OIE: Highly pathogenic avian influenza(H5N8), Poland

OIE: Highly pathogenic avian influenza(H5N8), Poland
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Information received on 31/03/2020 from Dr Bogdan Konopka, Chief Veterinary Officer, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, General Veterinary Inspectorate, Warszaw, Poland

Summary

Report type	Follow-up report No. 4
Date of start of the event	31/12/2019
Date of confirmation of the event	03/01/2020
Report date	31/03/2020
Date submitted to OIE	31/03/2020
Reason for notification	Recurrence of a listed disease
Date of previous occurrence	20/04/2017
Manifestation of disease	Clinical disease
Causal agent	Highly pathogenic avian influenza virus
Serotype	H5N8
Nature of diagnosis	Laboratory (advanced)
This event pertains to	a defined zone within the country
Related reports	Immediate notification (22/01/2020) Follow-up report No. 1 (03/02/2020) Follow-up report No. 2 (24/02/2020) Follow-up report No. 3 (12/03/2020) Follow-up report No. 4 (31/03/2020)

New outbreaks (1)

Outbreak 1 (2020/31)

Muszkowo, Krzeszyce, sulecinski (0807), Lubuskie

Date of start of the outbreak

23/03/2020

Outbreak status

Continuing (or date resolved not provided)

Epidemiological unit

Farm

Affected animals

Species	Susceptible	Cases	Deaths	Killed and disposed of	Slaughtered
Birds	94206	3500	600	93606	0

Summary of outbreaks

Total outbreaks: 1

Total animals affected

Species	Susceptible	Cases	Deaths	Killed and disposed of	Slaughtered
Birds	94206	3500	600	93606	0

Outbreak statistics

Species	Apparent morbidity rate	Apparent mortality rate	Apparent case fatality rate	Proportion susceptible animals lost*
Birds	3.72%	0.64%	17.14%	100.00%

*Removed from the susceptible population through death, destruction and/or slaughter

Epidemiology

Source of the outbreak(s) or origin of infection

Unknown or inconclusive

Control measures

Measures applied	Screening Traceability Official destruction of animal products Official disposal of carcasses, by-products and waste Stamping out 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 Veterinary Research Institute (National laboratory)	Birds	real-time reverse transcriptase/polymerase chain reaction (RRT-PCR)	24/03/2020	Positive

Future Reporting

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

See Also:

https://www.oie.int/wahis_2/public/wahid.php/Reviewreport/Review?page_refer=MapFullEventReport&reportid=33810

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