Germany farm ministry confirms case of bird flu in wild bird

[Shiloh]

Source: https://www.reuters.com/article/bir...s-case-of-bird-flu-in-wild-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...

 

[Shiloh]

Source: https://www.dw.com/en/first-bird-flu-case-reported-in-germany/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...

 

[Pathfinder]

[TABLE="border: 0, cellpadding: 0, cellspacing: 0"]
[TR]
[TD]

[TD="width: *, align: left"]Highly pathogenic influenza A viruses (infection with) (non-poultry including wild birds),
Germany[/TD]
[TD="width: 1%, align: right"] [/TD]

[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] [TABLE="border: 0, cellpadding: 0, cellspacing: 0"]
[TR]
[TD]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[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Summary

[TD="width: 10%"]Report type[/TD]
[TD="width: 30%"]Immediate notification[/TD]

[TD="width: 10%"]Date of start of the event[/TD]
[TD="width: 30%"]16/01/2020[/TD]

[TD="width: 10%"]Date of confirmation of the event[/TD]
[TD="width: 30%"]19/01/2020[/TD]

[TD="width: 10%"]Report date[/TD]
[TD="width: 30%"]21/01/2020[/TD]

[TD="width: 10%"]Date submitted to OIE[/TD]
[TD="width: 30%"]21/01/2020[/TD]

[TD="width: 10%"]Reason for notification[/TD]
[TD="width: 30%"]Recurrence of a listed disease[/TD]

[TD="width: 10%"]Date of previous occurrence[/TD]
[TD="width: 30%"]18/10/2017[/TD]

[TD="width: 10%"]Manifestation of disease[/TD]
[TD="width: 30%"]Clinical disease[/TD]

[TD="width: 10%"]Causal agent[/TD]
[TD="width: 30%"]Highly pathogenic influenza A virus[/TD]

[TD="width: 10%"]Serotype[/TD]
[TD="width: 30%"]H5N8[/TD]

[TD="width: 10%"]Nature of diagnosis[/TD]
[TD="width: 30%"]Clinical, Laboratory (basic), Laboratory (advanced)[/TD]

[TD="width: 10%"]This event pertains to[/TD]
[TD="width: 30%"]the whole country[/TD]

[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]New outbreaks (1)

[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]

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

[TD="align: left"]Outbreak 1 (20-015-00002)[/TD]

[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]

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% **

[TD="align: left"]Summary of outbreaks[/TD]

[TD="colspan: 2"]*Removed from the susceptible population through death, destruction and/or slaughter[/TD]

[TD="colspan: 2"]**Not calculated because of missing information[/TD]

[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Epidemiology

Source of the outbreak(s) or origin of infection

Unknown or inconclusive

[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] [/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Control measures

Measures applied	Control of wildlife reservoirs Vaccination prohibited No treatment of affected animals
Measures to be applied	No other measures

[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]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

[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Future Reporting

The event is continuing. Weekly follow-up reports will be submitted.

[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]

...

https://www.oie.int/wahis_2/public/...?page_refer=MapFullEventReport&reportid=33018