- Press Release
- Bavarian Ministry for the Environment,
Health,
- and Consumer Protection website
- Translated by Thomas Roesel
- http://www.stmugv.bayern.de/de/aktuell/presse/2006/186.htm
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- For the year 2006 in Bavaria, 71 cases
of avian influenza in wild birds have been confirmed by the Friedrich Loeffler
Institute (FLI). During the week of 24 Apr 2006 (12 noon) until 28 Apr
2006 (1 PM), the following new cases were confirmed:
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- No. / Municipality / Administrative or
City District / Regional
- District / Species / Date H5N1 confirmed
- 71/ Parkstetten/ Straubing-Bogen / Lower
Bavaria / Swan / 28 Apr 2006
- 70/ Epfach / Landsberg on the Lech /
Upper Bavaria / Merganser / 28 Apr 2006
- 69/ Steinach / Straubing-Bogen / Lower
Bavaria / Swan / 27 Apr 2006
- 68/ Kirchroth / Straubing-Bogen / Lower
Bavaria / Swan / 27 Apr 2006
- 67/ Olching / Fuerstenfeldbruck / Upper
Bavaria/ Duck / 24 Apr 2006
- 66/ Olching / Fuerstenfeldbruck / Upper
Bavaria/ Duck / 24 Apr 2006
- 65/ Lindau / Town of Lindau / Schwabia
/ Crested Grebe / 24 Apr 2006
- 64/ Stephansposching / Deggendorf / Lower
Bavaria / Swan / 24 Apr 2006
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- So far in 2006, 6843 wild birds have
been handed over to the Bavarian Agency for Health and Food Safety; 6084
of them have already [by 28 Apr 2006] been tested for influenza A, and
the 90 samples that were influenza A positive have been sent to the Friedrich
Loeffler Institute (FLI) for further testing. The FLI has confirmed 71
samples as H5N1 positive, 15 as H5N1 negative, and 4 have yet to be determined.
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- In addition to avians, 295 carnivores
(martens, foxes, cats) have been sent to the LGL; 287 have been tested
for influenza A virus. One influenza A positive sample has been forwarded
to the FLI, where it was [found] H5N1 negative.
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- Daily updated information in tabular
format (in German) is available at
- http://www.stmugv.bayern.de/de/lgl/vogelgrippe/anzeige.php
- Map:
- http://www.stmugv.bayern.de/de/tierschutz/vogelgrippe/bayernkarte.htm
- Further information (in German):
- http://www.tierschutz.bayern.de
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- ProMed Mail
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- We have been kindly advised by the Director
of the Friedrich Loeffler Institute (FLI), that contrary to the URL cited
in posting 20060427.1226, the currently active home page of FLI is:
- http://www.fli.bund.de/aviaere_Influenza_Gefluegelpest.1191.0.html
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- The tabulated list of positive wild birds
and relevant maps for all of Germany, last updated on 25 Apr 2006, is available
(in German) at http://www.fli.bund.de/fileadmin/user_upload/Dokumente/News/
aktuelle_Krankheitsgeschehen/avi_Flu/LB_Influenza.pdf . - Mod.AS
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- Patricia A. Doyle DVM, PhD
- Bus Admin, Tropical Agricultural Economics
- Univ of West Indies
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- Please visit my "Emerging Diseases"
message board at:
- http://www.emergingdisease.org/phpbb/index.php
- Also my new website:
- http://drpdoyle.tripod.com/
- Zhan le Devlesa tai sastimasa
- Go with God and in Good Health
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