OIE: Highly pathogenic avian influenza, Austria

OIE: Highly pathogenic avian influenza, Austria
submited by kickingbird at Nov, 11, 2016 8:29 AM from OIE

Information received on 10/11/2016 from Mr Dr Ulrich Herzog, Chief Veterinary Officer, Verbrauchergesundheit, Bundesministerium für Gesundheit , VIENNE, Austria

Summary

Report type	Immediate notification
Date of start of the event	07/11/2016
Date of confirmation of the event	09/11/2016
Report date	10/11/2016
Date submitted to OIE	10/11/2016
Reason for notification	Reoccurrence of a listed disease
Date of previous occurrence	26/04/2006
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

New outbreaks

Summary of outbreaks

Total outbreaks: 1

Outbreak Location

VORARLBERG ( Shore of Lake Constance )

Total animals affected

Species	Susceptible	Cases	Deaths	Destroyed	Slaughtered
Common Pochard:Anatidae (Aythya ferina)		1	1	0	0
Tufted Duck:Anatidae (Aythya fuligula)		7	7	0	0
Numididae (unidentified):Numididae (Numididae (incognita))		2	2	0	0

Outbreak statistics

Species	Apparent morbidity rate	Apparent mortality rate	Apparent case fatality rate	Proportion susceptible animals lost*
Common Pochard:Anatidae (Aythya ferina)	**	**	100.00%	**
Tufted Duck:Anatidae (Aythya fuligula)	**	**	100.00%	**
Numididae (unidentified):Numididae (Numididae (incognita))	**	**	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

Contact with wild species

Control measures

Measures applied	Screening 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

See Also:

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