OIE: Highly pathogenic influenza A viruses (infection with) (non-poultry including wild birds), Belgium

OIE: Highly pathogenic influenza A viruses (infection with) (non-poultry including wild birds), Belgium
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Information received on 03/02/2017 from Dr Jean-Fran?ois Heymans, Director, Animal Health and Safety of Products of Animal Origin, Federal Agency for the Safety of the Food Chain (FASFC), Bruxelles, Belgium

Summary

Report type	Immediate notification
Date of start of the event	26/01/2017
Date of confirmation of the event	03/02/2017
Report date	03/02/2017
Date submitted to OIE	03/02/2017
Reason for notification	New strain of a listed disease in the country
Causal agent	Highly pathogenic avian influenza virus
Serotype	H5N8
Nature of diagnosis	Clinical, Laboratory (advanced), Necropsy
This event pertains to	a defined zone within the country

New outbreaks

Summary of outbreaks

Total outbreaks: 1

Outbreak Location

OOST-VLAANDEREN ( Lebbeke )

Total animals affected

Species	Susceptible	Cases	Deaths	Destroyed	Slaughtered
Common pheasant:Phasianidae (Phasianus colchicus)	1	**	0	1	0
Greylag Goose:Anatidae (Anser anser)	13	**	1	12	0
Indian Peafowl:Phasianidae (Pavo cristatus)	7	**	0	7	0
Phasianidae (unidentified):Phasianidae (Phasianidae (incognita))	36	**	9	27	0
Common Guineafowl:Numididae (Numida meleagris)	3	**	2	1	0
Muscovy Duck:Anatidae (Cairina moschata)	7	**	0	7	0

Outbreak statistics

Species	Apparent morbidity rate	Apparent mortality rate	Apparent case fatality rate	Proportion susceptible animals lost*
Common pheasant:Phasianidae (Phasianus colchicus)	**	0.00%	**	100.00%
Greylag Goose:Anatidae (Anser anser)	**	7.69%	**	100.00%
Indian Peafowl:Phasianidae (Pavo cristatus)	**	0.00%	**	100.00%
Phasianidae (unidentified):Phasianidae (Phasianidae (incognita))	**	25.00%	**	100.00%
Common Guineafowl:Numididae (Numida meleagris)	**	66.67%	<P style="MARGIN:

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