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

Information received on 03/04/2018 from Dr Christine Middlemiss, Chief Veterinary Officer, DEFRA, Department for Environment,Food and Rural Affairs , London, United Kingdom

Summary

Report type	Follow-up report No. 10
Date of start of the event	09/01/2018
Date of confirmation of the event	09/01/2018
Report date	03/04/2018
Date submitted to OIE	03/04/2018
Reason for notification	New strain of a listed disease in the country
Causal agent	Highly pathogenic influenza A virus
Serotype	H5N6
Nature of diagnosis	Clinical, Necropsy
This event pertains to	a defined zone within the country
Related reports	Immediate notification (10/01/2018) Follow-up report No. 1 (15/01/2018) Follow-up report No. 2 (17/01/2018) Follow-up report No. 3 (22/01/2018) Follow-up report No. 4 (29/01/2018) Follow-up report No. 5 (05/02/2018) Follow-up report No. 6 (14/02/2018) Follow-up report No. 7 (01/03/2018) Follow-up report No. 8 (16/03/2018) Follow-up report No. 9 (23/03/2018) Follow-up report No. 10 (03/04/2018)

New outbreaks (1)

Outbreak 1 ( WB AIV 2018/20)

Suffolk, England

Date of start of the outbreak

28/03/2018

Outbreak status

Continuing (or date resolved not provided)

Epidemiological unit

Other

Affected animals

Species	Susceptible	Cases	Deaths	Killed and disposed of	Slaughtered
Eurasian buzzard (common buzzard):Buteo buteo(Accipitridae)		2	2	0	0

Affected population

Two common buzzards (Buteo buteo) found dead in Suffolk.

Summary of outbreaks

Total outbreaks: 1

Total animals affected

Species	Susceptible	Cases	Deaths	Killed and disposed of	Slaughtered
Eurasian buzzard (common buzzard):Buteo buteo(Accipitridae)		2	2	0	0

Outbreak statistics

Species	Apparent morbidity rate	Apparent mortality rate	Apparent case fatality rate	Proportion susceptible animals lost*
Eurasian buzzard (common buzzard):Buteo buteo(Accipitridae)	**	**	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	Contact with wild species
Epidemiological comments	The virus is a reassortant between H5N8 HPAI circulating in Europe and a European N6.

Control measures

Measures applied	Official disposal of carcasses, by-products and waste Vaccination prohibited No treatment of affected animals
Measures to be applied	No other measures

Future Reporting

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