Germany: Low pathogenic Avian Influenza H5N2 and H5N3 in poultry and other captive birds

16.01.2013

06.12.2012: Case Landkreis Kassel, Hofgeismar, LPAI H5N2. Outbreak holding: 90 captive birds (25 ducks, 11 geese, 4 chicken, 50 pigeons); free-ranged; pigeons in seperate epidemiological unit; Birds only kept for purpose of exhibitions during routine exhibition-monitoring: 2 samples positive.
20.12.2012: Case Kreis Stormarn, LPAI H5N3, poultry. Outbreak holding: 1522 (1178 laying hens, 318 geese, 26 other chickens), free-ranged; during routine monitoring test: 15 geese tested positive.
30.12.2012: Case Landkreis Waldeck-Frankenberg, LPAI H5N2, poultry. Outbreak holding: 59 (poultry: 50 ducks, 1 goose, 8 chicken); free-ranged; 3 ducks fell ill and 2 died.
Summary:

Federal

Land

Municipality

Confirmation

Avian Influenza 

Strain

Number of

holdings

affected 

Number of

animals

affected

Schleswig-

Holstein

Kreis

Stormarn

20.12.2012

H5N2 LPAI

1

1,500 

Hessen

Landkreis

Kassel,

Hofgeismar

06.12.2012

H5N3 LPAI

1

90

Hessen

Landkreis

30.12.2012

H5N2 LPAI

1

59

Total

 

3

LPAI

3

1,649