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

Information received on 16/01/2017 from Dr Evgeny Nepoklonov, Deputy Head, Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance, Ministry of Agriculture, Moscow, Russia

Summary

Report type	Immediate notification
Date of start of the event	01/01/2017
Date of confirmation of the event	04/01/2017
Report date	16/01/2017
Date submitted to OIE	16/01/2017
Reason for notification	Reoccurrence of a listed disease
Date of previous occurrence	2016
Manifestation of disease	Clinical disease
Causal agent	Highly pathogenic influenza A virus
Serotype	H5
Nature of diagnosis	Laboratory (basic), Laboratory (advanced)
This event pertains to	a defined zone within the country

New outbreaks

Summary of outbreaks

Total outbreaks: 2

Outbreak Location

KRASNODARSKIY KRAY ( Khadyzhensk, Apsheronsky Dinskoj, Temryuksky )

Total animals affected

Species	Susceptible	Cases	Deaths	Destroyed	Slaughtered
Mute Swan:Anatidae (Cygnus olor)		122	122	0	0

Outbreak statistics

Species	Apparent morbidity rate	Apparent mortality rate	Apparent case fatality rate	Proportion susceptible animals lost*
Mute Swan:Anatidae (Cygnus olor)	**	**	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

Control measures

Measures applied	Movement control inside the country Screening Disinfection / Disinfestation Quarantine Official disposal of carcasses, by-products and waste Control of wildlife reservoirs Vaccination permitted (if a vaccine exists) No treatment of affected animals
Measures to be applied	No other measures

Diagnostic test results

Laboratory name and type

Krasnodarskaya veterinary laboratory ( Local laboratory )

Tests and results

Species	Test	Test date	Result
Mute Swan	polymerase chain reaction (PCR)	06/01/2017	Positive

Laboratory name and type

Kropotkinskaya veterinary laboratory ( Local laboratory )

Tests and results

Species

Test

Test date