H5N8 In 200 Dead Waterfowl In Schleswig-Holstein Germany

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H5N8 virusBird flu detected in Schleswig-Holstein

The suspicion has been confirmed: More than 200 birds in Schleswig-Holstein have died from infection with H5N8 viruses. As a precaution, the country has arranged a stabling obligation for poultry.

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Salvage of dead birds on the Great Lake Plön

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Virologists have detected the avian influenza virus of the subtype H5N8 in dead wild birds in Schleswig-Holstein. The animals had died at several lakes near Plön.This was confirmed by the Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut, responsible for animal diseases, on Tuesday. Further suspicions from Schleswig-Holstein and Baden-Württemberg (Lake Constance) are currently under investigation.

 

"The acute disease in wild birds is worrying in this massive extent," said Schleswig-Holstein's Minister of Agriculture Robert Habeck (Greens). It is a poultry, which is a very pathogenic disease and is therefore also called avian influenza. As a precaution, Habeck ordered a stallion for poultry such as chickens, turkeys or geese in the state, as well as barrier and observation areas.

In the district of Plön, the veterinary office shall set up a restricted area of at least three kilometers and an observation area of at least another seven kilometers around the sites of the wild birds.

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Two swans and a duck on the Great Plöner lake (08.11.2016)

Since the weekend more than 200 dead birds have been discovered in the Great Lake Plön and adjacent lakes. According to the Ministry of the Environment, these are mainly well-fed herons.

Swans, geese, gulls and coots are also affected. On Tuesday, more than 50 other carcasses were held by the local authorities with their mouthguards and rubber gloves.

H5N8 viruses had occurred in winter 2014/2015 in poultry farms in Germany, Great Britain, Italy and the Netherlands. They had probably entered the stables over wild birds.

In the past few months, these subtypes have already been detected in Russia, India, Hungary and most recently on the German-Polish border near Szczecin.From there it is 500 kilometers to Plön.

 

The Polish Veterinary Office did not exclude a connection with the bird flu cases now discovered in northern Germany. The spread of the pathogens by migrating birds should not be controlled.

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The avian influenza virus of subtype H5N8 is fortunately not transferable to humans. This distinguishes it from H5N1 viruses, which also trigger the avian influenza. In 1997, several hundred people worldwide died of infections after the multiple outbreaks of the disease. Most death victims were in Egypt, Indonesia and Vietnam.

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Highly pathogenic avian influenza, Germany

Information received on 10/11/2016 from Dr. Karin Schwabenbauer, Ministerial Dirigentin and Chief Veterinary Officer , Directorate of Animal Health, Animal Welfare, Bundesministerium für Ernährung und Landwirtschaft (BMEL) , Bonn, Germany

Summary Report type Immediate notification Date of start of the event 07/11/2016 Date of confirmation of the event 08/11/2016 Report date 09/11/2016 Date submitted to OIE 10/11/2016 Reason for notification Reoccurrence of a listed disease Date of previous occurrence 09/2015 Manifestation of disease Clinical disease Causal agent Highly pathogenic avian influenza virus Serotype H5N8 Nature of diagnosis Clinical, Laboratory (basic), Laboratory (advanced) This event pertains to the whole country

New outbreaks (1)

Outbreak 1 (16-015-00005) Plöner See, Plön, SCHLESWIG-HOLSTEIN Date of start of the outbreak 07/11/2016 Outbreak status Continuing (or date resolved not provided) Epidemiological unit Not applicable Affected animals Species Susceptible Cases Deaths Destroyed Slaughtered Great black-backed Gull:Larus marinus(Laridae)   1 1 0 0 Common Coot:Fulica atra(Rallidae)   1 1 0 0 Tufted Duck:Aythya fuligula(Anatidae)   58 58 0 0

Summary of outbreaks Total outbreaks: 1 Total animals affected Species Susceptible Cases Deaths Destroyed Slaughtered Great black-backed Gull:Larus marinus(Laridae)   1 1 0 0 Common Coot:Fulica atra(Rallidae)   1 1 0 0 Tufted Duck:Aythya fuligula(Anatidae)   58 58 0 0 Outbreak statistics Species Apparent morbidity rate Apparent mortality rate Apparent case fatality rate Proportion susceptible animals lost* Great black-backed Gull:Larus marinus(Laridae) ** ** 100.00% ** Common Coot:Fulica atra(Rallidae) ** ** 100.00% ** Tufted Duck:Aythya fuligula(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 Official disposal of carcasses, by-products and waste Surveillance within containment and/or protection zone 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 Institute (National laboratory) Tufted Duck real-time PCR 08/11/2016 Positive

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

Map of outbreak locations

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