H5N1 bird flu found in dead wild bird in Germany

[Gert van der Hoek]

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Lethal strain of bird flu found in fourth German state

Thu, 05 Jul 2007

Author : DPA


Berlin - Some 38 wild birds have tested positive for a lethal strain of bird flu in a fourth German state, health authorities said Thursday. The birds were found with the H5N1 strain in the eastern state of Thuringia, the Friedrich Loeffler federal animal diseases institute said.

They were among 100 birds found dead in an artificial lake on the border between Thuringia and the state of Saxony-Anhalt.

Tests were being carried out on the other birds by the disease laboratory on the Baltic Sea island of Riems.

Last week, wild swans, geese and ducks were found with H5N1 in Leipzig in the eastern state of Saxony and in the southern city of Nuremberg in Bavaria.

French authorities said Thursday that three swans found dead in eastern France were carrying the deadly H5N1 virus.

Some 190 people around the world have died of bird flu since 2003, mainly through coming into close contact with infected poultry, according to the World Health Organization.

Scientists fear the virus could mutate into a form easily transmissible between humans, which could touch off a global pandemic that would kill millions of people.

Last year, bird flu was confirmed in 13 European Union member states: Germany, Austria, Denmark, Italy, Greece, Britain, the Czech Republic, Poland, Slovakia, Slovenia, Sweden, France and Hungary.

A new outbreak was confirmed in the Czech Republic late last month. German officials said they believed the disease might have spread from there to Germany.

Germany was expected to raise its risk-preventive measures throughout the country from "moderate" to "high," following the latest deaths.

http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/79574.html

 

[HenryN]

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Lethal strain of bird flu found in fourth German state

Thu, 05 Jul 2007

Author : DPA


Berlin - Some 38 wild birds have tested positive for a lethal strain of bird flu in a fourth German state, health authorities said Thursday. The birds were found with the H5N1 strain in the eastern state of Thuringia, the Friedrich Loeffler federal animal diseases institute said.

They were among 100 birds found dead in an artificial lake on the border between Thuringia and the state of Saxony-Anhalt.


http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/79574.html

What is the fourth state other than Bavaria, Saxony and Thurigen?

 

[HenryN]

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What is the fourth state other than Bavaria, Saxony and Thurigen?

Saxonia-Anhalt is different than Saxonia (Saxony).

 

[Gert van der Hoek]

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What is the fourth state other than Bavaria, Saxony and Thurigen?

Saxony and Saxony-Anhalt are 2 different states, may be that is what is meant in the report, together with Bayern/Bavaria and Th?ringen.

I am not very much in the locations were the birds were found in Germany, don't know if the reporter is right here.

 

[HenryN]

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Saxony and Saxony-Anhalt are 2 different states, may be that is what is meant in the report, together with Bayern/Bavaria and Th?ringen.

I am not very much in the locations were the birds were found in Germany, don't know if the reporter is right here.

Yes, Saxony-Anhait is adjacent to both Saxony and Thurigen. The lake is on the border of Thurigen and Saxony-Ahait. The first two positives were in Thurigen. The next 38 were on the Saxony-Anhalt side. There were 100 dead birds on the lake. 40 are positive (not clear that the other 60 are being tested).

 

[HenryN]

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With at the dead game bird found at a dam it concerns 29.06.2007 a black neck diver. With this influenza A-virus of the type H5N1 was proven. The FLI proved to 03.07.2007 of hochpathogenes H5N1-Virus. It is the first proof of HPAIV in Thuringia. Several other animals ended from same waters still are in the clarification. Restricted area and observation area are furnished.

 

[HenryN]

