Information received on 22/01/2021 from Dr Hanne Larsen, Chief Veterinary Officer, Danish Veterinary and Food Administration, Ministry of Environment and Food , Glostrup, Denmark
Summary
Report type
Follow-up report No. 1
Date of start of the event
30/10/2020
Date of confirmation of the event
05/11/2020
Report date
22/01/2021
Date submitted to OIE
22/01/2021
Reason for notification
Recurrence of a listed disease
Date of previous occurrence
04/01/2019
Manifestation of disease
Clinical disease
Causal agent
Highly pathogenic influenza A virus
Serotype
H5N5
Nature of diagnosis
Laboratory (advanced)
This event pertains to
the whole country
Related reports
Immediate notification (06/11/2020)
Follow-up report No. 1 (22/01/2021)
New outbreaks (1)

Outbreak 1 (2020-048)
Havneby, T鴑der, West
Date of start of the outbreak
09/11/2020
Outbreak status
Resolved (09/11/2020)
Epidemiological unit
Not applicable
Affected animals
Species
Susceptible
Cases
Deaths
Killed and disposed of
Slaughtered
Barnacle Goose:Branta leucopsis(Anatidae)

1
1
0
0
Affected population
On 9th November 2020, a barnacle goose (Branta leucopsis) was found dead in Havneby in the municipality T鴑der. On 26th November 2020, Statens Serum Institute confirmed highly pathogenic avian influenza virus (H5N5) in the samples from the goose.
Summary of outbreaks
Total outbreaks: 1
Total animals affected
Species
Susceptible
Cases
Deaths
Killed and disposed of
Slaughtered
Barnacle Goose:Branta leucopsis(Anatidae)

1
1
0
0
Outbreak statistics
Species
Apparent morbidity rate
Apparent mortality rate
Apparent case fatality rate
Proportion susceptible animals lost*
Barnacle Goose:Branta leucopsis(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
Contact with wild species
Epidemiological comments
According to article 10.4.1.8 of the Terrestrial Animal Health Code, Member Countries should not impose bans on the trade in poultry and poultry commodities in response to notification on the presence of any influenza A virus in birds other than poultry.

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
Statens Serum Institut (National laboratory)
Barnacle Goose
reverse transcription - polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR)
26/11/2020
Positive
Future Reporting
The event is continuing. Weekly follow-up reports will be submitted.