Finland - 1 new outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza H5 in swan in Sastamala (OIE, June 22, 2017)

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Highly pathogenic influenza A viruses (infection with) (non-poultry including wild birds), Finland

Information received on 22/06/2017 from Dr Taina Aaltonen, Chief Veterinary Officer and Deputy Director General, Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, Helsinki, Finland

Summary Report type Immediate notification (Final report) Date of start of the event 26/05/2017 Date of confirmation of the event 02/06/2017 Report date 22/06/2017 Date submitted to OIE 22/06/2017 Date event resolved 22/06/2017 Reason for notification Recurrence of a listed disease Date of previous occurrence 27/04/2017 Manifestation of disease Clinical disease Causal agent Highly pathogenic influenza A virus Serotype H5 Nature of diagnosis Laboratory (advanced) This event pertains to a defined zone within the country

New outbreaks (1)

Outbreak 1 Sastamala, L?NSI- JA SIS?-SUOMI Date of start of the outbreak 26/05/2017 Outbreak status Resolved (22/06/2017) Epidemiological unit Not applicable Affected animals Species Susceptible Cases Deaths Killed and disposed of Slaughtered Whooper Swan:Cygnus cygnus(Anatidae) 1 0 1 0

Summary of outbreaks Total outbreaks: 1 Total animals affected Species Susceptible Cases Deaths Killed and disposed of Slaughtered Whooper Swan:Cygnus cygnus(Anatidae) 1 0 1 0 Outbreak statistics Species Apparent morbidity rate Apparent mortality rate Apparent case fatality rate Proportion susceptible animals lost* Whooper Swan:Cygnus cygnus(Anatidae) ** ** 0.00% ** *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 Unknown or inconclusive

Control measures Measures applied Screening Vaccination prohibited No treatment of affected animals Measures to be applied No other measures

Diagnostic test results Laboratory name and type Species Test Test date Result Finnish Food Safety Authority, Evira (National laboratory) Whooper Swan real-time reverse transcriptase/polymerase chain reaction (RRT-PCR) 31/05/2017 Positive Finnish Food Safety Authority, Evira (National laboratory) Whooper Swan reverse transcription - polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) 01/06/2017 Positive Finnish Food Safety Authority, Evira (National laboratory) Whooper Swan virus isolation 21/06/2017 Negative Finnish Food Safety Authority, Evira (National laboratory) Whooper Swan virus sequencing 02/06/2017 Positive

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

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