| Information received on 10/11/2020 from Dr Martin Blake, Chief Veterinary Officer, Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Agriculture House, Dublin, Ireland | |
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Summary
| Report type |
Immediate notification (Final report) |
| Date of start of the event |
29/10/2020 |
| Date of confirmation of the event |
10/11/2020 |
| Report date |
10/11/2020 |
| Date submitted to OIE |
10/11/2020 |
| Date event resolved |
10/11/2020 |
| Reason for notification |
Recurrence of a listed disease |
| Date of previous occurrence |
06/03/2018 |
| Manifestation of disease |
Clinical disease |
| Causal agent |
Highly pathogenic influenza A virus |
| Serotype |
H5N8 |
| Nature of diagnosis |
Laboratory (advanced) |
| This event pertains to |
the whole country | |
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| Outbreak 1 |
Limerick, Limerick |
| Date of start of the outbreak |
29/10/2020 |
| Outbreak status |
Resolved (10/11/2020) |
| Epidemiological unit |
Not applicable |
| Affected animals |
| Species |
Susceptible |
Cases |
Deaths |
Killed and disposed of |
Slaughtered |
| Peregrin falcon:Falco peregrinus(Falconidae) |
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1 |
1 |
0 |
0 | |
| Affected population |
On 29th October a peregrin falcon (Falco peregrinus) was found alive in a coastal area of Southwest Ireland but died shortly afterwards. | |
| Summary of outbreaks |
Total outbreaks: 1 |
| Total animals affected |
| Species |
Susceptible |
Cases |
Deaths |
Killed and disposed of |
Slaughtered |
| Peregrin falcon:Falco peregrinus(Falconidae) |
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1 |
1 |
0 |
0 | |
| Outbreak statistics |
| Species |
Apparent morbidity rate |
Apparent mortality rate |
Apparent case fatality rate |
Proportion susceptible animals lost* |
| Peregrin falcon:Falco peregrinus(Falconidae) |
** |
** |
100.00% |
** | |
| *Removed from the susceptible population through death, destruction and/or slaughter |
| **Not calculated because of missing information | |
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Epidemiology
| Source of the outbreak(s) or origin of infection |
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| Epidemiological comments |
On 6th November 2020 the Irish Central Veterinary Research Laboratory confirmed the presence of the avian influenza subtype H5N8 in samples taken from the peregrin falcon. On 10th November sequencing tests confirmed Highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N8. | |
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Control measures
| Measures applied |
- Vaccination prohibited
- No treatment of affected animals
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| Measures to be applied |
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Diagnostic test results
| Laboratory name and type |
Species |
Test |
Test date |
Result |
| Irish Central Veterinary Research Laboratory (National laboratory) |
Peregrin falcon |
real-time PCR |
06/11/2020 |
Positive |
| Irish Central Veterinary Research Laboratory (National laboratory) |
Peregrin falcon |
virus sequencing |
10/11/2020 |
Positive | |
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Future Reporting
| The event is resolved. No more reports will be submitted. | |