OIE: Low pathogenic avian influenza (poultry)(H5N1), France

Information received on 30/03/2018 from Dr Loic Evain, Directeur Général adjoint, CVO, Direction générale de l´alimentation, Ministère de l´Agriculture et de l´Alimentation, Paris, France

Summary

Report type

Immediate notification

Date of start of the event

22/03/2018

Date of confirmation of the event

27/03/2018

Report date

30/03/2018

Date submitted to OIE

30/03/2018

Reason for notification

Recurrence of a listed disease

Date of previous occurrence

27/04/2017

Manifestation of disease

Clinical disease

Causal agent

Low pathogenic avian influenza virus

Serotype

H5N1

Nature of diagnosis

Laboratory (advanced)

This event pertains to

the whole country

New outbreaks

Summary of outbreaks

Total outbreaks: 1

Outbreak Location

  • Sarthe ( Notre Dame du Pé, Notre Dame du Pé )

Total animals affected

Species

Susceptible

Cases

Deaths

Killed and disposed of

Slaughtered

Birds

8897

**

0

8897

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

Epidemiological investigation ongoing.

Control measures

Measures applied

  • Screening
  • Traceability
  • Stamping out
  • Vaccination prohibited
  • No treatment of affected animals

Measures to be applied

  • No other measures

Diagnostic test results

Laboratory name and type

ANSES Reference national laboratory, Ploufragan ( National laboratory )

Tests and results

Species

Test

Test date

Result

Birds

nucleotide sequencing

27/03/2018

Positive

Birds

real-time reverse transcriptase/polymerase chain reaction (RRT-PCR)

27/03/2018

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