OIE: Highly pathogenic avian influenza, France

Summary

Report type	Follow-up report No. 32
Date of start of the event	25/11/2016
Date of confirmation of the event	01/12/2016
Report date	05/07/2017
Date submitted to OIE	05/07/2017
Reason for notification	New strain of a listed disease
Manifestation of disease	Clinical disease
Causal agent	Highly pathogenic avian influenza virus
Serotype	H5N8
Nature of diagnosis	Clinical, Laboratory (advanced)
This event pertains to	a defined zone within the country
Related reports	Immediate notification (02/12/2016) Follow-up report No. 1 (02/12/2016) Follow-up report No. 2 (05/12/2016) Follow-up report No. 3 (08/12/2016) Follow-up report No. 4 (09/12/2016) Follow-up report No. 5 (12/12/2016) Follow-up report No. 6 (15/12/2016) Follow-up report No. 7 (16/12/2016) Follow-up report No. 8 (19/12/2016) Follow-up report No. 9 (20/12/2016) Follow-up report No. 10 (21/12/2016) Follow-up report No. 11 (21/12/2016) Follow-up report No. 12 (22/12/2016) Follow-up report No. 13 (23/12/2016) Follow-up report No. 14 (23/12/2016) Follow-up report No. 15 (26/12/2016) Follow-up report No. 16 (30/12/2016) Follow-up report No. 17 (09/01/2017) Follow-up report No. 18 (13/01/2017) Follow-up report No. 19 (20/01/2017) Follow-up report No. 20 (27/01/2017) Follow-up report No. 21 (03/02/2017) Follow-up report No. 22 (10/02/2017) Follow-up report No. 23 (17/02/2017) Follow-up report No. 24 (24/02/2017) Follow-up report No. 25 (03/03/2017) Follow-up report No. 26 (10/03/2017) Follow-up report No. 27 (17/03/2017) Follow-up report No. 28 (28/03/2017) Follow-up report No. 29 (03/04/2017) Follow-up report No. 30 (04/04/2017) Follow-up report No. 31 (19/04/2017) Follow-up report No. 32 (05/07/2017)

New outbreaks (1)

Outbreak 1 (485)

BRILLON, BRILLON, NORD

Date of start of the outbreak

26/06/2017

Outbreak status

Resolved (29/06/2017)

Epidemiological unit

Backyard

Affected animals

Species	Susceptible	Cases	Deaths	Killed and disposed of	Slaughtered
Birds	347		150	197	0

Affected population

Samples taken within the framework of a clinical suspicion in a backyard. The outbreak is located 15 kilometers away from an outbreak identified on June 23rd in Tournai, Belgium, in a non-commercial poultry holding. This outbreak is likely to be linked to the purchase of chicks and pigeons at a market in Tournai. H5N8 virus was identified by the National reference laboratory.

Summary of outbreaks

Total outbreaks: 1

Total animals affected

Species	Susceptible	Cases	Deaths	Killed and disposed of	Slaughtered
Birds	347	**	150	197	0

Outbreak statistics

Species	Apparent morbidity rate	Apparent mortality rate	Apparent case fatality rate	Proportion susceptible animals lost*
Birds	**	43.23%	**	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	Screening Traceability Surveillance outside containment and/or protection zone Official disposal of carcasses, by-products and waste Stamping out Surveillance within containment and/or protection zone Control of wildlife reservoirs Zoning Vaccination prohibited No treatment of affected animals
Measures to be applied	No other measures

Diagnostic test results

Laboratory name and type	Species	Test	Test date	Result
National reference laboratory, Ploufragan (National laboratory)	Birds	nucleotide sequencing	30/06/2017	Positive
National reference laboratory, Ploufragan (National laboratory)	Birds	real-time reverse transcriptase/polymerase chain reaction (RRT-PCR)	30/06/2017	Positive

Future Reporting

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