Highly pathogenic avian influenza,
Germany

Information received on 11/12/2020 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

Summary

Report type	Follow-up report No. 3
Date of start of the event	11/11/2020
Date of confirmation of the event	12/11/2020
Report date	11/12/2020
Date submitted to OIE	11/12/2020
Reason for notification	Recurrence of a listed disease
Date of previous occurrence	13/05/2020
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	a defined zone within the country
Related reports	Immediate notification (13/11/2020) Follow-up report No. 1 (16/11/2020) Follow-up report No. 2 (03/12/2020) Follow-up report No. 3 (11/12/2020) Follow-up report No. 4 (30/12/2020) Follow-up report No. 5 (13/01/2021)

Outbreaks

There are no new outbreaks in this report

Epidemiology

Source of the outbreak(s) or origin of infection	Unknown or inconclusive
Epidemiological comments	Restriction zones have been established. An epidemiological investigation is ongoing.

Control measures

Measures applied	Movement control inside the country Surveillance outside containment and/or protection zone Surveillance within containment and/or protection zone Screening Traceability Official destruction of animal products Official disposal of carcasses, by-products and waste Stamping out Control of wildlife reservoirs Zoning Disinfection Vaccination prohibited No treatment of affected animals
Measures to be applied	No other measures

Future Reporting

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