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Thus after nearly 11 months for the first time again HPAIV H5N1 was determined with game birds in Germany. The so far last proof took place in August 2006 with a swan from the existence of the Dresdner zoo. According to data input into the national game bird data base in the context of the national monitoring since January 2007 in Germany 9323 living and dead game birds were examined virologisch and/or serologisch for aviaere influenza, of it in the Free State of Bavaria 452, in the Free State Saxonia 131 and in the Free State Thuringia of 66 animals (conditions 03.07.2007). Beyond that a ornithologische classification and municipality allocation of the game birds take place. The comparison of sequences of the HPAIV H5N1-Virus in Nuernberg and/or in the Leipziger country (glad castle), accomplished at the FLI, dead found peak swans resulted in a large similarity (at least 99.5% agreement) of the hectar of gene of these viruses. Both sequences are related at the closest to H5N1-Isolaten of the yearly 2007 of house and game birds from Kuwait. In addition a strong phylogenetische relationship with Isolaten consists Mongolia of the yearly 2006 of the southern Siberia and that. Together with Isolaten of an outbreak with chickens in Afghanistan these form thereby a phylogenetischen cluster. This cluster is beyond that closely related to Isolaten from the area Krasnodar and Italy (peak swan), which were won 2006. In a further investigation, which was accomplished in close co-operation with the European Union reference laboratory for aviaere influenza in Weybridge (united kingdom), the sequences of the HPAIV H5N1-Virus von Hoeckerschwaenen from Nuernberg and/or the Leipziger country (glad castle), specified above, were compared with those at 21.06.2007 the positively tested Truthahnbestandes in the Czech republic (Tisov? see below). A large similarity, i.e. an agreement of 99,2% resulted also here. The high degree at agreement refers to of common, so far not identified origin these three viruses.

 

[HenryN]

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b) Additional information: The enterprise lies on a peninsula between lakes and dams. A special permission for open land attitude had been given to the enterprise despite the situation exposed opposite water birds due to the Aus-3 4 direction of poultry production. As a bringing in cause after present level of knowledge direct or indirect contact with game birds is accepted. 3) drop data & information with game birds and other animals for the individual Lands of the Federal Republic in Germany AIV H5N1 was determined so far with 357 game birds, three hauskatzen and a steinmarder. The last proof before the current findings took place to 03.08.2006 with a swan from the existence of the Dresdner zoo. Beginning: Date of the statement or the finding position of the case messages: Proof of Influenzavirus A H5N1 Asia; Differences between the finding lists of the national reference laboratory and TSN are in individual cases possible Baden-Wuerttemberg beginning: 25.02.2006 Last message: 04.04.2006 Messages: 19 game birds message/district: Bodensee circle (9), Konstanz (5), Mannheim (2), sigma rings (2), Ulm (1) Bavaria beginning: 28.02.2006 Current message: 24. - 02.07.2007 (last earlier proof: 12.05.2006) peak swans (7), Canada goose (1), grey goose (1) in the city of Nuern mountain messages: Altogether 82 game birds (of it 73 in 2006) message/district: Attaining high city (11), Lindau/Bodensee (10), Straubing Stadt/Bogen (9), Landsberg/Lech, Ansbach (ever 5), Dillingen Danube (4), new city Aisch, passport outer city (ever 3), Augsburg, Deggendorf, Danube Donau-Ries, Fuerstenfeldbruck, new Neu-Ulm, Rosenheim, Weissenburg Weissenburg-Gunzenhausen (ever 2), Aichach Friedberg, Altoetting, bath Toelz Wolfratshausen, Bamberg, Garmisch p., Kelheim, Munich, Nuernberg (2007: 9, 2006: 1), swan village (ever 1) Berlin beginning: 23.03.2006 Last message: 23.03.2006 Messages: 1 game bird message/district: No indication possible Brandenburg beginning: 03.03.2006 Last message: 10.04.2006 Messages: 21 game birds message/district: Uckermark (12), Maerkisch Oderland (4), bar min (3), or Spree (1), potsdam central Mark (ever 1) additional information: To 26.04.06 also with a white stork determined. Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania beginning: 15.02.2006 Last message: 12.04.2006 Messages: 194 game birds, additionally 3 cats and a steinmarder message/district: Ruegen (158), Ostvorpommern (16), Nordvorpommern (8), Wismar (5), north west Mecklenburg, bath Doberan, Stralsund (ever 2), Rostock (1) additional information: The H5N1 of findings with mammals is exclusive from the district ruegen. Lower Saxony beginning: 04.03.2006 Last message: 24.03.2006 Messages: 2 game birds message/district: Cuxhaven, Soltau Fallingbostel (ever 1)

 

[Gert van der Hoek]

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There were 100 dead birds on the lake. 40 are positive (not clear that the other 60 are being tested).

Insgesamt wurden bisher 89 tote Tiere zur Untersuchung ins Landesamt für Verbaucherschutz gebracht. Die Testergebnisse von 51 Tieren stehen noch aus.


89 dead birds were brought in for research, results from 51 animals are still pending.


http://www.ad-hoc-news.de/Aktuelle-...mmenfassung-Neu-Verbraucherschutzministerium)

Ed: all 38 birds researched sofar were positive for H5N1.

