Austria - 23 new outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N8 in wild birds and zoo (OIE, April 6, 2017)

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Highly pathogenic avian influenza, Austria

Information received on 06/04/2017 from Mr Dr Ulrich Herzog, Chief Veterinary Officer, Verbrauchergesundheit, Bundesministerium f?r Gesundheit , VIENNE, Austria

Summary Report type Follow-up report No. 2 (Final report) Date of start of the event 07/11/2016 Date of confirmation of the event 09/11/2016 Report date 06/04/2017 Date submitted to OIE 06/04/2017 Date event resolved 28/03/2017 Reason for notification Recurrence of a listed disease Date of previous occurrence 26/04/2006 Manifestation of disease Clinical disease Causal agent Highly pathogenic avian influenza virus Serotype H5N8 Nature of diagnosis Laboratory (advanced) This event pertains to a defined zone within the country Related reports Immediate notification (10/11/2016) Follow-up report No. 1 (01/12/2016) Follow-up report No. 2 (06/04/2017)

New outbreaks (23)

Outbreak 1 Steiermark, Graz-Umgebung, Graz-Umgebung, STEIERMARK Date of start of the outbreak 12/01/2017 Outbreak status Resolved (03/02/2017) Epidemiological unit Other Affected animals Species Susceptible Cases Deaths Destroyed Slaughtered Mute Swan:Cygnus olor(Anatidae) 14 14 0 0 Great Cormorant:Phalacrocorax carbo(Phalacrocoracidae) 1 1 0 0

Outbreak 2 Steiermark, Graz-Stadt, Graz-Stadt, STEIERMARK Date of start of the outbreak 13/01/2017 Outbreak status Resolved (07/02/2017) Epidemiological unit Other Affected animals Species Susceptible Cases Deaths Destroyed Slaughtered Mute Swan:Cygnus olor(Anatidae) 2 2 0 0

Outbreak 3 Nieder?sterreich, Gm?nd, Gm?nd, NIEDEROSTERREICH Date of start of the outbreak 16/01/2017 Outbreak status Resolved (16/03/2017) Epidemiological unit Other Affected animals Species Susceptible Cases Deaths Destroyed Slaughtered Eurasian buzzard (common buzzard):Buteo buteo(Accipitridae) 1 1 0 0 Mute Swan:Cygnus olor(Anatidae) 3 3 0 0

Outbreak 4 Salzburg, Salzburg-Umgebung, Salzburg-Umgebung, SALZBURG Date of start of the outbreak 17/01/2017 Outbreak status Resolved (07/02/2017) Epidemiological unit Other Affected animals Species Susceptible Cases Deaths Destroyed Slaughtered Tufted Duck:Aythya fuligula(Anatidae) 3 3 0 0

Outbreak 5 Wien, Wien-Stadt, Wien-Stadt, WIEN Date of start of the outbreak 17/01/2017 Outbreak status Resolved (28/02/2017) Epidemiological unit Other Affected animals Species Susceptible Cases Deaths Destroyed Slaughtered Mallard:Anas platyrhynchos(Anatidae) 5 5 0 0 Grey Heron:Ardea cinerea(Ardeidae) 1 1 0 0 Mute Swan:Cygnus olor(Anatidae) 33 33 0 0 Black-headed Gull:Larus ridibundus(Laridae) 4 4 0 0

Outbreak 6 Nieder?sterreich, Bruck an der Leitha, Bruck an der Leitha, NIEDEROSTERREICH Date of start of the outbreak 18/01/2017 Outbreak status Resolved (18/01/2017) Epidemiological unit Other Affected animals Species Susceptible Cases Deaths Destroyed Slaughtered Mute Swan:Cygnus olor(Anatidae) 1 1 0 0

Outbreak 7 Ober?sterreich, Wels-Land, Wels-Land, OBEROSTERREICH Date of start of the outbreak 19/01/2017 Outbreak status Resolved (25/01/2017) Epidemiological unit Other Affected animals Species Susceptible Cases Deaths Destroyed Slaughtered Mute Swan:Cygnus olor(Anatidae) 2 2 0 0

