Greece - 3 new outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N8 in swans (OIE, February 16, 2017)

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Highly pathogenic avian influenza, Greece

Information received on 16/02/2017 from Mr Spiros Doudounakis, Director, , Directorate General of Veterinary Services / Animal Health Directorare , Ministry of Rural Development and Food , ATHENS, Greece

Summary Report type Follow-up report No. 3 Date of start of the event 14/12/2016 Date of confirmation of the event 19/12/2016 Report date 16/02/2017 Date submitted to OIE 16/02/2017 Reason for notification New strain of a listed disease in the country Causal agent Highly pathogenic influenza A virus Serotype H5N8 Nature of diagnosis Laboratory (basic), Laboratory (advanced) This event pertains to the whole country Related reports Immediate notification (23/12/2016) Follow-up report No. 1 (02/02/2017) Follow-up report No. 2 (06/02/2017) Follow-up report No. 3 (16/02/2017)

New outbreaks (3)

Outbreak 1 City of Alexandroupoli, ANATOLIKI MAKEDONIA KAI THRAKI Date of start of the outbreak 01/02/2017 Outbreak status Continuing (or date resolved not provided) Epidemiological unit Other Affected animals Species Susceptible Cases Deaths Destroyed Slaughtered Mute Swan:Cygnus olor(Anatidae) 1 1 0 0

Outbreak 2 Vistonida lake, ANATOLIKI MAKEDONIA KAI THRAKI Date of start of the outbreak 01/02/2017 Outbreak status Continuing (or date resolved not provided) Epidemiological unit Natural park Affected animals Species Susceptible Cases Deaths Destroyed Slaughtered Mute Swan:Cygnus olor(Anatidae) 3 3 0 0

Outbreak 3 Taka lake, PELOPONNISOS Date of start of the outbreak 06/02/2017 Outbreak status Continuing (or date resolved not provided) Epidemiological unit Other Affected animals Species Susceptible Cases Deaths Destroyed Slaughtered Mute Swan:Cygnus olor(Anatidae) 2 2 0 0

Summary of outbreaks Total outbreaks: 3 Total animals affected Species Susceptible Cases Deaths Destroyed Slaughtered Mute Swan:Cygnus olor(Anatidae) 6 6 0 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% ** *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 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 Directorate of Veterinary centre of Thessaloniki / Laboratory of Avian Pathology (NRL) (National laboratory) Mute Swan gene sequencing 06/02/2017 Positive Directorate of Veterinary centre of Thessaloniki / Laboratory of Avian Pathology (NRL) (National laboratory) Mute Swan gene sequencing 16/02/2017 Positive Directorate of Veterinary centre of Thessaloniki / Laboratory of Avian Pathology (NRL) (National laboratory) Mute Swan real-time reverse transcriptase/polymerase chain reaction (RRT-PCR) 02/02/2017 Positive Directorate of Veterinary centre of Thessaloniki / Laboratory of Avian Pathology (NRL) (National laboratory) Mute Swan real-time reverse transcriptase/polymerase chain reaction (RRT-PCR) 06/02/2017 Positive

Future Reporting The event is continuing. Weekly follow-up reports will be submitted.

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