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

Information received on 27/02/2017 from Dr Vidmantas Paulauskas, Deputy Director, State Food and Veterinary Service, DGA openRR, VILNIUS, Lithuania

Summary

Report type	Immediate notification
Date of start of the event	27/02/2017
Date of confirmation of the event	27/02/2017
Report date	27/02/2017
Date submitted to OIE	27/02/2017
Reason for notification	First occurrence of a listed disease in the country
Causal agent	Highly pathogenic influenza A virus
Serotype	H5N8
Nature of diagnosis	Laboratory (basic), Laboratory (advanced)
This event pertains to	the whole country

Summary of outbreaks

Total outbreaks: 1

Outbreak Location

Total animals affected

Species	Susceptible	Cases	Deaths	Destroyed	Slaughtered
Mute Swan:Anatidae (Cygnus olor)		6	6	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;

Source of the outbreak(s) or origin of infection

Measures applied	Surveillance outside containment and/or protection zone Official disposal of carcasses, by-products and waste Surveillance within containment and/or protection zone Control of wildlife reservoirs Vaccination prohibited No treatment of affected animals
Measures to be applied	No other measures

Laboratory name and type

National Food and Veterinary Risk Assessment Institute ( National laboratory )

Tests and results

Species	Test	Test date	Result
Mute Swan	real-time reverse transcriptase/polymerase chain reaction (RRT-PCR)	27/02/2017	Positive

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