| Information received on 24/03/2017 from Dr Jean-Franéžis Heymans, Director, Animal Health and Safety of Products of Animal Origin, Federal Agency for the Safety of the Food Chain (FASFC), Bruxelles, Belgium | |
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Summary
| Report type |
Immediate notification |
| Date of start of the event |
17/03/2017 |
| Date of confirmation of the event |
23/03/2017 |
| Report date |
24/03/2017 |
| Date submitted to OIE |
24/03/2017 |
| Reason for notification |
Reoccurrence of a listed disease |
| Date of previous occurrence |
01/03/2017 |
| Manifestation of disease |
Clinical disease |
| Causal agent |
Highly pathogenic influenza A virus |
| Serotype |
H5N8 |
| Nature of diagnosis |
Laboratory (advanced), Necropsy |
| This event pertains to |
the whole country | |
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| Outbreak 1 |
Elen, LIMBURG |
| Date of start of the outbreak |
17/03/2017 |
| Outbreak status |
Resolved (23/03/2017) |
| Epidemiological unit |
Other |
| Affected animals |
| Species |
Susceptible |
Cases |
Deaths |
Destroyed |
Slaughtered |
| Mallard:Anas platyrhynchos(Anatidae) |
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1 |
1 |
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| Black Swan:Cygnus atratus(Anatidae) |
|
1 |
1 |
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| Summary of outbreaks |
Total outbreaks: 1 |
| Total animals affected |
| Species |
Susceptible |
Cases |
Deaths |
Destroyed |
Slaughtered |
| Mallard:Anas platyrhynchos(Anatidae) |
|
1 |
1 |
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| Black Swan:Cygnus atratus(Anatidae) |
|
1 |
1 |
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| Outbreak statistics |
| Species |
Apparent morbidity rate |
Apparent mortality rate |
Apparent case fatality rate |
Proportion susceptible animals lost* |
| Mallard:Anas platyrhynchos(Anatidae) |
** |
** |
100.00% |
** |
| Black Swan:Cygnus atratus(Anatidae) |
** |
** |
100.00% |
** | |
| *Removed from the susceptible population through death, destruction and/or slaughter |
| **Not calculated because of missing information | |
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Epidemiology
| Source of the outbreak(s) or origin of infection |
- Contact with wild species
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Control measures
| Measures applied |
- Control of wildlife reservoirs
- Vaccination prohibited
- No treatment of affected animals
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| Measures to be applied |
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Diagnostic test results
| Laboratory name and type |
Species |
Test |
Test date |
Result |
| CODA-CERVA (National laboratory) |
Black Swan |
nucleotide sequencing |
23/03/2017 |
Positive |
| CODA-CERVA (National laboratory) |
Black Swan |
real-time reverse transcriptase/polymerase chain reaction (RRT-PCR) |
22/03/2017 |
Positive |
| CODA-CERVA (National laboratory) |
Mallard |
nucleotide sequencing |
23/03/2017 |
Positive |
| CODA-CERVA (National laboratory) |
Mallard |
real-time reverse transcriptase/polymerase chain reaction (RRT-PCR) |
22/03/2017 |
Positive | |
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Future Reporting
| The event is continuing. Weekly follow-up reports will be submitted. | |