owl from the Halle / Saale Zoo (Saxony-Anhalt) . It was the first confirmed West Nile case of a bird in Germany at all.

    Samples of dead wild birds sent to the National Reference Laboratory for West Nile Virus Infections at the FLI are always screened for the Usutu virus and the West Nile virus.

    The Usutu virus, like the West Nile virus, is transmitted by mosquitoes to wild birds. It has been increasingly detected in wild birds in recent weeks, but unlike the West Nile virus, it is not required to report and notify.



    Bei mittlerweile f?nf verendeten V?geln in Deutschland sind West-Nil-Viren entdeckt worden. Das Virus kann durch M?cken auch auf Menschen ?bertragen werden. St?rker als das West-Nil-Virus setzt den V?geln derzeit das t?dliche Usutu-Virus (USUV) zu. Laut Nabu sind bereits an die 9000 F?lle bekannt.
    ?Addressing chronic disease is an issue of human rights ? that must be our call to arms"
    Richard Horton, Editor-in-Chief The Lancet

    ~~~~ Twitter:@GertvanderHoek ~~~ GertvanderHoek@gmail.com ~~~

  • #2
    West Nile Fever,
    Germany
    Information received on 25/09/2018 from Dr. Karin Schwabenbauer, Ministerial Dirigentin and Chief Veterinary Officer , Directorate of Animal Health, Animal Welfare, Bundesministerium f?r Ern?hrung und Landwirtschaft (BMEL) , Bonn, Germany
    Summary
    Report type Immediate notification
    Date of start of the event 05/09/2018
    Date of confirmation of the event 20/09/2018
    Report date 25/09/2018
    Date submitted to OIE 25/09/2018
    Reason for notification First occurrence of a listed disease
    Manifestation of disease Clinical disease
    Causal agent West Nile virus
    Nature of diagnosis Laboratory (basic), Laboratory (advanced)
    This event pertains to a defined zone within the country
    New outbreaks (2)
    Outbreak 1 (18-416-00005) Berlin, Berlin, Berlin
    Date of start of the outbreak 05/09/2018
    Outbreak status Continuing (or date resolved not provided)
    Epidemiological unit Zoo
    Affected animals
    Species Susceptible Cases Deaths Killed and disposed of Slaughtered
    Snowy Owl:Bubo scandiacus(Strigidae) 4 2 2 0 0
    Outbreak 2 (18-416-00007) Berlin, Berlin, Berlin
    Date of start of the outbreak 20/09/2018
    Outbreak status Continuing (or date resolved not provided)
    Epidemiological unit Not applicable
    Affected animals
    Species Susceptible Cases Deaths Killed and disposed of Slaughtered
    Turdidae (unidentified):Turdidae (incognita)(Turdidae) 1 1 0 0
    Affected population wild thrush
    Summary of outbreaks Total outbreaks: 2
    Total animals affected
    Species Susceptible Cases Deaths Killed and disposed of Slaughtered
    Snowy Owl:Bubo scandiacus(Strigidae) 4 2 2 0 0
    Turdidae (unidentified):Turdidae (incognita)(Turdidae) 1 1 0 0
    Outbreak statistics
    Species Apparent morbidity rate Apparent mortality rate Apparent case fatality rate Proportion susceptible animals lost*
    Snowy Owl:Bubo scandiacus(Strigidae) 50.00% 50.00% 100.00% 50.00%
    Turdidae (unidentified):Turdidae (incognita)(Turdidae) ** ** 100.00% **
    *Removed from the susceptible population through death, destruction and/or slaughter
    **Not calculated because of missing information
    Epidemiology
    Source of the outbreak(s) or origin of infection
    • Unknown or inconclusive
    Control measures
    Measures applied
    • Surveillance within containment and/or protection zone
    • Traceability
    • Official disposal of carcasses, by-products and waste
    • Control of wildlife reservoirs
    • Control of vectors
    • Vector surveillance
    • Vaccination permitted (if a vaccine exists)
    • No treatment of affected animals
    Measures to be applied
    • No other measures
    Diagnostic test results
    Laboratory name and type Species Test Test date Result
    Friedrich-Loeffler Institute (National laboratory) Snowy Owl reverse transcription - polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) 20/09/2018 Positive
    Friedrich-Loeffler Institute (National laboratory) Turdidae (unidentified) reverse transcription - polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) 20/09/2018 Positive
    Future Reporting
    The event is continuing. Weekly follow-up reports will be submitted.
    ...
    "Safety and security don't just happen, they are the result of collective consensus and public investment. We owe our children, the most vulnerable citizens in our society, a life free of violence and fear."
    -Nelson Mandela

