OIE: Highly pathogenic avian influenza(H5N8), Slovakia

OIE: Highly pathogenic avian influenza(H5N8), Slovakia
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Information received on 28/01/2020 from Dr Jozef Bires , Director & Chief Veterinary Officer , State Veterinary and Food Administration , Ministry of Agriculture, BRATISLAVA, Slovakia

Summary

Report type	Follow-up report No. 4
Date of start of the event	09/01/2020
Date of confirmation of the event	09/01/2020
Report date	28/01/2020
Date submitted to OIE	28/01/2020
Reason for notification	Recurrence of a listed disease
Date of previous occurrence	22/05/2017
Manifestation of disease	Clinical disease
Causal agent	Highly pathogenic avian influenza virus
Serotype	H5N8
Nature of diagnosis	Laboratory (basic)
This event pertains to	a defined zone within the country
Related reports	Immediate notification (10/01/2020) Follow-up report No. 1 (20/01/2020) Follow-up report No. 2 (21/01/2020) Follow-up report No. 3 (27/01/2020) Follow-up report No. 4 (28/01/2020)

New outbreaks (1)

Outbreak 1

Star? Bystrica, Cadca, Zilina

Date of start of the outbreak

28/01/2020

Outbreak status

Continuing (or date resolved not provided)

Epidemiological unit

Backyard

Affected animals

Species	Susceptible	Cases	Deaths	Killed and disposed of	Slaughtered
Birds	10	4	4	6	0

Summary of outbreaks

Total outbreaks: 1

Total animals affected

Species	Susceptible	Cases	Deaths	Killed and disposed of	Slaughtered
Birds	10	4	4	6	0

Outbreak statistics

Species	Apparent morbidity rate	Apparent mortality rate	Apparent case fatality rate	Proportion susceptible animals lost*
Birds	40.00%	40.00%	100.00%	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	Movement control inside the country Surveillance outside containment and/or protection zone Surveillance within containment and/or protection zone Stamping out Disinfection Vaccination permitted (if a vaccine exists) No treatment of affected animals
Measures to be applied	No other measures

Diagnostic test results

Laboratory name and type	Species	Test	Test date	Result
State Veterinary Institute in Zvolen (National laboratory)	Birds	polymerase chain reaction (PCR)	27/01/2020	Positive

Future Reporting

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

See Also:

https://www.oie.int/wahis_2/public/wahid.php/Reviewreport/Review?page_refer=MapFullEventReport&reportid=33068

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