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

Information received on 01/06/2017 from Dr Christianne Bruschke, Chief Veterinary Officer , Ministry of Economic Affairs, Ministry of Economic Affairs, The Hague, Netherlands

Summary

Report type	Immediate notification
Date of start of the event	22/05/2017
Date of confirmation of the event	30/05/2017
Report date	01/06/2017
Date submitted to OIE	01/06/2017
Reason for notification	Recurrence of a listed disease
Date of previous occurrence	16/05/2017
Manifestation of disease	Clinical disease
Causal agent	Highly pathogenic influenza A virus
Serotype	H5N5
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

UTRECHT ( Utrecht )

Total animals affected

Species	Susceptible	Cases	Deaths	Killed and disposed of	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	Highly pathogenic influenza A H5N5 was confirmed in two wild geese (Anser anser domesticus) found in a district of the city of Utrecht.

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

Wageningen Bioveterinary Research, Lelystad ( National laboratory )

Tests and results

Species	Test	Test date	Result
Greylag Goose	polymerase chain reaction (PCR)	30/05/2017	Positive

Future Reporting

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