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    Health | Mon Jul 27, 2015 8:41am EDT Related: HEALTH

    Case of low-risk H7N7 bird flu found at German poultry farm

    HAMBURG

    A case of the low-risk bird flu strain H7N7 has been found on a poultry farm in Emsland in north Germany, the state of Lower Saxony said on Monday.

    The 10,000 egg-laying hens on the farm have been culled, the state's agriculture ministry said in a statement.
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    The case in Emsland was discovered by the farm's own internal checks, the Lower Saxony ministry said. The source is still being investigated.
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    "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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    Health | Mon Jul 27, 2015 9:18am EDT Related: HEALTH

    Germany culls 10,000 hens after confirmed bird flu case

    BERLIN

    German authorities have slaughtered around 10,000 hens after a case of bird flu was confirmed at a poultry farm in the northwestern state of Lower Saxony, the state's agriculture ministry said on Monday.

    Germany's animal health body, the Friedrich Loeffler Institute, confirmed the case as high pathogenic H7N7 bird flu.
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    "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
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      Date: 07/27/2015 16:29 clock - Reading time: about 2 min.

      Killed 20,000 animals - Avian influenza is back

      Thousands dead hens, a restricted area and a so-called observation radius: Bird flu is respond back in Lower Saxony and the authorities. When operation is in Herzlake in the Emsland district of highly contagious virus subtype H7N7 has been detected. The approximately 10,000 animals the operation have already been killed, according to the Ministry of Agriculture. Another 10,000 hens in a radius of one kilometer around the operation were also culled.
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      The message that something is wrong, apparently came from the operation itself. In own checks of suspected bird flu had arrived, who then confirmed by investigations by the Lower Saxony State Office for Consumer Protection and Food Safety. To prevent the spread of disease, the Emsland district established a restricted area with a radius of three kilometers and an observation radius of ten kilometers around the operation. In these areas may not be poultry into or released.

      Much more dead animals than previously reported

      Other animals in a radius of one kilometer have also been killed. According to a spokesperson of the district, these were 10,000 animals from four companies to a significantly higher number than originally named by the Ministry. First, the speech had been only 60 animals from two animal facilities. According to the district are located in the restricted area 35 farms with 33,800 animals and in the monitoring area 126 farms with 2.6 million head of poultry. The observation area extends into the neighboring district of Cloppenburg.
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      "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
        Highly pathogenic avian influenza,
        Germany
        Information received on 27/07/2015 from Dr. Karin Schwabenbauer, Ministerial Dirigentin and Chief Veterinary Officer , Directorate of Animal Health, Animal Welfare, Bundesministerium f?r Ern?hrung, Landwirtschaft und Verbraucherschutz (BMELV) , Bonn, Germany
        Summary
        Report type Immediate notification
        Date of start of the event 24/07/2015
        Date of confirmation of the event 26/07/2015
        Report date 27/07/2015
        Date submitted to OIE 27/07/2015
        Reason for notification Reoccurrence of a listed disease
        Date of previous occurrence 05/03/2015
        Manifestation of disease Clinical disease
        Causal agent Highly pathogenic avian influenza virus
        Serotype H7N7
        Nature of diagnosis Clinical, Laboratory (basic), Laboratory (advanced)
        This event pertains to the whole country
        New outbreaks (1)
        Outbreak 1 (15-015-00006) Herzlake, Emsland, NIEDERSACHSEN
        Date of start of the outbreak 24/07/2015
        Outbreak status Continuing (or date resolved not provided)
        Epidemiological unit Farm
        Affected animals
        Species Susceptible Cases Deaths Destroyed Slaughtered
        Birds 10104 50 50 10054
        Affected population Laying hens
        Summary of outbreaks Total outbreaks: 1
        Total animals affected
        Species Susceptible Cases Deaths Destroyed Slaughtered
        Birds 10104 50 50 10054
        Outbreak statistics
        Species Apparent morbidity rate Apparent mortality rate Apparent case fatality rate Proportion susceptible animals lost*
        Birds 0.49% 0.49% 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
        Epidemiological comments The competent authority had immediately placed the affected holding under veterinary restrictions. All poultry of the affected holding has been culled and safely disposed of on 26 July 2015. The areas under veterinary restrictions have been established. Poultry from three non-commercial holdings situated in a 1-km radius around the infected holding were pre-emptively culled and the carcasses safely disposed of on 27 July 2015. Epidemiological investigations have been initiated immediately. According to current knowledge no poultry or poultry meat has been dispatched to other L?nder, EU Member States or to third countries. Table eggs have been moved within the Province of Niedersachsen only but not to EU Member States or third countries.
        Control measures
        Measures applied
        • Control of wildlife reservoirs
        • Stamping out
        • Quarantine
        • Movement control inside the country
        • Screening
        • Zoning
        • Disinfection / Disinfestation
        • 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 Institute (National laboratory) Birds polymerase chain reaction (PCR) 26/07/2015 Positive
        Future Reporting
        The event is continuing. Weekly follow-up reports will be submitted.
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        "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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        • #5
          Highly pathogenic avian influenza,
          Germany
          Information received on 02/11/2015 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
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          There are no new outbreaks in this report
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          All poultry of the affected holding has been culled and safely disposed of on 26 July 2015. Cleaning and disinfection have been completed on 29 July 2015. The national reference laboratory, Friedrich-Loeffler Institute (FLI), performed sequencing of the AIV genome and investigated the relationship to other H7N7 viruses. The results indicate a close homology to low pathogenic H7N7 viruses which have been circulating in Europe for some time. The emergence of this single outbreak can be attributed to spontaneous mutation from LPAI H7N7. There have been no further outbreaks and all regional restrictions were lifted on 3 September 2015.
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          "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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