Information received on 31/12/2020 from Dr Loic Evain, Directeur Général adjoint, CVO, Direction générale de l´alimentation, Ministère de l´Agriculture et de l´Alimentation, Paris, France
Summary
Report type
Follow-up report No. 8
Date of start of the event
07/11/2020
Date of confirmation of the event
16/11/2020
Report date
31/12/2020
Date submitted to OIE
31/12/2020
Reason for notification
Recurrence of a listed disease
Date of previous occurrence
27/10/2017
Manifestation of disease
Clinical disease
Causal agent
Virus de l´influenza aviaire hautement pathogène
Serotype
H5N8
Nature of diagnosis
Clinical, Laboratory (advanced)
This event pertains to
a defined zone within the country
Related reports
Immediate notification (16/11/2020)
Follow-up report No. 1 (23/11/2020)
Follow-up report No. 2 (07/12/2020)
Follow-up report No. 3 (10/12/2020)
Follow-up report No. 4 (14/12/2020)
Follow-up report No. 5 (18/12/2020)
Follow-up report No. 6 (22/12/2020)
Follow-up report No. 7 (24/12/2020)
Follow-up report No. 8 (31/12/2020)
New outbreaks (16)

Outbreak 1 (IA-2020-0582)
BERGOUEY, BERGOUEY, Landes
Date of start of the outbreak
22/12/2020
Outbreak status
Continuing (or date resolved not provided)
Epidemiological unit
Farm
Affected animals
Species
Susceptible
Cases
Deaths
Killed and disposed of
Slaughtered
Birds
3200


3200
0
Affected population
Canards en phase de préparation au gavage. suspicion clinique.
Outbreak 2 (IA-2020-0586)
SORT-EN-CHALOSSE, SORT-EN-CHALOSSE, Landes
Date of start of the outbreak
23/12/2020
Outbreak status
Continuing (or date resolved not provided)
Epidemiological unit
Farm
Affected animals
Species
Susceptible
Cases
Deaths
Killed and disposed of
Slaughtered
Birds
3200


3200
0
Affected population
Canards en phase de préparation au gavage. troubles nerveux.
Outbreak 3 (IA-2020-0578)
SORT-EN-CHALOSSE, SORT-EN-CHALOSSE, Landes
Date of start of the outbreak
23/12/2020
Outbreak status
Continuing (or date resolved not provided)
Epidemiological unit
Farm
Affected animals
Species
Susceptible
Cases
Deaths
Killed and disposed of
Slaughtered
Birds
1010

0
1010
0
Affected population
Canards gras. Surveillance programmée.
Outbreak 4 (IA-2020-0563)
SORT-EN-CHALOSSE, SORT-EN-CHALOSSE, Landes
Date of start of the outbreak
25/12/2020
Outbreak status
Continuing (or date resolved not provided)
Epidemiological unit
Farm
Affected animals
Species
Susceptible
Cases
Deaths
Killed and disposed of
Slaughtered
Birds
2900
40
3
2897
0
Affected population
Canards en phase de préparation au gavage. Suspicion clinique.
Outbreak 5 (IA-2020-0567)
HINX, HINX, Landes
Date of start of the outbreak
25/12/2020
Outbreak status
Continuing (or date resolved not provided)
Epidemiological unit
Farm
Affected animals
Species
Susceptible
Cases
Deaths
Killed and disposed of
Slaughtered
Birds
3200
100
0
3100
0
Affected population
Canards en phase en préparation au gavage. Suspicion clinique.
Outbreak 6 (IA-2020-0564)
BERGOUEY, BERGOUEY, Landes
Date of start of the outbreak
25/12/2020
Outbreak status
Continuing (or date resolved not provided)
Epidemiological unit
Farm
Affected animals
Species
Susceptible
Cases
Deaths
Killed and disposed of
Slaughtered
Birds
3200
10
0
3190
0
Affected population
Canards en phase de préparation au gavage. Suspicion clinique.
Outbreak 7 (IA-2020-0566)
BAIGTS, BAIGTS, Landes
Date of start of the outbreak
25/12/2020
Outbreak status
Continuing (or date resolved not provided)
Epidemiological unit
Farm
Affected animals
Species
Susceptible
Cases
Deaths
Killed and disposed of
Slaughtered
Birds
19980
100
0
19880
0
Affected population
Suspicion clinique sur un lot de 4700 canards en phase de préparation au gavage parmi une exploitation de 19980 oiseaux.
Outbreak 8 (IA-2020-0568)
MYALIS, MYALIS, Landes
Date of start of the outbreak
25/12/2020
Outbreak status
Continuing (or date resolved not provided)
Epidemiological unit
Farm
Affected animals
Species
Susceptible
Cases
Deaths
Killed and disposed of
Slaughtered
Birds
5800
30
3
5797
0
Affected population
30 malades sur un lot de 1450 d´´une exploitation de canards en phase de préparation au gavage.
Outbreak 9 (IA-2020-0562)
HORSARIEUX, HORSARIEUX, Landes
Date of start of the outbreak
26/12/2020
Outbreak status
Continuing (or date resolved not provided)
Epidemiological unit
Farm
Affected animals
Species
Susceptible
Cases
Deaths
Killed and disposed of
Slaughtered
Birds
1080
10
10
1070
0
Affected population
Canards gras. suspicion clinique
Outbreak 10 (IA-2020-0591)
HINX, HINX, Landes
Date of start of the outbreak
26/12/2020
Outbreak status
Continuing (or date resolved not provided)
Epidemiological unit
Farm
Affected animals
Species
Susceptible
Cases
Deaths
Killed and disposed of
Slaughtered
Birds
4300
4300
10
4290
0
Affected population
Palmipèdes reproducteurs. Chute de ponte.
Outbreak 11 (IA-2020-0560)
GAUJACQ, GAUJACQ, Landes
Date of start of the outbreak
26/12/2020
Outbreak status
Continuing (or date resolved not provided)
Epidemiological unit
Farm
Affected animals
Species
Susceptible
Cases
Deaths
Killed and disposed of
Slaughtered
Birds
390

