Germany Low Path H7 - Emsland: 34,500 egg-hens; 11,000 turkeys in Vechta

[gsgs]

2013/05/01
34500 hens from a free-range-farm in Emsland (Dutch border, Lower Saxony)
were culled,
virus: LP H7


H7 im Emsland, 34500 Legehennen

nach H7 in Badbergen/Halem
18.04.2013: H7 in
LP H5N1
25.04.2013: H7 im Artland

> Die niedrigpathogene aviäre Influenza vom Typ H5 wurde in den zurückliegenden
> Monaten in Geflügelkleinstbeständen in Schleswig-Holstein und Hessen sowie in
> einem Entenmastbestand in Brandenburg festgestellt. Ein Kleinstbestand in
> Nordrhein-Westfalen war im März dieses Jahres vom Typ H7 betroffen; dieser
> Typ wurde vor einigen Monaten auch in Haltungen von Freilandhennen im Gelderland
> und Flevoland in den Niederlanden festgestellt.


Niedersächsisches Ministerium für Ernährung, Landwirtschaft und Verbraucherschutz
- Pressestelle -Calenberger Str. 2 30169 Hannover
Tel.: 0511/120-2135, 2136, 2137 Fax 0511/120-2382

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in Herzlake :

http://www.noz.de/lokales/71855336/gefluegelbestand-im-emsland-schnell-gekeult

[Gert van der Hoek]

Re: Emsland, 34500 egg-hens, H7N7

machinetranslation

LP H7N7 is confirmed.


Mild case of bird flu in Emsland

02.05.2013

Hanover / Meppen - During a routine test, a mild form of avian flu (H7 type) was observed in laying hens in a free range in the district of Emsland.

Affected are approximately 34,500 laying hens in free-range, which must be humanely killed now. There is no danger for people.

As in the three cases which occurred in turkey stocks in the district of Osnabrück measures for a low pathogenic influenza events have been initiated immediately.

Restricted area established

It is a one kilometer exclusion zone was established around the outbreak of operation. In this restricted area to another poultry is around 10,000 animals. Poultry shall not be transported in the restricted area. Is there 21 days after cleaning and disinfection operation no new case, these measures can be lifted.

Epidemiological investigations

Further epidemiological investigations are conducted, as necessary, to determine the cause and contact holdings. According to current knowledge, there are no contacts to bird flu events in the district of Osnabrück.
Bird flu spreads

The low pathogenic avian influenza H5 was detected in the past few months in small poultry holdings in Schleswig-Holstein and Hesse and ducks in a finishing herd in Brandenburg. A minor ingredients in North Rhine-Westphalia was affected in March this year H7 type; This type was found in attitudes of free-range hens in Gelderland and Flevoland in the Netherlands a few months ago.

Agrar Heute

thanks to gsgs

[gsgs]

Re: Emsland, 34500 egg-hens, H7

another farm, same region, Langförden (Kreis Vechta)
H7, 11000 egg-hens ,

[Gert van der Hoek]

Re: Emsland, 34500 egg-hens, H7

machinetranslation

16.05.2013

Lower Saxony: another case of mild bird flu

Hannover - In Lower Saxony again a mild form of bird flu broke out of the H7 type. Therefore need to be culled around 11,000 turkeys in Vechta district.

Again in Lower Saxony, a mild form of avian flu popped up. 11,000 turkeys in a holding in the district of Vechta must therefore be culled, the Lower Saxony Ministry of Agriculture said yesterday in Hanover. A danger to people does not exist for this form of the disease H7 type according to the Ministry.

In recent weeks because of the bird flu had already tens of thousands of turkeys and chickens on several farms in the district of Osnabr?ck, Emsland were culled. Around the farms concerned a restricted area of one kilometer was built as a precaution. If there is no new case after 21 days, the exclusion zone is lifted.

Agrar Heute

[gsgs]

Re: Emsland, 34500 egg-hens, H7

...done !

http://www.nwzonline.de/vechta/keulung-trifft-11000-puten_a_6,1,2099344762.html

most sources say Puten (turkeys), one said Legehennen (hens)

private lab, routine sample was positive

Eine in einem privaten Labor untersuchte, routinemäßig gezogene Probe
eines von dem betroffenen Landwirt beauftragten Veterinärs zeigte ein positives Ergebnis.


especially susceptible are turkeys, not : chickens
(but the emsland outbreak had hens)

Als besonders empfänglich für den Vogelgrippe-Virus gelten Puten, im Gegensatz
zu Hähnchen oder Hühnern

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6 further farms are suspicious now since employees had been in the contaminated
stable. 2 tested negative on Friday
Langförden Bornhof

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two further farms from the same group are being examined
Landkreis Oldenburg

http://healthnewsnet.de/vogelgrippe-vechta-zwei-weitere-betriebe-werden-untersucht-4014

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[gsgs]

Re: Germany Low Path H7 - Emsland: 34,500 egg-hens; 11,000 turkeys in Vechta

again 10000 hens (no free-range this time) in Emsland culled
because of H7 , on May,24

http://www.agrarheute.com/emsland-weiterer-fall-von-milder-vogelgrippe

slightly corrected machine translation:
Poultry | 25.05.2013Emsland: New case of mild avian flu
Meppen - more than 10,000 laying hens had to be killed in a stable in the District of Emsland.
The mild form of bird flu was detected in the operation.A case of mild avian flu again occurred
in the Emsland.© fuxart - new case of mild avian flu has occurred Ein in the District of Emsland.
Self-checks in a stable with more than 10000 laying hens found in emsland district, the mild form
of avian influenza (type H7). The animals have to be killed now to meet animal welfare.
There is however no danger for people.

(link) Lower Saxony: Another case of mild avian flu (16.05.2013)...

Restricted area is set up At the beginning of may, as a first case has been determined in the
District of Emsland, the necessary measures at a low pathogenic influenza activity are being
taken immediately. Therefore, a restricted area is built one kilometre around the holding,
where mild avian flu has been discovered. There is also the stable was initially affected
in this restricted area. According to current knowledge, it is not known as contact holdings.
There are a total of three farms in the restricted area.

link: Case of mild avian flu in Emsland (2.05.2013)...
link: Avian influenza: Database helps to counteract (17.04.2013)...
link: Epidemiological investigations

Poultry may not be transported in the restricted area. If there is no new case, 21 days after
cleaning and disinfection of operation these measures can be lifted again.
In addition, epidemiological investigations are made, where appropriate, to determine
the cause and to determine contact holdings.

link: Russia explores bird flu virus (21.05.2013)...PD

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again in Herzlake according to BMELV (the ministry that hosts GISAID and gave silly replies
to my emails ;-))

http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?p=502079#post502079