 

[HenryN]

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For the first time bird flu in Saxonia-Anhalt - 38 game birds infected with H5N1-Virus - no country wide expansion of the stable obligation -- of Ramona charcoal burner -- The bird flu spreads pus in Germany. To Bavaria, Saxonia and Thuringia the virus also in Saxonia-Anhalt one arose now. According to data of the district one field south resin altogether 38 game birds were tested positively, which in artificial lake had been found the Kelbra. The office veterinary surgeon of the district one field south resin, concerns Bernd Kubisiak, on Thursday in Sangerhausen the highly sticking on variant of the H5N1-Virus said. Investigations in Friedrich Loeffler Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut on the Baltic Sea island Riems would have resulted in that. Sangerhausen (strip packing lsa). The bird flu spreads pus in Germany. To Bavaria, Saxonia and Thuringia the virus also in Saxonia-Anhalt one arose now. According to data of the district one field south resin altogether 38 game birds were tested positively, which in artificial lake had been found the Kelbra. The office veterinary surgeon of the district one field south resin, concerns Bernd Kubisiak, on Thursday in Sangerhausen the highly sticking on variant of the H5N1-Virus said. Investigations in Friedrich Loeffler Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut on the Baltic Sea island Riems would have resulted in that. In Saxonia-Anhalt thereby possibly also for humans dangerous exciters one determined for the first time. The federal consumer protection Ministry saw meanwhile no reason for a country wide expansion of the stable obligation. An extreme taper of the situation is not given Hubertus at the current time, said the deputy press speaker of the federal consumer protection Ministry, of the Goltz. The high number of the dead birds is not a reason to spread hysteria. It is a local infestation. It holds the Ministry it for probable that the countries refrain on Friday in the Upper House of Parliament from planned loosening of the stable obligation. With the dead birds it concerns black neck and hood divers. After a first case of bird flu on the Thuringian side of the artificial lake on Tuesday the prohibited area and the observation area had been already expanded also since the area by Saxonia-Anhalt. In the restricted area 15 registered poultry owners with 211 animals and in the observation area of 148 registered poultry owners with 55,799 animals are affected by the measures. The district issued for artificial lake the bath prohibition. The observation area was easily changed, since the starting point of the computation of the zone was shifted from the discovery site of the first bird into the center of the artificial lake. In the periphery of three kilometers stable obligation applies to poultry. Dogs and cats must be taken to the line. Kelbra and Berga are affected by these regulations. Altogether so far 89 dead animals were brought to the investigation in the national office for Verbaucherschutz. The test results of 51 animals are still pending. In Saxonia-Anhalt apply the stable obligation in risk areas with large bird wealth continuous, said the spokeswoman of the agrarian Ministry, Annette contactor. Also the area at artificial lake the Kelbra belongs to. A goal of all measures now is to prevent a spreading of the bird flu to utilizable animal existence. The consumer center Saxonia notion warned in the meantime likewise forwards panic-makes. Under the telephone number 0180-5-70 66 00 is answered Tuesday and Thursday of 10.00 o'clock to 16,00 o'clock inquiries to the correct behavior with bird flu and for security by food. A call costs 14 cent per minute from the German fixed net. (sources: Kubisiak, from which Goltz and contactor strip packing-inquire on, all different in press releases) ddp/koe/ple

http://www.ad-hoc-news.de/Aktuelle-...mmenfassung-Neu-Verbraucherschutzministerium)

 

[HenryN]

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Health officials issue high alert after bird flu returns to Germany
Berlin, July 5, IRNA javascript:history.back();
Germany-Bird flu-Crisis
German health officials have issued a high alert after the deadly bird flu virus was detected scores of wild birds in four German states, news reports said Thursday.
Germany's national crisis staff, comprised of senior federal and state officials, were due to meet during the day to assess the risks for a further outbreak of the disease which had already struck Germany last year.
German Agriculture Minister Horst Seehofer has instructed the country's states not to ease their protective measures.
Since Sunday bird flu has also been discovered among wild birds swans in the German states of Bavaria, Saxony, Thuringia and Saxony- Anhalt.
As a consequence of the bird flu detection, Germany has ordered farmers to keep poultry indoors in the four affected states.
Health officials have advised the public not to eat food products which are prepared with raw eggs.
They also warned the public not to touch any dead animals because of the risk of infection to humans.
At least 190 people worldwide have died of bird flu since 2003, mainly through coming into close contact with infected poultry, according to the World Health Organization (WHO).

http://www2.irna.ir/en/news/view/menu-235/0707050752160440.htm

 

[gsgs]

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Horst Seehofer will tell us, when it's time to panic ;-)

 

[HenryN]

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Commentary at

http://www.recombinomics.com/News/07050701/Qinghai_H5N1_Germany_Spread.html

 

[canagica]

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The first few posts mentioned both black-throated divers and black-necked grebes, but I have only seen the FLI report for the grebe. Given that both birds frequently dive, has the ID of the diver been confirmed, or was this a mistranslation? The range maps for the Black-throated Diver don't show it as likely to be seen in Thuringen during any part of the year...

