H5N8 Poultry Outbreaks In Mesekenhagen & Twedt Germany

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Highly pathogenic avian influenza, Germany

Information received on 14/11/2016 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 Follow-up report No. 2 Date of start of the event 07/11/2016 Date of confirmation of the event 08/11/2016 Report date 14/11/2016 Date submitted to OIE 14/11/2016 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 Related reports Immediate notification (09/11/2016)  Follow-up report No. 1 (11/11/2016)  Follow-up report No. 2 (14/11/2016)

New outbreaks (2)

Outbreak 1 (16-015-00024) Mesekenhagen, Vorpommern-Greifswald, MECKLENBURG-VORPOMMERN Date of start of the outbreak 11/11/2016 Outbreak status Continuing (or date resolved not provided) Epidemiological unit Farm Affected animals Species Susceptible Cases Deaths Destroyed Slaughtered Birds 58 32 32 26 0 Affected population 45 hens, 13 ducks

Outbreak 2 (16-015-00028) Twedt, Schleswig-Flensburg, SCHLESWIG-HOLSTEIN Date of start of the outbreak 11/11/2016 Outbreak status Continuing (or date resolved not provided) Epidemiological unit Farm Affected animals Species Susceptible Cases Deaths Destroyed Slaughtered Birds 36000 3000 3000 33000 0 Affected population 36000 breeding chicken

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Report type Follow-up report No. 2 Date of start of the event 07/11/2016 Date of confirmation of the event 08/11/2016 Report date 14/11/2016 Date submitted to OIE 14/11/2016 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 Related reports Immediate notification (09/11/2016)  Follow-up report No. 1 (11/11/2016)  Follow-up report No. 2 (14/11/2016)

New outbreaks (2)

Outbreak 1 (16-015-00024) Mesekenhagen, Vorpommern-Greifswald, MECKLENBURG-VORPOMMERN Date of start of the outbreak 11/11/2016 Outbreak status Continuing (or date resolved not provided) Epidemiological unit Farm Affected animals Species Susceptible Cases Deaths Destroyed Slaughtered Birds 58 32 32 26 0 Affected population 45 hens, 13 ducks

Outbreak 2 (16-015-00028) Twedt, Schleswig-Flensburg, SCHLESWIG-HOLSTEIN Date of start of the outbreak 11/11/2016 Outbreak status Continuing (or date resolved not provided) Epidemiological unit Farm Affected animals Species Susceptible Cases Deaths Destroyed Slaughtered Birds 36000 3000 3000 33000 0 Affected population 36000 breeding chicken

Summary of outbreaks Total outbreaks: 2 Total animals affected Species Susceptible Cases Deaths Destroyed Slaughtered Birds 36058 3032 3032 33026 0 Outbreak statistics Species Apparent morbidity rate Apparent mortality rate Apparent case fatality rate Proportion susceptible animals lost* Birds 8.41% 8.41% 100.00% 100.00% *Removed from the susceptible population through death, destruction and/or slaughter

Epidemiology Source of the outbreak(s) or origin of infection Unknown or inconclusive Epidemiological comments Restriction zones have been established and epidemiological investigations started. *Mesekenhagen: All poultry have been culled and safely disposed of on 11 November 2016. No poultry or poultry products have been dispatched. *Twedt: All poultry have been culled and safely disposed of on 12 November 2016. No poultry have been dispatched to EU Member States or third countries. One EU Member State had received four consignments of hatching eggs from that holding; the authorities of this Member State were swiftly informed. No hatching eggs were dispached to third countries.

Control measures Measures applied Movement control inside the country Screening Disinfection / Disinfestation Traceability Quarantine Stamping out Official disposal of carcasses, by-products and waste Surveillance within containment and/or protection zone Control of wildlife reservoirs Zoning 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 real-time PCR 12/11/2016 Positive Friedrich-Loeffler Institute (National laboratory) Birds real-time PCR 12/11/2016 Positive

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

Map of outbreak locations

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