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

Information received on 25/04/2018 from Dr Taina Aaltonen, Chief Veterinary Officer and Deputy Director General, Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, Helsinki, Finland
Summary
Report type
Immediate notification (Final report)
Date of start of the event
18/04/2018
Date of confirmation of the event
24/04/2018
Report date
25/04/2018
Date submitted to OIE
25/04/2018
Date event resolved
25/04/2018
Reason for notification
Recurrence of a listed disease
Date of previous occurrence
29/03/2018
Manifestation of disease
Clinical disease
Causal agent
Highly pathogenic influenza A virus
Serotype
H5N6
Nature of diagnosis
Laboratory (advanced)
This event pertains to
the whole country
New outbreaks
Summary of outbreaks
Total outbreaks: 1
Outbreak Location
  • Lounais-Suomi ( Sauvo )
Total animals affected
Species
Susceptible
Cases
Deaths
Killed and disposed of
Slaughtered
White-tailed Eagle:Accipitridae (Haliaeetus albicilla)
1
1
0
0
Outbreak statistics
Species
Apparent morbidity rate
Apparent mortality rate
Apparent case fatality rate
Proportion susceptible animals lost*
White-tailed Eagle:Accipitridae (Haliaeetus albicilla)
**
**
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
  • Vaccination prohibited
  • No treatment of affected animals
Measures to be applied
  • No other measures
Diagnostic test results
Laboratory name and type
Finnish Food Safety Authority Evira ( National laboratory )
Tests and results
Species
Test
Test date
Result
White-tailed Eagle
reverse transcription - polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR)
23/04/2018
Positive
Laboratory name and type
Finnish Food Safety Authority Evira ( National laboratory )
Tests and results
Species
Test
Test date
Result
White-tailed Eagle
real-time reverse transcriptase/polymerase chain reaction (RRT-PCR)
20/04/2018
Positive
White-tailed Eagle
virus sequencing