0
390
0
Affected population
Canards gras Surveillance programmée.
Outbreak 12 (IA-2020-0561)
BERGOUEY, BERGOUEY, Landes
Date of start of the outbreak
27/12/2020
Outbreak status
Continuing (or date resolved not provided)
Epidemiological unit
Farm
Affected animals
Species
Susceptible
Cases
Deaths
Killed and disposed of
Slaughtered
Birds
670

0
670
0
Affected population
Canards gras surveillance programmée
Outbreak 13 (IA-2020-0558)
POUILLON, POUILLON, Landes
Date of start of the outbreak
27/12/2020
Outbreak status
Continuing (or date resolved not provided)
Epidemiological unit
Farm
Affected animals
Species
Susceptible
Cases
Deaths
Killed and disposed of
Slaughtered
Birds
5200

0
5200
0
Affected population
800 canards en gavage et 4400 poulets de chair. Surveillance programmée.
Outbreak 14 (IA-2020-0559)
HORSARRIEUX, HORSARRIEUX, Landes
Date of start of the outbreak
27/12/2020
Outbreak status
Continuing (or date resolved not provided)
Epidemiological unit
Farm
Affected animals
Species
Susceptible
Cases
Deaths
Killed and disposed of
Slaughtered
Birds
4000

0
4000
0
Affected population
Canards gras en phase de préparation au gavage. Surveillance programmée.
Outbreak 15 (IA-2020-0571)
SAINT-CRICQ-CHALOSSE, SAINT-CRICQ-CHALOSSE, Landes
Date of start of the outbreak
28/12/2020
Outbreak status
Continuing (or date resolved not provided)
Epidemiological unit
Farm
Affected animals
Species
Susceptible
Cases
Deaths
Killed and disposed of
Slaughtered
Birds
995

0
995
0
Affected population
Canards gras. Surveillance programmée.
Outbreak 16 (IA-2020-0577)
BERGOUEY, BERGOUEY, Landes
Date of start of the outbreak
28/12/2020
Outbreak status
Continuing (or date resolved not provided)
Epidemiological unit
Farm
Affected animals
Species
Susceptible
Cases
Deaths
Killed and disposed of
Slaughtered
Birds
500

0
500
0
Affected population
Canards gras. Surveillance programmée.
Summary of outbreaks
Total outbreaks: 16
Total animals affected
Species
Susceptible
Cases
Deaths
Killed and disposed of
Slaughtered
Birds
59625
4590 **
26
59389
0
Outbreak statistics
Species
Apparent morbidity rate
Apparent mortality rate
Apparent case fatality rate
Proportion susceptible animals lost*
Birds
**
**
**
**
*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
Fomites (humans, vehicles, feed, etc.)
Contact with wild species
Epidemiological comments
virus de la clade 2.3.4.4.b

Control measures
Measures applied
Movement control inside the country
Surveillance within containment and/or protection zone
Traceability
Stamping out
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
Anses - Laboratoire de Ploufragan-Plouzané-Niort - site de Ploufragan (National laboratory)
Birds
virus sequencing
28/12/2020
Positive
Anses - Laboratoire de Ploufragan-Plouzané-Niort - site de Ploufragan (National laboratory)
Birds
virus sequencing
29/12/2020
Positive
Anses - Laboratoire de Ploufragan-Plouzané-Niort - site de Ploufragan (National laboratory)
Birds
virus sequencing
30/12/2020
Positive
Future Reporting
The event is continuing. Weekly follow-up reports will be submitted.