OIE: Low pathogenic avian influenza (poultry) ,France(H5N3)

Information received on 15/12/2015 from Dr Loic Evain, Directeur Général adjoint, CVO, Direction générale de l´alimentation, Ministère de l´Agriculture, de l´Agroalimentaire et de la Forêt, Paris, France

Summary

Report type	Immediate notification
Date of start of the event	06/12/2015
Date of confirmation of the event	10/12/2015
Report date	15/12/2015
Date submitted to OIE	15/12/2015
Reason for notification	New strain of a listed disease
Manifestation of disease	Sub-clinical infection
Causal agent	Low pathogenic avian influenza virus
Serotype	H5N3
Nature of diagnosis	Laboratory (advanced)
This event pertains to	a defined zone within the country

New outbreaks

Summary of outbreaks

Total outbreaks: 3

Outbreak Location

LANDES ( ORIST, ORIST ST-SEVER, ST-SEVER )
PYRéNéES-ATLANTIQUES ( Saint-Armou, Saint-Armou )

Total animals affected

Species	Susceptible	Cases	Deaths	Destroyed	Slaughtered
Birds	2810	**	0	0	810

Outbreak statistics

Species	Apparent morbidity rate	Apparent mortality rate	Apparent case fatality rate	Proportion susceptible animals lost*
Birds	**	0.00%	**	28.83%

* Removed from the susceptible population through death, destruction and/or slaughter;
** Not calculated because of missing information;

Epidemiology

Source of the outbreak(s) or origin of infection

Unknown or inconclusive

Control measures

Measures applied	Screening Disinfection / Disinfestation Traceability Stamping out Vaccination prohibited No treatment of affected animals
Measures to be applied	No other measures

Diagnostic test results

Laboratory name and type

National Reference Laboratory for Avian Influenza and Newcastle Disease, ANSES ( National laboratory )

Tests and results

Species	Test	Test date	Result
Birds	nucleotide sequencing	10/12/2015	Positive
Birds	nucleotide sequencing	13/12/2015	Positive
Birds	real-time reverse transcriptase/polymerase chain reaction (RRT-PCR)	10/12/2015	Positive
Birds	real-time reverse transcriptase/polymerase chain reaction (RRT-PCR)	13/12/2015