OIE: Highly pathogenic influenza A viruses (Infection with H5N5) (non-poultry including wild birds), Hungary

Summary
Report type: Immediate notification
Date of start of the event: 22 Feb 2021
Date of confirmation of the event: 7 Mar 2021
Reason for notification: Recurrence of a listed disease
Date of previous occurrence: 22 Dec 2020
Manifestation of disease: Clinical disease
Causal agent: Highly pathogenic avian influenza virus
Serotype: H5N5
Nature of diagnosis: Laboratory (advanced)
This event pertains to a defined zone within the country.

New outbreaks (1)
Summary of outbreaks:
Total outbreaks: 1
Outbreak location: Balatonlelle, Szeged, Csongrad
Date of start of the outbreak: 23 Feb 2021
Outbreak status: resolved 24 Feb 2021
Epidemiological unit: farm
Affected animals:
Species / Susceptible / Cases / Deaths / Killed and disposed of /
Slaughtered-Killed for commercial use / Vaccinated
Wedge-tailed Eagle (_Aquila audax_): Accipitridae-Accipitriformes / -
/ 1 / 1 / - / - / -

Epidemiology
Source of the outbreak(s) or origin of infection: Unknown or
inconclusive

Diagnostic test results
Laboratory name and type: Veterinary Diagnostic Directorate (national
laboratory)
Species / Test / Test date / Result
Wedge-tailed Eagle / Real-time polymerase chain reaction (real-time
PCR) / 8 Mar 2021 / Positive
Wedge-tailed Eagle / Gene sequencing / 8 Mar 2021 / Positive

Future reporting
The event is continuing. Weekly follow-up reports will be submitted.