OIE: Highly pathogenic avian influenza(H5N8), Israel
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| Information received on 13/10/2020 from Dr Tamir Goshen, Acting Director, Veterinary Services and Animal Health, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Beit Dagan, Israel | |
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Summary
| Report type |
Immediate notification |
| Date of start of the event |
12/10/2020 |
| Date of confirmation of the event |
13/10/2020 |
| Report date |
13/10/2020 |
| Date submitted to OIE |
13/10/2020 |
| Reason for notification |
Recurrence of a listed disease |
| Date of previous occurrence |
03/02/2020 |
| 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 (13/10/2020)
Follow-up report No. 1 (14/10/2020)
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| Outbreak 1 (MAANIT) |
MAANIT, Hadera, Haifa |
| Date of start of the outbreak |
12/10/2020 |
| Outbreak status |
Resolved (14/10/2020) |
| Epidemiological unit |
Farm |
| Affected animals |
| Species |
Susceptible |
Cases |
Deaths |
Killed and disposed of |
Slaughtered |
| Birds |
35000 |
2000 |
800 |
34200 |
0 | |
| Affected population |
48-week-old heavy breeders. The farm is divided into four pens. The morbidity and mortality occurred in one half of a divided pen. The farm is situated near fish ponds whereas it is the season of birds migration and aquatic migrating birds are resting and feeding in these ponds. | |
| Summary of outbreaks |
Total outbreaks: 1 |
| Total animals affected |
| Species |
Susceptible |
Cases |
Deaths |
Killed and disposed of |
Slaughtered |
| Birds |
35000 |
2000 |
800 |
34200 |
0 | |
| Outbreak statistics |
| Species |
Apparent morbidity rate |
Apparent mortality rate |
Apparent case fatality rate |
Proportion susceptible animals lost* |
| Birds |
5.71% |
2.29% |
40.00% |
100.00% | |
| *Removed from the susceptible population through death, destruction and/or slaughter | |
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Epidemiology
| Source of the outbreak(s) or origin of infection |
- Most likely by wild migrating birds
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| Epidemiological comments |
Epidemiological investigation is ongoing. The last time that the virus was diagnosed in Israel was in January 2020 in a Bonelli´s eagle in the desert. The last time that it was diagnosed in a commercial farm was in the north of the country in April 2019, in a turkey farm. | |
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Control measures
| Measures applied |
- Movement control inside the country
- Quarantine
- Zoning
- Vaccination prohibited
- No treatment of affected animals
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| Measures to be applied |
- Surveillance outside containment and/or protection zone
- Surveillance within containment and/or protection zone
- Official disposal of carcasses, by-products and waste
- Stamping out
- Disinfection
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Diagnostic test results
| Laboratory name and type |
Species |
Test |
Test date |
Result |
| Kimron Veterinary Institute, Avian Diseases Laboratory (National laboratory) |
Birds |
pathogen isolation by egg inoculation |
13/10/2020 |
Positive |
| Kimron Veterinary Institute, Avian Diseases Laboratory (National laboratory) |
Birds |
real-time reverse transcriptase/polymerase chain reaction (RRT-PCR) |
13/10/2020 |
Positive | |
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Future Reporting
| The event is continuing. Weekly follow-up reports will be submitted. | |
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