OIE: Highly pathogenic influenza A viruses (infection with) (non-poultry and wild birds), Spain

Information received on 11/01/2017 from Dr Valentín Almansa, Director General, Sanidad de la Produccion Agraria, Ministerio de Agricultura, Alimentación y Medio Ambiente, Madrid, Spain

Summary

Report type	Immediate notification
Date of start of the event	03/01/2017
Date of confirmation of the event	11/01/2017
Report date	11/01/2017
Date submitted to OIE	12/01/2017
Reason for notification	New strain of a listed disease in the country
Causal agent	Virus de la influenza A altamente patógena
Serotype	H5N8
Nature of diagnosis	Laboratory (advanced)
This event pertains to	a defined zone within the country

New outbreaks

Summary of outbreaks

Total outbreaks: 1

Outbreak Location

CASTILLA Y LEON ( LAGUNA LA NAVA DE FUENTES, Palencia )

Total animals affected

Species	Susceptible	Cases	Deaths	Destroyed	Slaughtered
Greylag Goose:Anatidae (Anser anser)		2	2	0	0

Outbreak statistics

Species	Apparent morbidity rate	Apparent mortality rate	Apparent case fatality rate	Proportion susceptible animals lost*
Greylag Goose:Anatidae (Anser anser)	**	**	100.00%	**

* 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
Epidemiological comments	Se ha procedido a incrementar la vigilancia y la bioseguridad de las explotaciones avícolas en la zona.

Control measures

Measures applied	Vaccination prohibited No treatment of affected animals
Measures to be applied	No other measures

Diagnostic test results

Laboratory name and type

Laboratorio Central de Veterinaria, Algete ( National laboratory )

Tests and results

Species	Test	Test date	Result
Greylag Goose	real-time PCR	10/01/2017	Positive
Greylag Goose	virus sequencing	11/01/2017	Positive

Future Reporting

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