| Information received on 02/02/2018 from Dr Bothle Michael Modisane, Chief Director , Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Animal Production and Health, PRETORIA, South Africa | |
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Summary |
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| Outbreak 1 (HPAI_H5N8_2017_128) |
HPAI_H5N8_2017_128, Nelson Mandela Bay, EASTERN CAPE PROVINCE |
| Date of start of the outbreak |
27/12/2017 |
| Outbreak status |
Continuing (or date resolved not provided) |
| Epidemiological unit |
Other |
| Affected animals |
| Species |
Susceptible |
Cases |
Deaths |
Killed and disposed of |
Slaughtered |
| Common Tern:Sterna hirundo(Laridae) |
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1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
| Swift tern:Thalasseus bergii(Laridae) |
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2 |
1 |
1 |
0 | | |
| Outbreak 2 (HPAI_H5N8_2017_136) |
HPAI_H5N8_2017_136, Overstrand, WESTERN CAPE PROVINCE |
| Date of start of the outbreak |
04/01/2018 |
| Outbreak status |
Continuing (or date resolved not provided) |
| Epidemiological unit |
Other |
| Affected animals |
| Species |
Susceptible |
Cases |
Deaths |
Killed and disposed of |
Slaughtered |
| Common Tern:Sterna hirundo(Laridae) |
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1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| Swift tern:Thalasseus bergii(Laridae) |
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2 |
0 |
2 |
0 | | |
| Outbreak 3 (HPAI_H5N8_2017_127) |
HPAI_H5N8_2017_127, City of Cape Town, WESTERN CAPE PROVINCE |
| Date of start of the outbreak |
04/01/2018 |
| Outbreak status |
Continuing (or date resolved not provided) |
| Epidemiological unit |
Other |
| Affected animals |
| Species |
Susceptible |
Cases |
Deaths |
Killed and disposed of |
Slaughtered |
| Swift tern:Thalasseus bergii(Laridae) |
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1 |
0 |
1 |
0 | | |
| Outbreak 4 (HPAI_H5N8_2017_131) |
HPAI_H5N8_2017_131, George, WESTERN CAPE PROVINCE |
| Date of start of the outbreak |
08/01/2018 |
| Outbreak status |
Continuing (or date resolved not provided) |
| Epidemiological unit |
Other |
| Affected animals |
| Species |
Susceptible |
Cases |
Deaths |
Killed and disposed of |
Slaughtered |
| Jackal Buzzard:Buteo rufofuscus(Accipitridae) |
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1 |
1 |
0 |
0 | | |
| Outbreak 5 (HPAI_H5N8_2017_134) |
HPAI_H5N8_2017_134, Overstrand, WESTERN CAPE PROVINCE |
| Date of start of the outbreak |
08/01/2018 |
| Outbreak status |
Continuing (or date resolved not provided) |
| Epidemiological unit |
Other |
| Affected animals |
| Species |
Susceptible |
Cases |
Deaths |
Killed and disposed of |
Slaughtered |
| Swift tern:Thalasseus bergii(Laridae) |
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2 |
0 |
2 |
0 | | |
| Outbreak 6 (HPAI_H5N8_2017_129) |
HPAI_H5N8_2017_129, Overstrand, WESTERN CAPE PROVINCE |
| Date of start of the outbreak |
12/01/2018 |
| Outbreak status |
Continuing (or date resolved not provided) |
| Epidemiological unit |
Other |
| Affected animals |
| Species |
Susceptible |
Cases |
Deaths |
Killed and disposed of |
Slaughtered |
| Jackass Penguin:Spheniscus demersus(Spheniscidae) |
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1 |
0 |
0 |
0 | | |
| Outbreak 7 (HPAI_H5N8_2017_130) |
HPAI_H5N8_2017_130, Bitou, WESTERN CAPE PROVINCE |
| Date of start of the outbreak |
16/01/2018 |
| Outbreak status |
Continuing (or date resolved not provided) |
| Epidemiological unit |
Other |
| Affected animals |
| Species |
Susceptible |
Cases |
Deaths |
Killed and disposed of |
Slaughtered |
| Egyptian Goose:Alopochen aegyptiaca(Anatidae) |
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1 |
0 |
1 |
0 | | |
| Outbreak 8 (HPAI_H5N8_2017_135) |
HPAI_H5N8_2017_135, Bitou, WESTERN CAPE PROVINCE |
| Date of start of the outbreak |
16/01/2018 |
| Outbreak status |
Continuing (or date resolved not provided) |
| Epidemiological unit |
Other |
| Affected animals |
| Species |
Susceptible |
Cases |
Deaths |
Killed and disposed of |
Slaughtered |
| Swift tern:Thalasseus bergii(Laridae) |
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1 |
0 |
1 |
0 | | |
| Outbreak 9 (HPAI_H5N8_2017_133) |
HPAI_H5N8_2017_133, City of Cape Town, WESTERN CAPE PROVINCE |
| Date of start of the outbreak |
18/01/2018 |
| Outbreak status |
Continuing (or date resolved not provided) |
| Epidemiological unit |
Other |
| Affected animals |
| Species |
Susceptible |
Cases |
Deaths |
Killed and disposed of |
Slaughtered |
| Swift tern:Thalasseus bergii(Laridae) |
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1 |
0 |
1 |
0 | | |
| Outbreak 10 (HPAI_H5N8_2017_132) |
HPAI_H5N8_2017_132, City of Cape Town, WESTERN CAPE PROVINCE |
| Date of start of the outbreak |
24/01/2018 |
| Outbreak status |
Continuing (or date resolved not provided) |
| Epidemiological unit |
Other |
| Affected animals |
| Species |
Susceptible |
Cases |
Deaths |
Killed and disposed of |
Slaughtered |
| Swift tern:Thalasseus bergii(Laridae) |
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1 |
0 |
1 |
0 | | |
| Summary of outbreaks |
Total outbreaks: 10 |
| Total animals affected |
| Species |
Susceptible |
Cases |
Deaths |
Killed and disposed of |
Slaughtered |
| Common Tern:Sterna hirundo(Laridae) |
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2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
| Swift tern:Thalasseus bergii(Laridae) |
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10 |
1 |
9 |
0 |
| Jackal Buzzard:Buteo rufofuscus(Accipitridae) |
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1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| Jackass Penguin:Spheniscus demersus(Spheniscidae) |
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1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Egyptian Goose:Alopochen aegyptiaca(Anatidae) |
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1 |
0 |
1 |
0 | |
| Outbreak statistics |
| Species |
Apparent morbidity rate |
Apparent mortality rate |
Apparent case fatality rate |
Proportion susceptible animals lost* |
| Common Tern:Sterna hirundo(Laridae) |
** |
** |
50.00% |
** |
| Swift tern:Thalasseus bergii(Laridae) |
** |
** |
10.00% |
** |
| Jackal Buzzard:Buteo rufofuscus(Accipitridae) |
** |
** |
100.00% |
** |
| Jackass Penguin:Spheniscus demersus(Spheniscidae) |
** |
** |
0.00% |
** |
| Egyptian Goose:Alopochen aegyptiaca(Anatidae) |
** |
** |
0.00% |
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| *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 |
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Control measures
| Measures applied |
- Screening
- Vaccination prohibited
- No treatment of affected animals
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| Measures to be applied |
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Future Reporting
| The event is continuing. Weekly follow-up reports will be submitted. | |
