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  • Germany farm ministry confirms case of bird flu in wild bird

    Source: https://www.reuters.com/article/bird...-idUSL8N29P3EO

    Germany farm ministry confirms case of bird flu in wild bird

    HAMBURG, Jan 20 (Reuters) - A case of bird flu has been confirmed in a wild bird in the eastern German state of Brandenburg...

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    Source: https://www.dw.com/en/first-bird-flu...any/a-52079949

    First bird flu case reported in Germany
    Date 21.01.2020

    The first case of bird flu in Germany this winter has been discovered near the Polish border, with an outbreak already causing havoc throughout Eastern Europe. Half a million birds had to be culled in Germany in 2017.

    Chickens in a cage (picture-alliance/imageBROKER/Kreuzer)

    Bird flu has returned to Germany for the first time since last winter, German broadcaster NDR reported Monday.

    A wild white-fronted goose has been identified as having the pathogen in the German state of Brandenburg, a few miles from the Polish border. The virus has recently been discovered in parts of Eastern Europe, but this is the first confirmed case in Germany this season...

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      Highly pathogenic influenza A viruses (infection with) (non-poultry including wild birds),
      Germany
      Information received on 21/01/2020 from Dr Dietrich Rassow, Director for Animal Health and Animal Welfare, Chief Veterinary Officer, Directorate of Animal Health and Animal Welfare, Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture, Berlin, Germany
      Summary
      Report type Immediate notification
      Date of start of the event 16/01/2020
      Date of confirmation of the event 19/01/2020
      Report date 21/01/2020
      Date submitted to OIE 21/01/2020
      Reason for notification Recurrence of a listed disease
      Date of previous occurrence 18/10/2017
      Manifestation of disease Clinical disease
      Causal agent Highly pathogenic influenza A virus
      Serotype H5N8
      Nature of diagnosis Clinical, Laboratory (basic), Laboratory (advanced)
      This event pertains to the whole country
      New outbreaks (1)
      Outbreak 1 (20-015-00002) Spree-Nei?e, Spree-Nei?e, Brandenburg
      Date of start of the outbreak 16/01/2020
      Outbreak status Continuing (or date resolved not provided)
      Epidemiological unit Not applicable
      Affected animals
      Species Susceptible Cases Deaths Killed and disposed of Slaughtered
      Greater White-fronted Goose:Anser albifrons(Anatidae) 1 1 0 0
      Summary of outbreaks Total outbreaks: 1
      Total animals affected
      Species Susceptible Cases Deaths Killed and disposed of Slaughtered
      Greater White-fronted Goose:Anser albifrons(Anatidae) 1 1 0 0
      Outbreak statistics
      Species Apparent morbidity rate Apparent mortality rate Apparent case fatality rate Proportion susceptible animals lost*
      Greater White-fronted Goose:Anser albifrons(Anatidae) ** ** 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
      • Control of wildlife reservoirs
      • Vaccination prohibited
      • 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-Institut (National laboratory) Greater White-fronted Goose polymerase chain reaction (PCR) 19/01/2020 Positive
      Future Reporting
      The event is continuing. Weekly follow-up reports will be submitted.
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