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

OIE: Highly pathogenic influenza A viruses (infection with) (non-poultry including wild birds), Slovenia
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Information received on 01/03/2017 from Dr Janez Posedi, Director General, Administration of the Republic of Slovenia for Food Safety, Veterinary Sector and Plant Protection (AFSVSPP), Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Food, Ljubljana, Slovenia

Summary

Report type	Immediate notification (Final report)
Date of start of the event	20/01/2017
Date of confirmation of the event	27/01/2017
Report date	01/03/2017
Date submitted to OIE	01/03/2017
Date event resolved	27/01/2017
Reason for notification	New strain of a listed disease
Manifestation of disease	Clinical disease
Causal agent	Highly pathogenic influenza A virus
Serotype	H5N5
Nature of diagnosis	Clinical, Laboratory (basic), Laboratory (advanced)
This event pertains to	a defined zone within the country

New outbreaks

Summary of outbreaks

Total outbreaks: 1

Outbreak Location

NOVO MESTO ( river Krka )

Total animals affected

Species	Susceptible	Cases	Deaths	Destroyed	Slaughtered
Mute Swan:Anatidae (Cygnus olor)		3	3	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	Vaccination prohibited No treatment of affected animals
Measures to be applied	No other measures

Diagnostic test results

Laboratory name and type

National veterinary institute ( National laboratory )

Tests and results

Species	Test	Test date	Result
Mute Swan	real-time reverse transcriptase/polymerase chain reaction (RRT-PCR)	27/01/2017	Positive
Mute Swan	virus sequencing	27/01/2017	Positive

Future Reporting

The event is resolved. No more reports will be submitted.

See Also:

http://www.oie.int

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