Hungary - 9 new outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N8 in birds in farms (OIE, November 22, 2016) - 400,000 culled

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Highly pathogenic avian influenza, Hungary

Information received on 22/11/2016 from Dr Lajos Bogn?r, Deputy State Secretary Chief Veterinary Officer, Food Chain Safety Department, Ministry of Agriculture, Budapest, Hungary

Summary Report type Follow-up report No. 3 Date of start of the event 01/11/2016 Date of confirmation of the event 03/11/2016 Report date 22/11/2016 Date submitted to OIE 22/11/2016 Reason for notification Reoccurrence of a listed disease Date of previous occurrence 26/10/2016 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 (04/11/2016) Follow-up report No. 1 (14/11/2016) Follow-up report No. 2 (15/11/2016) Follow-up report No. 3 (22/11/2016)

New outbreaks (9)

Outbreak 1 Cs?lyosp?los, BACS-KISKUN Date of start of the outbreak 13/11/2016 Outbreak status Resolved (19/11/2016) Epidemiological unit Farm Affected animals Species Susceptible Cases Deaths Destroyed Slaughtered Birds 13500 1400 30 13470 0 Affected population 3 weeks old ducks

Outbreak 2 Cs?lyosp?los, BACS-KISKUN Date of start of the outbreak 13/11/2016 Outbreak status Resolved (19/11/2016) Epidemiological unit Farm Affected animals Species Susceptible Cases Deaths Destroyed Slaughtered Birds 13000 1280 13 12897 0 Affected population 10 days old ducks

Outbreak 3 Cs?lyosp?los, BACS-KISKUN Date of start of the outbreak 13/11/2016 Outbreak status Resolved (19/11/2016) Epidemiological unit Farm Affected animals Species Susceptible Cases Deaths Destroyed Slaughtered Birds 5180 600 20 5160 0 Affected population 6 months old geese

Outbreak 4 Bugac, BACS-KISKUN Date of start of the outbreak 14/11/2016 Outbreak status Resolved (19/11/2016) Epidemiological unit Farm Affected animals Species Susceptible Cases Deaths Destroyed Slaughtered Birds 9000 95 18 8982 0 Affected population 10 weeks old mulard ducks

Outbreak 5 Kiskunmajsa, BACS-KISKUN Date of start of the outbreak 14/11/2016 Outbreak status Resolved (20/11/2016) Epidemiological unit Farm Affected animals Species Susceptible Cases Deaths Destroyed Slaughtered Birds 6135 3500 1000 5135 0

Outbreak 6 Forr?sk?t, CSONGRAD Date of start of the outbreak 15/11/2016 Outbreak status Continuing (or date resolved not provided) Epidemiological unit Farm Affected animals Species Susceptible Cases Deaths Destroyed Slaughtered Birds 40000 20000 5000 35000 0 Affected population 5 weeks old ducks

Outbreak 7 Kiskunmajsa, BACS-KISKUN Date of start of the outbreak 15/11/2016 Outbreak status Resolved (19/11/2016) Epidemiological unit Farm Affected animals Species Susceptible Cases Deaths Destroyed Slaughtered Birds 17000 3500 1500 15500 0

Outbreak 8 Cs?lyosp?los, BACS-KISKUN Date of start of the outbreak 16/11/2016 Outbreak status Resolved (19/11/2016) Epidemiological unit Farm Affected animals Species Susceptible Cases Deaths Destroyed Slaughtered Birds 10000 1100 60 9940 0 Affected population 4 weeks old ducks

Outbreak 9 ?cs?d, JASZ-NAGYKUN-SZOLNOK Date of start of the outbreak 18/11/2016 Outbreak status Continuing (or date resolved not provided) Epidemiological unit Farm Affected animals Species Susceptible Cases Deaths Destroyed Slaughtered Birds 2500 1750 836 1664 0

Summary of outbreaks Total outbreaks: 9 Total animals affected Species Susceptible Cases Deaths Destroyed Slaughtered Birds 116315 33225 8477 107748 0 Outbreak statistics Species Apparent morbidity rate Apparent mortality rate Apparent case fatality rate Proportion susceptible animals lost* Birds 28.56% 7.29% 25.51% 99.92% *Removed from the susceptible population through death, destruction and/or slaughter

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

Control measures Measures applied Movement control inside the country Disinfection / Disinfestation Traceability Stamping out Official disposal of carcasses, by-products and waste Surveillance within containment and/or protection zone Zoning Vaccination prohibited No treatment of affected animals Measures to be applied No other measures

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

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[Gert van der Hoek]

About 400,000 poultry culled because of bird flu in Hungary

BUDAPEST, Nov. 27 (Xinhua) -- In just a few weeks, some 400,000 chickens, ducks, geese, etc. had to be slaughtered because of bird flu (avian influenza),Hungarian veterinarian Miklos Suth told a Sunday audience on public television channel M1.

Suth, a former chief veterinarian, said that the illness would have a major economic impact, since the only way to prevent the spread of the disease is to cull the infected or possibly infected livestock.

Suth added that the virus strain currently sweeping Europe (H5N8) is the same strain as the one that caused the 2014 bird flu outbreak.

Earlier, the Hungarian national chief veterinarian ordered that all poultry in the southeastern counties of Bekes, Bacs-Kiskun and Csongrad must be kept indoors to prevent contact with migrating birds.