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

OIE: Highly pathogenic influenza A viruses (infection with) (non-poultry including wild birds), Netherlands
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Information received on 03/09/2018 from Dr Christianne Bruschke, Chief Veterinary Officer , Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality, Ministry of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality, The Hague, Netherlands

Summary

Report type	Immediate notification
Date of start of the event	31/08/2018
Date of confirmation of the event	31/08/2018
Report date	03/09/2018
Date submitted to OIE	03/09/2018
Reason for notification	Recurrence of a listed disease
Date of previous occurrence	05/04/2018
Manifestation of disease	Clinical disease
Causal agent	Highly pathogenic influenza A virus
Serotype	H5N6
Nature of diagnosis	Clinical, Laboratory (advanced)
This event pertains to	a defined zone within the country

New outbreaks

Summary of outbreaks

Total outbreaks: 1

Outbreak Location

Noord-Holland ( Blaricum )

Total animals affected

Species	Susceptible	Cases	Deaths	Killed and disposed of	Slaughtered
Mallard:Anatidae (Anas platyrhynchos)		1	1	0	0

Outbreak statistics

Species	Apparent morbidity rate	Apparent mortality rate	Apparent case fatality rate	Proportion susceptible animals lost*
Mallard:Anatidae (Anas platyrhynchos)	**	**	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	This H5N6 subtype is a reassortment linked to H5N8 and not the Asian zoonotic H5N6.

Control measures

Measures applied	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
Mallard	polymerase chain reaction (PCR)	31/08/2018	Positive

Future Reporting

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

See Also:

http://www.oie.int/wahis_2/public/wahid.php/Reviewreport/Review?page_refer=MapFullEventReport&reportid=27785

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