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West Nile Fever,
Germany
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Information received on 23/07/2020 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
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Summary
| Report type |
Immediate notification |
| Date of start of the event |
20/07/2020 |
| Date of confirmation of the event |
21/07/2020 |
| Report date |
23/07/2020 |
| Date submitted to OIE |
23/07/2020 |
| Date event resolved |
22/07/2020 |
| Reason for notification |
Recurrence of a listed disease |
| Date of previous occurrence |
06/11/2019 |
| Manifestation of disease |
Clinical disease |
| Causal agent |
West Nile virus |
| Nature of diagnosis |
Clinical, Laboratory (basic), Laboratory (advanced) |
| This event pertains to |
a defined zone within the country |
| Related reports |
Immediate notification (23/07/2020)
Follow-up report No. 1 (14/08/2020)
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| Outbreak 1 (20-416-00006) |
Erfurt, Erfurt, Stadt, Thuringen |
| Date of start of the outbreak |
20/07/2020 |
| Outbreak status |
Resolved (22/07/2020) |
| Epidemiological unit |
Zoo |
| Affected animals |
| Species |
Susceptible |
Cases |
Deaths |
Killed and disposed of |
Slaughtered |
| Strigidae (unidentified):Strigidae (incognita)(Strigidae) |
3 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
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| Summary of outbreaks |
Total outbreaks: 1 |
| Total animals affected |
| Species |
Susceptible |
Cases |
Deaths |
Killed and disposed of |
Slaughtered |
| Strigidae (unidentified):Strigidae (incognita)(Strigidae) |
3 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
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| Outbreak statistics |
| Species |
Apparent morbidity rate |
Apparent mortality rate |
Apparent case fatality rate |
Proportion susceptible animals lost* |
| Strigidae (unidentified):Strigidae (incognita)(Strigidae) |
33.33% |
33.33% |
100.00% |
33.33% |
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| *Removed from the susceptible population through death, destruction and/or slaughter |
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Epidemiology
| Source of the outbreak(s) or origin of infection |
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Control measures
| Measures applied |
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Movement control inside the country
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Official disposal of carcasses, by-products and waste
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Control of wildlife reservoirs
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Vaccination permitted (if a vaccine exists)
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No treatment of affected animals
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Diagnostic test results
| Laboratory name and type |
Species |
Test |
Test date |
Result |
| Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut (National laboratory) |
Strigidae (unidentified) |
reverse transcription - polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) |
21/07/2020 |
Positive |
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Future Reporting
| The event is continuing. Weekly follow-up reports will be submitted. |
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Map of outbreak locations
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