OIE: Highly pathogenic avian influenza, Montenegro

Information received on 22/12/2016 from Dr Vesna Dakovic, Acting Director, Administration for Food Safety, Veterinary and Phitosanitary Affairs, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, PODGORICA, Montenegro

Summary

Report type	Immediate notification
Date of start of the event	12/12/2016
Date of confirmation of the event	19/12/2016
Report date	22/12/2016
Date submitted to OIE	22/12/2016
Reason for notification	First occurrence of a listed disease in the country
Causal agent	Highly pathogenic avian influenza virus
Serotype	H5N5
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

PODGORICA ( Plavnica )

Total animals affected

Species	Susceptible	Cases	Deaths	Destroyed	Slaughtered
Common Teal:Anatidae (Anas crecca)		1	0	1	0

Outbreak statistics

Species	Apparent morbidity rate	Apparent mortality rate	Apparent case fatality rate	Proportion susceptible animals lost*
Common Teal:Anatidae (Anas crecca)	**	**	0.00%	**

* 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	Unknown or inconclusive
Epidemiological comments	The case was discovered within the program of active monitoring of wild birds, without clinical signs.

Control measures

Measures applied	Surveillance within containment and/or protection zone 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

Diagnostic Veterinary Laboratory in Podgorica ( National laboratory )

Tests and results

Species	Test	Test date	Result
Common Teal	real-time reverse transcriptase/polymerase chain reaction (RRT-PCR)	19/12/2016	Positive

Future Reporting

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