Information received on 22/01/2021 from Dr Valent韓 Almansa, Director General, Sanidad de la Produccion Agraria, Ministerio de Agricultura, Pesca y Alimentaci髇, Madrid, Spain
Summary
Report type
Follow-up report No. 1
Date of start of the event
19/11/2020
Date of confirmation of the event
27/11/2020
Report date
22/01/2021
Date submitted to OIE
22/01/2021
Reason for notification
Recurrence of a listed disease
Date of previous occurrence
01/03/2017
Manifestation of disease
Clinical disease
Causal agent
Highly pathogenic avian influenza virus
Serotype
H5N8
Nature of diagnosis
Laboratory (advanced)
This event pertains to
the whole country
Related reports
Immediate notification (27/11/2020)
Follow-up report No. 1 (22/01/2021)
New outbreaks (1)

Outbreak 1 (Catalu馻 1)
Castell? d´´´´Empuries, Cataluna
Date of start of the outbreak
05/01/2021
Outbreak status
Continuing (or date resolved not provided)
Epidemiological unit
Natural park
Affected animals
Species
Susceptible
Cases
Deaths
Killed and disposed of
Slaughtered
Greylag Goose:Anser anser(Anatidae)

1
1
0
0
White Stork:Ciconia ciconia(Ciconiidae)

3
3
0
0
Affected population
Three storks (Ciconia ciconia) and a goose (Anser anser), found dead by Rural Agents in the Aiguamolls de l´Empord? Natural Park.
Summary of outbreaks
Total outbreaks: 1
Total animals affected
Species
Susceptible
Cases
Deaths
Killed and disposed of
Slaughtered
Greylag Goose:Anser anser(Anatidae)

1
1
0
0
White Stork:Ciconia ciconia(Ciconiidae)

3
3
0
0
Outbreak statistics
Species
Apparent morbidity rate
Apparent mortality rate
Apparent case fatality rate
Proportion susceptible animals lost*
Greylag Goose:Anser anser(Anatidae)
**
**
100.00%
**
White Stork:Ciconia ciconia(Ciconiidae)
**
**
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

Control measures
Measures applied
Official disposal of carcasses, by-products and waste
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
LCV ALGETE (National laboratory)
Greylag Goose
real-time PCR
22/01/2021
Positive
Central Veterinary Laboratory, Algete (National laboratory)
White Stork
real-time PCR
21/01/2021
Positive
Future Reporting
The event is continuing. Weekly follow-up reports will be submitted.