OIE: Highly pathogenic avian influenza (poultry)(H5N1), Belgium
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Summary
Report type: Immediate notification
Started: 3 Dec 2021
Confirmed: 8 Dec 2021
Reported: 9 Dec 2021
Reason for notification: Recurrence
Last occurrence: 5 Jul 2021
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 1: Ravels, Turnhout, Antwerpen, Vlaanderen
Started: 7 Dec 2021
Epidemiological unit: Farm
Total animals affected:
Species / Susceptible / Cases / Deaths / Killed and disposed of /
Slaughtered or killed for commercial use / Vaccinated
Birds / 38 978 / 401 / 401 / 38 577 / 0 / 0
Affected population: _Gallus gallus_
Outbreak location 2: Alveringem, Veurne, West-Vlaanderen [West
Flander], Vlaanderen
Started: 3 Dec 2021
Epidemiological unit: Farm
Total animals affected:
Species / Susceptible / Cases / Deaths / Killed and disposed of /
Slaughtered or killed for commercial use / Vaccinated
Birds / 26 460 / 1283 / 1283 / 25 177 / 0 / 0
Affected population: _Gallus gallus_
Epidemiology
Source of the outbreak(s) or origin of infection: Contact with wild
species
Control measures at event level
Domestic control measures applied: Zoning; surveillance within
containment and or the protection zone; official disposal of
carcasses, by-products and waste; official destruction of animal
products; stamping out; surveillance outside containment and or the
protection zone; traceability; disinfestation; disinfection
Diagnostic test results
Laboratory name and type / Species / Test / Test date / Result
Sciensano National Laboratory / Birds / Gene sequencing / 7-8 Dec 2021
/ Positive
Sciensano National Laboratory / Birds / Gene sequencing / 4-8 Dec 2021
/ Positive
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Latest news in those days:
Report type: Immediate notification
Started: 3 Dec 2021
Confirmed: 8 Dec 2021
Reported: 9 Dec 2021
Reason for notification: Recurrence
Last occurrence: 5 Jul 2021
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 1: Ravels, Turnhout, Antwerpen, Vlaanderen
Started: 7 Dec 2021
Epidemiological unit: Farm
Total animals affected:
Species / Susceptible / Cases / Deaths / Killed and disposed of /
Slaughtered or killed for commercial use / Vaccinated
Birds / 38 978 / 401 / 401 / 38 577 / 0 / 0
Affected population: _Gallus gallus_
Outbreak location 2: Alveringem, Veurne, West-Vlaanderen [West
Flander], Vlaanderen
Started: 3 Dec 2021
Epidemiological unit: Farm
Total animals affected:
Species / Susceptible / Cases / Deaths / Killed and disposed of /
Slaughtered or killed for commercial use / Vaccinated
Birds / 26 460 / 1283 / 1283 / 25 177 / 0 / 0
Affected population: _Gallus gallus_
Epidemiology
Source of the outbreak(s) or origin of infection: Contact with wild
species
Control measures at event level
Domestic control measures applied: Zoning; surveillance within
containment and or the protection zone; official disposal of
carcasses, by-products and waste; official destruction of animal
products; stamping out; surveillance outside containment and or the
protection zone; traceability; disinfestation; disinfection
Diagnostic test results
Laboratory name and type / Species / Test / Test date / Result
Sciensano National Laboratory / Birds / Gene sequencing / 7-8 Dec 2021
/ Positive
Sciensano National Laboratory / Birds / Gene sequencing / 4-8 Dec 2021
/ Positive
- Primers and probes for H5 and N1 qRT-PCR detection [CNIC] 17 hours ago
- USDA: Actions to Protect Livestock Health From Highly Pathogenic H5N1 Avian Influenza 2 days ago
- USFDA: Updates on Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) 3 days ago
- Resources: Consensus sequences for U.S. H5N1 clade 2.3.4.4b 3 days ago
- USDA Publishes H5N1 Influenza A Virus Genetic Sequences on publicly available site 4 days ago
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