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    • #3
      West Nile Fever,
      Germany
      Information received on 25/09/2018 from Dr. Karin Schwabenbauer, Ministerial Dirigentin and Chief Veterinary Officer , Directorate of Animal Health, Animal Welfare, Bundesministerium f?r Ern?hrung und Landwirtschaft (BMEL) , Bonn, Germany
      Summary
      Report type Follow-up report No. 2
      Date of start of the event 28/08/2018
      Date of confirmation of the event 29/08/2018
      Report date 25/09/2018
      Date submitted to OIE 25/09/2018
      Reason for notification First occurrence of a listed disease
      Manifestation of disease Clinical disease
      Causal agent West Nile virus
      Nature of diagnosis Laboratory (basic), Laboratory (advanced)
      This event pertains to the whole country
      Related reports Immediate notification (30/08/2018)
      Follow-up report No. 1 (13/09/2018)
      Follow-up report No. 2 (25/09/2018)
      New outbreaks (1)
      Outbreak 1 (18-416-00006) Sch?nebeck (Elbe), Salzlandkreis, Sachsen-Anhalt
      Date of start of the outbreak 04/09/2018
      Outbreak status Continuing (or date resolved not provided)
      Epidemiological unit Other
      Affected animals
      Species Susceptible Cases Deaths Killed and disposed of Slaughtered
      Northern Goshawk:Accipiter gentilis(Accipitridae) 2 1 0 0 0
      Affected population wild Northern Goshawk at Rescue Centre for wild birds
      Summary of outbreaks Total outbreaks: 1
      Total animals affected
      Species Susceptible Cases Deaths Killed and disposed of Slaughtered
      Northern Goshawk:Accipiter gentilis(Accipitridae) 2 1 0 0 0
      Outbreak statistics
      Species Apparent morbidity rate Apparent mortality rate Apparent case fatality rate Proportion susceptible animals lost*
      Northern Goshawk:Accipiter gentilis(Accipitridae) 50.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
      *Removed from the susceptible population through death, destruction and/or slaughter
      Epidemiology
      Source of the outbreak(s) or origin of infection
      • Unknown or inconclusive
      Control measures
      Measures applied
      • Surveillance within containment and/or protection zone
      • Traceability
      • Official disposal of carcasses, by-products and waste
      • Control of wildlife reservoirs
      • Control of vectors
      • Vector surveillance
      • Vaccination permitted (if a vaccine exists)
      • No treatment of affected animals
      Measures to be applied
      • No other measures
      Diagnostic test results
      Laboratory name and type Species Test Test date Result
      Friedrich-Loeffler Institute (National laboratory) Northern Goshawk reverse transcription - polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) 19/09/2018 Positive
      Future Reporting
      The event is continuing. Weekly follow-up reports will be submitted.
      ...
      "Safety and security don't just happen, they are the result of collective consensus and public investment. We owe our children, the most vulnerable citizens in our society, a life free of violence and fear."
      -Nelson Mandela

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      • #4
        West Nile virus also in blackbirds in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern

        27.09.2018

        Four weeks after the nationwide first findings in a bearded owl in Halle (Saale), the West Nile virus has also been detected in a dead blackbird from the district of Rostock. This is the first proof of infection in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, informed the environment and agriculture ministry in Schwerin on Thursday.

        Birds are considered the most important host of the virus, which can be transmitted by mosquito bites on horses or humans. First, it had been assumed that the blackbird was suffering from the Usutu virus circulating in Germany for a long time and had died. However, more detailed investigations at the Friedrich Loeffler Institute (FLI) on the island of Riems have revealed that it is a West Nile virus infection.




        wikipedia
        Vier Wochen nach dem bundesweit ersten Befund bei einem Bartkauz in Halle (Saale) ist das West-Nil-Virus auch bei einer toten Amsel aus dem Landkreis Rostock...
        ?Addressing chronic disease is an issue of human rights ? that must be our call to arms"
        Richard Horton, Editor-in-Chief The Lancet

