Summary
Report type: immediate notification
Started: 30 Aug 2021
Confirmed: 1 Sep 2021
Reported: 6 Sep 2021
Reason for notification: recurrence
Last occurrence: 5 Jul 2021
Causal agent: Highly pathogenic avian influenza virus
Serotype: H5N8
Nature of diagnosis: clinical, necropsy, laboratory
This event pertains to a defined zone within the country.

Outbreak location: Menen, West-Vlaanderen, Vlaanderen
Started: 30 Aug 2021
Epidemiological unit: other
Total animals affected:
Species / Susceptible / Cases / Deaths / Killed and disposed of /
Slaughtered or killed for commercial use / Vaccinated
Birds / 348 / 80 / 80 / 268 / 0 / 0
Affected population: captive birds Gallus / Meleagris / Numida

Epidemiology
Source of the outbreak(s) or origin of infection: contact with wild
species.

Epidemiological comments: captive birds Gallus/Meleagris/Numida

Control measures at event level
Domestic control measures applied: traceability; zoning; stamping out;
quarantine; disinfestation; disinfection

Diagnostic test results
Laboratory name and type / Species / Outbreaks / Test / Test date /
Result
Sciensano National Laboratory / Birds / 1 / Reverse
transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) / 1 Sep 2021 /
positive