 

[HenryN]

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The first few posts mentioned both black-throated divers and black-necked grebes, but I have only seen the FLI report for the grebe. Given that both birds frequently dive, has the ID of the diver been confirmed, or was this a mistranslation? The range maps for the Black-throated Diver don't show it as likely to be seen in Thuringen during any part of the year...

I have changed to commentary to grebe

http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schwarzhalstaucher

http://www.birdguides.com/html/vidlib/species/Podiceps_nigricollis.htm

Qinghai H5N1 Spread in Germany
Recombinomics Commentary
July 5, 2007

Some 38 wild birds have tested positive for a lethal strain of bird flu in a fourth German state, health authorities said Thursday. The birds were found with the H5N1 strain in the eastern state of Thuringia, the Friedrich Loeffler federal animal diseases institute said.

They were among 100 birds found dead in an artificial lake on the border between Thuringia and the state of Saxony-Anhalt.

The above comments describe the spread of H5N1 in Germany. Local media indicates 89 dead birds (black-neck grebe, Podiceps nigricollis) have been collected from the lake, and all of the first 38 tested have been H5N1 positive. In addition, two more positive birds in Nuremberg were announced, and France confirmed H5N1 in three dead swans.........

 

[Gert van der Hoek]

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machinetranslation

Loeffler institute increases bird flu danger stage

After the find of infected wild birds in four States of the Federal Republic updated the Friedrich Loeffler institute (FLI) its risk evaluation. The possibility of a bringing of the hochpathogenen aviären Influenzavirus H5N1 in into utilizable poultry existence in Germany must be estimated in the meantime as “highly”, said institute boss Thomas Mettenleiter on Thursday on the Baltic Sea island.

Infections of wild birds with the bird flu virus of the type H5N1 were announced also from Tschechien and France. The exact geographical propagation of the virus can not be measured at present, underlined the expert.

One proceeds from a local epidemic happening with wild birds at artificial lake the Kelbra at the border from Thuringia to Saxonia-Anhalt. The large number of infected animals wise on a high infection pressure in the wild bird population locally.

Although momentarily no classical migratory bird activities would take place, the virus could be quite spread over shorter distances by game birds. Thus for example some kinds of game bird accomplished Mauserzüge so mentioned, with which the animals in certain areas collected themselves, which would offer protection from predators to them.

On the Saxonia Anhalt side so far more than 100 dead wild birds were found.

The national investigation laboratory determined so far with 39 black neck grebes an infection with H5N1-Virus.

http://www.ad-hoc-news.de/Aktuelle-...r-Institut-erh%F6ht-Vogelgrippe-Gefahrenstufe

 

[HenryN]

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Because of bird flu no loosening with stable obligation DO July 5, 2007 5:31 Central European Summer Time

http://de.today.reuters.com/news/ne...5892_RTRDEOC_0_DEUTSCHLAND-VOGELGRIPPE-ZF.xml

Berlin (Reuters) - ways of a increased risk situation to the bird flu the Lands of the Federal Republic do not want deciding differently than planned on Friday loosening the stable obligation. Consumer protection Minister refuge Seehofer expressed itself to take the appropriate regulation of the agenda of the Upper House of Parliament was called it after a meeting of the national crisis staff of federation and countries on Thursday in Berlin. The majority of the countries agreed. After new cases of bird flu in East Germany as well as in France main header Friedrich Loeffler Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut the risk estimate for Germany of moderate on highly on. The exact propagation of the virus can not be measured at present, explained institute boss Thomas Mettenleiter as the reason. With the planned regulation the countries would have received more authority with proclaiming the stable obligation for utilizable poultry in their regions. Loosening had been planned, after in Germany nearly one year admits long no cases also of the epidemic dangerous for humans more had become. In Germany the epidemic is further on the advance. According to data of the district one field south resin until thursday afternoon at artificial lake the Kelbra at the national border by Thuringia and Saxonia-Anhalt were saved altogether approximately 190 dead game birds. With scarcely 40 of it the epidemic had been before already proven by Friedrich Loeffler Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut. Because of the multiplicity of the cases at artificial lake institute spokeswoman Elke Reinking can be spoken of a small epidemic disease, said. Unclear is so far the cause for the renewed occurrence. It is conceivablly that the virus wintered with certain kinds of game bird, described it. The game birds ended found again in the course of the daily first for investigation into the national institutes in Stendal and bath Langensalza were sent. The search action around artificial lake persisted approximately in the evening. Also in France for one year the bird flu had again emerged for the first time before. According to data of the French Ministry Of Agriculture the suspicion on the high-sticking on virus variant was confirmed with three dead swans in Lorraine. France is of Europe a largest poultry