Outbreak 8 Burgenland, Eisenstadt-Umgebung, Eisenstadt-Umgebung, BURGENLAND Date of start of the outbreak 27/01/2017 Outbreak status Resolved (27/02/2017) Epidemiological unit Other Affected animals Species Susceptible Cases Deaths Destroyed Slaughtered Mallard:Anas platyrhynchos(Anatidae) 1 1 0 0 Mute Swan:Cygnus olor(Anatidae) 7 7 0 0

Outbreak 9 Nieder?sterreich, Konreuburg, Korneuburg, NIEDEROSTERREICH Date of start of the outbreak 30/01/2017 Outbreak status Resolved (30/01/2017) Epidemiological unit Other Affected animals Species Susceptible Cases Deaths Destroyed Slaughtered Mute Swan:Cygnus olor(Anatidae) 1 1 0 0

Outbreak 10 Nieder?sterreich, Krems-Land, Krems-Land, NIEDEROSTERREICH Date of start of the outbreak 30/01/2017 Outbreak status Resolved (08/03/2017) Epidemiological unit Other Affected animals Species Susceptible Cases Deaths Destroyed Slaughtered Mute Swan:Cygnus olor(Anatidae) 3 3 0 0

Outbreak 11 Nieder?sterreich, Krems-Stadt, Krems-Stadt, NIEDEROSTERREICH Date of start of the outbreak 31/01/2017 Outbreak status Resolved (31/01/2017) Epidemiological unit Other Affected animals Species Susceptible Cases Deaths Destroyed Slaughtered Mute Swan:Cygnus olor(Anatidae) 1 1 0 0

Outbreak 12 Nieder?sterreich, M?dling, M?dling, NIEDEROSTERREICH Date of start of the outbreak 02/02/2017 Outbreak status Resolved (02/02/2017) Epidemiological unit Other Affected animals Species Susceptible Cases Deaths Destroyed Slaughtered Mute Swan:Cygnus olor(Anatidae) 1 1 0 0

Outbreak 13 Steiermark, Leibnitz, Leibnitz, STEIERMARK Date of start of the outbreak 02/02/2017 Outbreak status Resolved (28/02/2017) Epidemiological unit Other Affected animals Species Susceptible Cases Deaths Destroyed Slaughtered Mute Swan:Cygnus olor(Anatidae) 6 6 0 0

Outbreak 14 Nieder?sterreich, Waidhofen an der Thaya, Waidhofen an der Thaya, NIEDEROSTERREICH Date of start of the outbreak 03/02/2017 Outbreak status Resolved (03/02/2017) Epidemiological unit Other Affected animals Species Susceptible Cases Deaths Destroyed Slaughtered Mute Swan:Cygnus olor(Anatidae) 2 2 0 0

Outbreak 15 Steiermark, Murtal, Murtal, STEIERMARK Date of start of the outbreak 03/02/2017 Outbreak status Resolved (28/02/2017) Epidemiological unit Other Affected animals Species Susceptible Cases Deaths Destroyed Slaughtered Greylag Goose:Anser anser(Anatidae) 1 1 0 0 Mute Swan:Cygnus olor(Anatidae) 11 11 0 0

Outbreak 16 K?rnten, Villach-Stadt, Villach-Stadt, KARNTEN Date of start of the outbreak 07/02/2017 Outbreak status Resolved (07/02/2017) Epidemiological unit Other Affected animals Species Susceptible Cases Deaths Destroyed Slaughtered Mute Swan:Cygnus olor(Anatidae) 1 1 0 0

Outbreak 17 Nieder?sterreich, G?nserndorf, G?nserndorf, NIEDEROSTERREICH Date of start of the outbreak 09/02/2017 Outbreak status Resolved (09/02/2017) Epidemiological unit Other Affected animals Species Susceptible Cases Deaths Destroyed Slaughtered Great Egret:Ardea alba(Ardeidae) 1 1 0 0

Outbreak 18 Ober?sterreich, Urfahr-Umgebung, Urfahr-Umgebung, OBEROSTERREICH Date of start of the outbreak 09/02/2017 Outbreak status Resolved (09/02/2017) Epidemiological unit Other Affected animals Species Susceptible Cases Deaths Destroyed Slaughtered Eurasian buzzard (common buzzard):Buteo buteo(Accipitridae) 1 1 0 0

