Summary
Report type: immediate notification
Started: 18 Oct 2021
Confirmed: 20 Oct 2021
Reported: 29 Oct 2021
Reason for notification: new strain in a zone or a compartment
Causal agent: highly pathogenic avian influenza virus
Serotype: H5N1
Nature of diagnosis: clinical, laboratory
This event pertains to a defined zone within the country.

Outbreak location: Vrnjci, Vrnjacka Banja
Started: 18 Oct 2021
Epidemiological unit: zoo
Animals affected:
Species / Susceptible / Cases / Deaths / Killed and disposed of /
Slaughtered or killed for commercial use / Vaccinated
Black swan (_Cygnus atratus_): Anatidae-Anseriformes / - / 1 / 1 / - /
- / -
Mute swan (_Cygnus olors_): Anatidae-Anseriformes / - / 1 / 1 / - / -
/ -

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

Control measures at event level
Domestic control measures applied: movement control inside the
country, zoning
Wild control measures applied: movement control inside the country,
control of wildlife reservoirs, surveillance within containment and/or
the protection zone, zoning

Diagnostic test results
Laboratory name and type / Species / Outbreaks / Test / Test date /
Result
Veterinary Specialized Institute Kraljevo (national laboratory) /
black swan, mute swan / 1 / real-time reverse transcription polymerase
chain reaction (rRT-PCR) / 20 Oct 2021 / positive