Low-Path Bird Flu Outbreak in NW Germany

NORTH RHINE-WESTPHALIA, GERMANY - An outbreak of low-pathogenic avian influenza (LPAI) has been reported in the north-west of the country.
calendar icon 31 May 2011
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The veterinary authority sent an Immediate Notification dated 27 May to the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE).

The report describes one outbreak of LPAI in a flock of 20,000 birds in Gütersloh in North Rhine-Westphalia, which started on 23 May. Of the 20,000 birds of the flock, 4,000 showed symptoms and all have been culled.

The presence of the H7 sub-type of the influenza A virus has been confirmed.

The last outbreak of avian flu in Germany was in November 2010.

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