Outbreak 19 Nieder?sterreich, Tulln, Tulln, NIEDEROSTERREICH Date of start of the outbreak 10/02/2017 Outbreak status Resolved (02/03/2017) Epidemiological unit Other Affected animals Species Susceptible Cases Deaths Destroyed Slaughtered Mute Swan:Cygnus olor(Anatidae) 11 11 0 0

Outbreak 20 Ober?sterreich, Linz-Land, Linz-Land, OBEROSTERREICH Date of start of the outbreak 23/02/2017 Outbreak status Resolved (23/02/2017) Epidemiological unit Other Affected animals Species Susceptible Cases Deaths Destroyed Slaughtered Mallard:Anas platyrhynchos(Anatidae) 1 1 0 0

Outbreak 21 Ober?sterreich, V?cklabruck, V?cklabruck, OBEROSTERREICH Date of start of the outbreak 24/02/2017 Outbreak status Resolved (24/02/2017) Epidemiological unit Other Affected animals Species Susceptible Cases Deaths Destroyed Slaughtered Herring Gull:Larus argentatus(Laridae) 1 1 0 0

Outbreak 22 Burgenland, Neusiedl, Neusiedl, BURGENLAND Date of start of the outbreak 27/02/2017 Outbreak status Resolved (27/02/2017) Epidemiological unit Other Affected animals Species Susceptible Cases Deaths Destroyed Slaughtered Greylag Goose:Anser anser(Anatidae) 1 1 0 0

Outbreak 23 Wien, Wien, Wien, WIEN Date of start of the outbreak 07/03/2017 Outbreak status Resolved (28/03/2017) Epidemiological unit Zoo Affected animals Species Susceptible Cases Deaths Destroyed Slaughtered Dalmatian pelican:Pelecanus crispus(Pelecanidae) 22 1 1 21 0

Summary of outbreaks Total outbreaks: 23 Total animals affected Species Susceptible Cases Deaths Destroyed Slaughtered Mute Swan:Cygnus olor(Anatidae) 99 99 0 0 Great Cormorant:Phalacrocorax carbo(Phalacrocoracidae) 1 1 0 0 Eurasian buzzard (common buzzard):Buteo buteo(Accipitridae) 2 2 0 0 Tufted Duck:Aythya fuligula(Anatidae) 3 3 0 0 Mallard:Anas platyrhynchos(Anatidae) 7 7 0 0 Grey Heron:Ardea cinerea(Ardeidae) 1 1 0 0 Black-headed Gull:Larus ridibundus(Laridae) 4 4 0 0 Greylag Goose:Anser anser(Anatidae) 2 2 0 0 Great Egret:Ardea alba(Ardeidae) 1 1 0 0 Herring Gull:Larus argentatus(Laridae) 1 1 0 0 Dalmatian pelican:Pelecanus crispus(Pelecanidae) 22 1 1 21 0 Outbreak statistics Species Apparent morbidity rate Apparent mortality rate Apparent case fatality rate Proportion susceptible animals lost* Mute Swan:Cygnus olor(Anatidae) ** ** 100.00% ** Great Cormorant:Phalacrocorax carbo(Phalacrocoracidae) ** ** 100.00% ** Eurasian buzzard (common buzzard):Buteo buteo(Accipitridae) ** ** 100.00% ** Tufted Duck:Aythya fuligula(Anatidae) ** ** 100.00% ** Mallard:Anas platyrhynchos(Anatidae) ** ** 100.00% ** Grey Heron:Ardea cinerea(Ardeidae) ** ** 100.00% ** Black-headed Gull:Larus ridibundus(Laridae) ** ** 100.00% ** Greylag Goose:Anser anser(Anatidae) ** ** 100.00% ** Great Egret:Ardea alba(Ardeidae) ** ** 100.00% ** Herring Gull:Larus argentatus(Laridae) ** ** 100.00% ** Dalmatian pelican:Pelecanus crispus(Pelecanidae) 4.55% 4.55% 100.00% 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 Vaccination prohibited No treatment of affected animals Measures to be applied Zoning

Future Reporting The event is resolved. No more reports will be submitted.

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