Information received on 04/01/2021 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
Follow-up report No. 9
Date of start of the event
17/10/2020
Date of confirmation of the event
20/10/2020
Report date
04/01/2021
Date submitted to OIE
04/01/2021
Reason for notification
Recurrence of a listed disease
Date of previous occurrence
28/09/2018
Manifestation of disease
Clinical disease
Causal agent
Highly pathogenic influenza A virus
Serotype
H5N8
Nature of diagnosis
Clinical, Laboratory (advanced)
This event pertains to
the whole country
Related reports
Immediate notification (23/10/2020)
Follow-up report No. 1 (07/11/2020)
Follow-up report No. 2 (13/11/2020)
Follow-up report No. 3 (17/11/2020)
Follow-up report No. 4 (27/11/2020)
Follow-up report No. 5 (07/12/2020)
Follow-up report No. 6 (09/12/2020)
Follow-up report No. 7 (14/12/2020)
Follow-up report No. 8 (23/12/2020)
Follow-up report No. 9 (04/01/2021)
New outbreaks (1)

Outbreak 1
Ingen, Gelderland
Date of start of the outbreak
27/12/2020
Outbreak status
Continuing (or date resolved not provided)
Epidemiological unit
Other
Affected animals
Species
Susceptible
Cases
Deaths
Killed and disposed of
Slaughtered
Muscovy Duck:Cairina moschata(Anatidae)

2
2
0
0
Affected population
On December 27th of December 2 Muscovy Ducks (Cairina moschata) were found dead in a wetland area. On December 31th the National Reference Laboratory confirmed highly pathogenic avian influenza subtype H5N8 in the samples of the Muscovy Ducks
Summary of outbreaks
Total outbreaks: 1
Total animals affected
Species
Susceptible
Cases
Deaths
Killed and disposed of
Slaughtered
Muscovy Duck:Cairina moschata(Anatidae)

2
2
0
0
Outbreak statistics
Species
Apparent morbidity rate
Apparent mortality rate
Apparent case fatality rate
Proportion susceptible animals lost*
Muscovy Duck:Cairina moschata(Anatidae)
**
**
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

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
Species
Test
Test date
Result
Wageningen Bioveterinary Research Lelystad (National laboratory)
Muscovy Duck
polymerase chain reaction (PCR)
31/12/2020
Positive
Future Reporting
The event is continuing. Weekly follow-up reports will be submitted.