        ~~~~ Twitter:@GertvanderHoek ~~~ GertvanderHoek@gmail.com ~~~

        Comment


        • #5
          West Nile Fever,
          Germany
          Information received on 28/09/2018 from Dr. Karin Schwabenbauer, Ministerial Dirigentin and Chief Veterinary Officer , Directorate of Animal Health, Animal Welfare, Bundesministerium f?r Ern?hrung und Landwirtschaft (BMEL) , Bonn, Germany
          Summary
          Report type Immediate notification
          Date of start of the event 26/09/2018
          Date of confirmation of the event 26/09/2018
          Report date 28/09/2018
          Date submitted to OIE 28/09/2018
          Reason for notification First occurrence of a listed disease
          Manifestation of disease Clinical disease
          Causal agent West Nile virus
          Nature of diagnosis Laboratory (basic), Laboratory (advanced)
          This event pertains to a defined zone within the country
          New outbreaks (1)
          Outbreak 1 (18-416-00009) Laage, Landkreis Rostock, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
          Date of start of the outbreak 26/09/2018
          Outbreak status Continuing (or date resolved not provided)
          Epidemiological unit Not applicable
          Affected animals
          Species Susceptible Cases Deaths Killed and disposed of Slaughtered
          Turdidae (unidentified):Turdidae (incognita)(Turdidae) 1 1 0 0
          Affected population one wild thrush
          Summary of outbreaks Total outbreaks: 1
          Total animals affected
          Species Susceptible Cases Deaths Killed and disposed of Slaughtered
          Turdidae (unidentified):Turdidae (incognita)(Turdidae) 1 1 0 0
          Outbreak statistics
          Species Apparent morbidity rate Apparent mortality rate Apparent case fatality rate Proportion susceptible animals lost*
          Turdidae (unidentified):Turdidae (incognita)(Turdidae) ** ** 100.00% **
          *Removed from the susceptible population through death, destruction and/or slaughter
          **Not calculated because of missing information
          Epidemiology
          Source of the outbreak(s) or origin of infection
          • Unknown or inconclusive
          Control measures
          Measures applied
          • Surveillance within containment and/or protection zone
          • Traceability
          • Official disposal of carcasses, by-products and waste
          • Control of wildlife reservoirs
          • Control of vectors
          • Vector surveillance
          • Vaccination permitted (if a vaccine exists)
          • No treatment of affected animals
          Measures to be applied
          • No other measures
          Diagnostic test results
          Laboratory name and type Species Test Test date Result
          Friedrich-Loeffler Institute (National laboratory) Turdidae (unidentified) virus isolation 26/09/2018 Positive
          Future Reporting
          The event is continuing. Weekly follow-up reports will be submitted.
          ...
          "Safety and security don't just happen, they are the result of collective consensus and public investment. We owe our children, the most vulnerable citizens in our society, a life free of violence and fear."
          -Nelson Mandela

          Comment


          • #6
            West Nile Fever,
            Germany
            Information received on 28/09/2018 from Dr. Karin Schwabenbauer, Ministerial Dirigentin and Chief Veterinary Officer , Directorate of Animal Health, Animal Welfare, Bundesministerium f?r Ern?hrung und Landwirtschaft (BMEL) , Bonn, Germany
            Summary
            Report type Follow-up report No. 3
            Date of start of the event 28/08/2018
            Date of confirmation of the event 29/08/2018
            Report date 28/09/2018
            Date submitted to OIE 28/09/2018
            Reason for notification First occurrence of a listed disease
            Manifestation of disease Clinical disease
            Causal agent West Nile virus
            Nature of diagnosis Laboratory (basic), Laboratory (advanced)
            This event pertains to the whole country
            Related reports Immediate notification (30/08/2018)
            Follow-up report No. 1 (13/09/2018)
            Follow-up report No. 2 (25/09/2018)
            Follow-up report No. 3 (28/09/2018)
            New outbreaks (1)
            Outbreak 1 (18-416-00010) Bad Lauchst?dt, Saalekreis, Sachsen-Anhalt
            Date of start of the outbreak 27/09/2018
            Outbreak status Continuing (or date resolved not provided)
            Epidemiological unit Not applicable
            Affected animals
            Species Susceptible Cases Deaths Killed and disposed of Slaughtered
            Strigidae (unidentified):Strigidae (incognita)(Strigidae) 1 1 0 0
            Affected population one wild owl
            Summary of outbreaks Total outbreaks: 1
            Total animals affected
            Species Susceptible Cases Deaths Killed and disposed of Slaughtered
            Strigidae (unidentified):Strigidae (incognita)(Strigidae) 1 1 0 0
            Outbreak statistics
            Species Apparent morbidity rate Apparent mortality rate Apparent case fatality rate Proportion susceptible animals lost*
            Strigidae (unidentified):Strigidae (incognita)(Strigidae) ** ** 100.00% **
            *Removed from the susceptible population through death, destruction and/or slaughter
            **Not calculated because of missing information
            Epidemiology
            Source of the outbreak(s) or origin of infection
            • Unknown or inconclusive
            Control measures
            Measures applied
            • Surveillance within containment and/or protection zone
            • Traceability
            • Official disposal of carcasses, by-products and waste
            • Control of wildlife reservoirs
            • Control of vectors
            • Vector surveillance
            • Vaccination permitted (if a vaccine exists)
            • No treatment of affected animals
            Measures to be applied
            • No other measures
            Diagnostic test results
            Laboratory name and type Species Test Test date Result
            Friedrich-Loeffler Institute (National laboratory) Strigidae (unidentified) reverse transcription - polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) 27/09/2018 Positive
            Future Reporting
            The event is continuing. Weekly follow-up reports will be submitted.
            ...
            "Safety and security don't just happen, they are the result of collective consensus and public investment. We owe our children, the most vulnerable citizens in our society, a life free of violence and fear."
            -Nelson Mandela