 

[HenryN]

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Bird flu with 38 animals in Saxonia-Anhalt proven the bird flu continues to spread in Germany and now also Saxonia-Anhalt reached. With 38 dead game birds responsible Friedrich Loeffler Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut proved the highly sticking on bird flu virus H5N1, how the district administration office admits one field south resin in Sangerhausen gave. The animals had been found at artificial lake the Kelbra, where on Thueringer side infected animals had been before already discovered. In Nuernberg the number of the cases of bird flu rose in the meantime to eleven. Also in the east of France there are cases of bird flu for the first time for over one year again. In the area concerned in Saxonia-Anhalt a restricted area was furnished. Already on Tuesday in Thuringia with a game bird found at the dam Kelbra the H5N1-Virus had been proven. In addition there is a further case of suspicion, which was not confirmed first yet in Thuringia. In the city of Nuernberg the fire-brigade saved than hundred ended animals, among them stick ducks, Blesshuehner, singing birds and marder in the past three weeks more. According to data of the city administration the bird flu was confirmed so far with eleven game birds. Also in Saxonian glad castle several infected game birds had been found to at the end of of June. In view of the new cases of bird flu the FDP Member of the Bundestag Hans Hans-Michael Goldmann requested the Federal Government to examine their past strategy for the epidemic happening. The game bird monitoring must be developed further, in order to receive a comprehensive overview of the spreading of the bird flu virus in the game bird populations. Besides the research in this area and with the development of a practice-suited marker vaccine must be intensified, explained Goldmann, who is member of the committee for nutrition, agriculture and consumer protection. Announcement Also into other countries the virus spreads obviously again. How the French Ministry Of Agriculture communicated, three swans, which were found dead on Tuesday in a pond in east Lorraine, were infected with the dangerous virus H5N1. The swans had been found in the proximity of Sarrebourg, which is distant to the Saarland about ninety kilometers from the border. In France in spring yearly a case of bird flu passed had been registered last. France had recently strengthened its precaution measures after the discovery of cases of bird flu in Bavaria and Saxonia.

http://magazine.web.de/de/themen/na...chgewiesen,cc=00000550790004281704175fRi.html

 

[HenryN]

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Third case of bird flu in Thuringia confirms

In Thuringia a third case was confirmed by bird flu. Friedrich Loeffler Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut on the island Riems proved, communicated found peak swan the H5N1-Virus with one at a pond in Ebeleben (Kyffhaeuserkreis) dead the Social Department on Thursday in Erfurt. In the periphery of three kilometers around the discovery site a restricted area was proven as well as in the periphery by ten kilometers an observation area. The areas are marked by describing. Already on Tuesday a first suspicion on bird flu had been confirmed Kelbra with at artificial lake the found black neck diver. A second case was determined on Wednesday with a peak swan found dead at the dam Windischleuba in the Altenburger country. In all three cases it acts the data according to around the high-sticking on variant of the virus. In the restricted area 21 days long stable obligation applies according to for the data to poultry. Also cats and dogs might not run around freely. It is forbidden transporting poultry from the restricted area. Meanwhile in the neighbouring Saxonia-Anhalt the bird flu was proven for the first time. 38 game birds were positively tested on the hochpathogene H5N1-Virus. The animals in artificial lake the Kelbra found ddp/tan/mwa
http://www.ad-hoc-news.de/Aktuelle-Nachrichten/de/12389126/Dritter-Fall-von-Vogelgrippe-in-Th%FCringen-best%E4tigt

 

[HenryN]

Re: H5N1 bird flu found in dead wild bird in Germany

Commentary at

http://www.recombinomics.com/News/07050702/Qinghai_H5N1_Thuringen_Spread.html