OIE: Low pathogenic avian influenza (poultry), Netherlands

Information received on 16/10/2017 from Dr Christianne Bruschke, Chief Veterinary Officer , Ministry of Economic Affairs, Ministry of Economic Affairs, The Hague, Netherlands

Summary

Report type	Immediate notification
Date of start of the event	11/10/2017
Date of confirmation of the event	13/10/2017
Report date	16/10/2017
Date submitted to OIE	16/10/2017
Reason for notification	Recurrence of a listed disease
Date of previous occurrence	12/01/2017
Manifestation of disease	Sub-clinical infection
Causal agent	Low pathogenic avian influenza virus
Serotype	H5N2
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

ZEELAND ( Sint Philipsland )

Total animals affected

Species	Susceptible	Cases	Deaths	Killed and disposed of	Slaughtered
Birds	41504	**	0	41504	0

Outbreak statistics

Species	Apparent morbidity rate	Apparent mortality rate	Apparent case fatality rate	Proportion susceptible animals lost*
Birds	**	0.00%	**	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	Unknown or inconclusive
Epidemiological comments	A 1 km restriction zone has been established on 13 October 2017. There are no other premises in the 1 km zone.

Control measures

Measures applied	Movement control inside the country Screening Stamping out Zoning Vaccination prohibited No treatment of affected animals
Measures to be applied	No other measures

Diagnostic test results

Laboratory name and type

Wageningen Bioveterinary Research, Lelystad ( National laboratory )

Tests and results

Species	Test	Test date	Result
Birds	polymerase chain reaction (PCR)	13/10/2017	Positive

Future Reporting

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