Summary
Report type: immediate notification
Date of start of the event: 23 Feb 2021
Date of confirmation of the event: 2 Mar 2021
Reason for notification: recurrence
Date of previous occurrence: 18 Mar 2017
Reported on: 18 Mar 2021
Manifestation of disease: clinical disease
Causal agent: Highly pathogenic avian influenza virus
Serotype: H5N5
Nature of diagnosis: Laboratory
This event pertains to a defined zone within the country.

New outbreaks (1)
Summary of outbreaks:
Total outbreaks: 1
Outbreak location: Kvasice, Kromeriz, Zlinskyu
Date of start of the outbreak: 23 Feb 2021
Epidemiological unit: Not applicable
Affected animals:
Species / Susceptible / Cases / Deaths / Killed and disposed of /
Slaughtered-Killed for commercial use / Vaccinated
Mute swan (_Cygnus olor_): Anatidae-Anseriformes / - / 1 / 1 / 0 / 0 /
0
Affected population: Mute swan was found dead.

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

Diagnostic test results
Laboratory name and type: National Reference Laboratory for FMD, other
vesicular diseases, AI, NCD, rabies, anthrax, tuberculosis,
paratuberculosis and other mycobacteriosis and infectious diseases of
horses, Salmonellae, antimicrobial resistance, State Veterinary
Institute (SVI) National Laboratory
Species / Test / Test date / Result
Mute swan / Reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) /
2 Mar 2021 / Positive