Information received on 22/01/2020 from Dr Bogdan Konopka, Chief Veterinary Officer, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, General Veterinary Inspectorate, Warszaw, Poland
Summary
Report type
Immediate notification
Date of start of the event
31/12/2019
Date of confirmation of the event
03/01/2020
Report date
22/01/2020
Date submitted to OIE
22/01/2020
Reason for notification
Recurrence of a listed disease
Date of previous occurrence
20/04/2017
Manifestation of disease
Clinical disease
Causal agent
Highly pathogenic avian influenza virus
Serotype
H5N8
Nature of diagnosis
Laboratory (advanced)
This event pertains to
a defined zone within the country
New outbreaks (6)

Outbreak 1 (2020/2)
Topola Osiedle, Przygodzice, ostrowski (3017), Wielkopolskie
Date of start of the outbreak
31/12/2019
Outbreak status
Continuing (or date resolved not provided)
Epidemiological unit
Farm
Affected animals
Species
Susceptible
Cases
Deaths
Killed and disposed of
Slaughtered
Birds
36069
36069
1261
34808
0
Outbreak 2 (2020/10)
Ostrow Wielkopolski, Ostrow Wielkopolski, ostrowski (3017), Wielkopolskie
Date of start of the outbreak
01/01/2020
Outbreak status
Continuing (or date resolved not provided)
Epidemiological unit
Farm
Affected animals
Species
Susceptible
Cases
Deaths
Killed and disposed of
Slaughtered
Birds
6621
6621
2313
4308
0
Outbreak 3 (2020/7)
Ferma Roscin, Mysliborz, mysliborski (3210), Zachodnio-Pomorskie
Date of start of the outbreak
09/01/2020
Outbreak status
Continuing (or date resolved not provided)
Epidemiological unit
Farm
Affected animals
Species
Susceptible
Cases
Deaths
Killed and disposed of
Slaughtered
Birds
22629
6480
600
22029
0
Outbreak 4 (2020/8)
Zalesie, Dabie, kolski (3009), Wielkopolskie
Date of start of the outbreak
11/01/2020
Outbreak status
Continuing (or date resolved not provided)
Epidemiological unit
Farm
Affected animals
Species
Susceptible
Cases
Deaths
Killed and disposed of
Slaughtered
Birds
5615
2383
125
5490
0
Outbreak 5 (2020/9)
Slaborowice, Ostrow Wielkopolski, ostrowski (3017), Wielkopolskie
Date of start of the outbreak
14/01/2020
Outbreak status
Continuing (or date resolved not provided)
Epidemiological unit
Farm
Affected animals
Species
Susceptible
Cases
Deaths
Killed and disposed of
Slaughtered
Birds
19594
19594
54
19540
0
Outbreak 6 (2020/11)
Strupice, Chojnow, legnicki (0209), Dolnoslaskie
Date of start of the outbreak
17/01/2020
Outbreak status
Continuing (or date resolved not provided)
Epidemiological unit
Farm
Affected animals
Species
Susceptible
Cases
Deaths
Killed and disposed of
Slaughtered
Birds
549
47
41
508
0
Summary of outbreaks
Total outbreaks: 6
Total animals affected
Species
Susceptible
Cases
Deaths
Killed and disposed of
Slaughtered
Birds
91077
71194
4394
86683
0
Outbreak statistics
Species
Apparent morbidity rate
Apparent mortality rate
Apparent case fatality rate
Proportion susceptible animals lost*
Birds
78.17%
4.82%
6.17%
100.00%
*Removed from the susceptible population through death, destruction and/or slaughter
Epidemiology
Source of the outbreak(s) or origin of infection
Unknown or inconclusive

Control measures
Measures applied
Screening
Traceability
Official destruction of animal products
Official disposal of carcasses, by-products and waste
Stamping out
Control of wildlife reservoirs
Zoning
Disinfection
Vaccination prohibited
No treatment of affected animals
Measures to be applied
No other measures
Diagnostic test results
Laboratory name and type
Species
Test
Test date
Result
National Veterinary Research Institute (National laboratory)
Birds
real-time reverse transcriptase/polymerase chain reaction (RRT-PCR)
02/01/2020
Positive
National Veterinary Research Institute (National laboratory)
Birds
real-time reverse transcriptase/polymerase chain reaction (RRT-PCR)
10/01/2020
Positive
National Veterinary Research Institute (National laboratory)
Birds
real-time reverse transcriptase/polymerase chain reaction (RRT-PCR)
13/01/2020
Positive
National Veterinary Research Institute (National laboratory)
Birds
real-time reverse transcriptase/polymerase chain reaction (RRT-PCR)
15/01/2020
Positive
National Veterinary Research Institute (National laboratory)
Birds
real-time reverse transcriptase/polymerase chain reaction (RRT-PCR)
16/01/2020
Positive
National Veterinary Research Institute (National laboratory)
Birds
real-time reverse transcriptase/polymerase chain reaction (RRT-PCR)
18/01/2020
Positive
Future Reporting
The event is continuing. Weekly follow-up reports will be submitted.