OIE: Highly pathogenic avian influenza, France

Information received on 02/12/2016 from Dr Loic Evain, Directeur Général adjoint, CVO, Direction générale de l´alimentation, Ministère de l´Agriculture, de l´Agroalimentaire et de la Forêt, Paris, France

Summary

Report type	Immediate notification
Date of start of the event	25/11/2016
Date of confirmation of the event	01/12/2016
Report date	02/12/2016
Date submitted to OIE	02/12/2016
Reason for notification	New strain of a listed disease
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

New outbreaks

Summary of outbreaks

Total outbreaks: 1

Outbreak Location

TARN ( Almayrac, Almayrac )

Total animals affected

Species	Susceptible	Cases	Deaths	Destroyed	Slaughtered
Birds	5143	2000	2000	0	0

Outbreak statistics

Species	Apparent morbidity rate	Apparent mortality rate	Apparent case fatality rate	Proportion susceptible animals lost*
Birds	38.89%	38.89%	100.00%	38.89%

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

Epidemiology

Source of the outbreak(s) or origin of infection	Contact with wild species
Epidemiological comments	A 3-km protection zone and a 10-km surveillance zone were implemented around the affected farms.

Control measures

Measures applied	Screening Disinfection / Disinfestation Traceability Surveillance outside containment and/or protection zone Surveillance within containment and/or protection zone Zoning Vaccination permitted (if a vaccine exists) No treatment of affected animals
Measures to be applied	Stamping out Official disposal of carcasses, by-products and waste

Diagnostic test results

Laboratory name and type

ANSES National Reference Laboratory for avian influenza and Newcastle disease, Ploufragan ( National laboratory )

Tests and results

Species	Test	Test date	Result
Birds	nucleotide sequencing	01/12/2016	Positive
Birds	real-time reverse transcriptase/polymerase chain reaction (RRT-PCR)	01/12/2016	Positive

Future Reporting

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