            Comment


            • #7
              West Nile Fever,
              Germany
              Information received on 12/10/2018 from Dr. Karin Schwabenbauer, Ministerial Dirigentin and Chief Veterinary Officer , Directorate of Animal Health, Animal Welfare, Bundesministerium f?r Ern?hrung und Landwirtschaft (BMEL) , Bonn, Germany
              Summary
              Report type Follow-up report No. 5
              Date of start of the event 28/08/2018
              Date of confirmation of the event 29/08/2018
              Report date 12/10/2018
              Date submitted to OIE 12/10/2018
              Reason for notification First occurrence of a listed disease in the country
              Causal agent West Nile fever virus
              Nature of diagnosis Laboratory (basic), Laboratory (advanced)
              This event pertains to a defined zone within the country
              Related reports Immediate notification (30/08/2018)
              Follow-up report No. 1 (13/09/2018)
              Follow-up report No. 2 (25/09/2018)
              Follow-up report No. 3 (28/09/2018)
              Follow-up report No. 4 (09/10/2018)
              Follow-up report No. 5 (12/10/2018)
              New outbreaks (1)
              Outbreak 1 (18-416-00012) Bernburg, Salzlandkreis, Sachsen-Anhalt
              Date of start of the outbreak 25/09/2018
              Outbreak status Resolved (10/10/2018)
              Epidemiological unit Other
              Affected animals
              Species Susceptible Cases Deaths Killed and disposed of Slaughtered
              Northern Goshawk:Accipiter gentilis(Accipitridae) 2 1 0 0 0
              Affected population Northern Goshawk in a falconry
              Summary of outbreaks Total outbreaks: 1
              Total animals affected
              Species Susceptible Cases Deaths Killed and disposed of Slaughtered
              Northern Goshawk:Accipiter gentilis(Accipitridae) 2 1 0 0 0
              Outbreak statistics
              Species Apparent morbidity rate Apparent mortality rate Apparent case fatality rate Proportion susceptible animals lost*
              Northern Goshawk:Accipiter gentilis(Accipitridae) 50.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
              *Removed from the susceptible population through death, destruction and/or slaughter
              Epidemiology
              Source of the outbreak(s) or origin of infection
              • Unknown or inconclusive
              Control measures
              Measures applied
              • Surveillance within containment and/or protection zone
              • Traceability
              • Official disposal of carcasses, by-products and waste
              • Control of wildlife reservoirs
              • Control of vectors
              • Vector surveillance
              • Vaccination permitted (if a vaccine exists)
              • No treatment of affected animals
              Measures to be applied
              • No other measures
              Diagnostic test results
              Laboratory name and type Species Test Test date Result
              Friedrich-Loeffler Institute (National laboratory) Northern Goshawk seroneutralization test (SNT) 09/10/2018 Positive
              Future Reporting
              The event is continuing. Weekly follow-up reports will be submitted.
              ...
              "Safety and security don't just happen, they are the result of collective consensus and public investment. We owe our children, the most vulnerable citizens in our society, a life free of violence and fear."
              -Nelson Mandela

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