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Germany - Case of HP H7N7 bird flu found on a poultry farm in Emsland

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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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http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/07/27/us-birdflu-germany-idUSKCN0Q11CE20150727
 
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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http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/07/27/us-health-birdflu-germany-idUSKCN0Q11FL20150727
 
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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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https://www.ndr.de/nachrichten/nied...Gefluegelpest-ist-zurueck,vogelgrippe336.html
 
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Germany
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[TD="class: topbigtabletitle27"]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[/TD]
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[TD] Summary
[TABLE="class: TableFoyers, width: 917"]
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[TD="class: filtrer_th, width: 10%"]Report type[/TD]
[TD="width: 30%"]Immediate notification[/TD]
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[TD="class: filtrer_th, width: 10%"]Date of start of the event[/TD]
[TD="width: 30%"]24/07/2015[/TD]
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[TD="class: filtrer_th, width: 10%"]Date of confirmation of the event[/TD]
[TD="width: 30%"]26/07/2015[/TD]
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[TD="class: filtrer_th, width: 10%"]Report date[/TD]
[TD="width: 30%"]27/07/2015[/TD]
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[TD="class: filtrer_th, width: 10%"]Date submitted to OIE[/TD]
[TD="width: 30%"]27/07/2015[/TD]
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[TD="class: filtrer_th, width: 10%"]Reason for notification[/TD]
[TD="width: 30%"]Reoccurrence of a listed disease[/TD]
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[TD="class: filtrer_th, width: 10%"]Date of previous occurrence[/TD]
[TD="width: 30%"]05/03/2015[/TD]
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[TD="class: filtrer_th, width: 10%"]Manifestation of disease[/TD]
[TD="width: 30%"]Clinical disease[/TD]
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[TD="class: filtrer_th, width: 10%"]Causal agent[/TD]
[TD="width: 30%"]Highly pathogenic avian influenza virus[/TD]
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[TD="class: filtrer_th, width: 10%"]Serotype[/TD]
[TD="width: 30%"]H7N7[/TD]
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[TD="class: filtrer_th, width: 10%"]Nature of diagnosis[/TD]
[TD="width: 30%"]Clinical, Laboratory (basic), Laboratory (advanced)[/TD]
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[TD="class: filtrer_th, width: 10%"]This event pertains to[/TD]
[TD="width: 30%"]the whole country[/TD]
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[TD] New outbreaks (1)
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[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_left, align: left"]Outbreak 1 (15-015-00006)[/TD]
[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_left"]Herzlake, Emsland, NIEDERSACHSEN[/TD]
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[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_left"]Date of start of the outbreak[/TD]
[TD]24/07/2015[/TD]
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[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_left"]Outbreak status[/TD]
[TD]Continuing (or date resolved not provided)[/TD]
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[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_left"]Epidemiological unit[/TD]
[TD]Farm[/TD]
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[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_left"]Affected animals[/TD]
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[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_center last"]Species[/TD]
[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_center last"]Susceptible[/TD]
[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_center last"]Cases[/TD]
[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_center last"]Deaths[/TD]
[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_center last"]Destroyed[/TD]
[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_center last"]Slaughtered[/TD]
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[TD]Birds[/TD]
[TD="class: ta_right"]10104[/TD]
[TD="class: ta_right"]50[/TD]
[TD="class: ta_right"]50[/TD]
[TD="class: ta_right"]10054[/TD]
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[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_left"]Affected population[/TD]
[TD]Laying hens[/TD]
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[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_left, align: left"]Summary of outbreaks[/TD]
[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_left"]Total outbreaks: 1[/TD]
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[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_left"]Total animals affected[/TD]
[TD] [TABLE="class: TableFoyers, width: 744"]
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[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_center last"]Species[/TD]
[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_center last"]Susceptible[/TD]
[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_center last"]Cases[/TD]
[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_center last"]Deaths[/TD]
[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_center last"]Destroyed[/TD]
[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_center last"]Slaughtered[/TD]
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[TD]Birds[/TD]
[TD="class: ta_right"]10104[/TD]
[TD="class: ta_right"]50[/TD]
[TD="class: ta_right"]50[/TD]
[TD="class: ta_right"]10054[/TD]
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[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_left"]Outbreak statistics[/TD]
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[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_center last"]Species[/TD]
[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_center last"]Apparent morbidity rate[/TD]
[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_center last"]Apparent mortality rate[/TD]
[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_center last"]Apparent case fatality rate[/TD]
[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_center last"]Proportion susceptible animals lost*[/TD]
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[TD]Birds[/TD]
[TD="class: ta_right"]0.49%[/TD]
[TD="class: ta_right"]0.49%[/TD]
[TD="class: ta_right"]100.00%[/TD]
[TD="class: ta_right"]**[/TD]
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[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_left, colspan: 2"]*Removed from the susceptible population through death, destruction and/or slaughter[/TD]
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[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_left, colspan: 2"]**Not calculated because of missing information[/TD]
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[TD] Epidemiology
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  • Unknown or inconclusive
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[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_left"]Epidemiological comments[/TD]
[TD]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.[/TD]
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[TD] Control measures
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[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_left"]Measures applied[/TD]
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  • Control of wildlife reservoirs
  • Stamping out
  • Quarantine
  • Movement control inside the country
  • Screening
  • Zoning
  • Disinfection / Disinfestation
  • Vaccination prohibited
  • No treatment of affected animals
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[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_left"]Measures to be applied[/TD]
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  • No other measures
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[TD] Diagnostic test results
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[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_left"]Laboratory name and type[/TD]
[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_left"]Species[/TD]
[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_left"]Test[/TD]
[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_left"]Test date[/TD]
[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_left last"]Result[/TD]
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[TD="class: filtrer"]Friedrich-Loeffler Institute (National laboratory)[/TD]
[TD="class: filtrer"]Birds[/TD]
[TD="class: filtrer"]polymerase chain reaction (PCR)[/TD]
[TD="class: filtrer"]26/07/2015[/TD]
[TD="class: filtrer cb-centree last"]Positive[/TD]
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[TD] Future Reporting
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[TD="class: filtrer"]The event is continuing. Weekly follow-up reports will be submitted.[/TD]
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http://www.oie.int/wahis_2/public/w...?page_refer=MapFullEventReport&reportid=18234
 
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Germany
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[TD="class: topbigtabletitle27"]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[/TD]
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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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http://www.oie.int/wahis_2/public/w...?page_refer=MapFullEventReport&reportid=19008
 
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