Ireland - Fifth case of bird flu H5N8 confirmed in a swan in Ballinturley, Roscommon

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Fifth case of bird flu confirmed in Ireland

Updated / Monday, 30 Jan 2017 19:51

The latest bird to test positive for H5N8 is a whooper swan in Ballinturley, Roscommon.

It is the third swan to have been found to be infected with the virus ? the other cases were on the Longford-Leitrim border and in Tipperary.

The other two cases occurred in a species of duck known as wigeons.
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https://www.rte.ie/news/2017/0130/848805-bird-flu-ireland/

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See also:

• Wild Bird H5N8 Positive Cases 2016/17 (pdf 229Kb)

https://www.agriculture.gov.ie/avian_influenza/avianinfluenzanews/

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

Information received on 03/02/2017 from Dr Martin Blake, Chief Veterinary Officer, Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Agriculture House, Dublin, Ireland

Summary Report type Follow-up report No. 2 Date of start of the event 28/12/2016 Date of confirmation of the event 06/01/2017 Report date 03/02/2017 Date submitted to OIE 03/02/2017 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 (advanced) This event pertains to a defined zone within the country Related reports Immediate notification (10/01/2017) Follow-up report No. 1 (23/01/2017) Follow-up report No. 2 (03/02/2017)

New outbreaks (2)

Outbreak 1 Co. Roscommon, ROSCOMMON Date of start of the outbreak 18/01/2017 Outbreak status Resolved (18/01/2017) Epidemiological unit Not applicable Affected animals Species Susceptible Cases Deaths Destroyed Slaughtered Whooper Swan:Cygnus cygnus(Anatidae) 1 1 0 0 Affected population One whooper swan was found dead on wetlands

Outbreak 2 Co. Leitrim, LEITRIM Date of start of the outbreak 19/01/2017 Outbreak status Resolved (19/01/2017) Epidemiological unit Not applicable Affected animals Species Susceptible Cases Deaths Destroyed Slaughtered Whooper Swan:Cygnus cygnus(Anatidae) 1 1 0 0 Affected population One wild whooper swan was found on farmland adjacent a lake

Summary of outbreaks Total outbreaks: 2 Total animals affected Species Susceptible Cases Deaths Destroyed Slaughtered Whooper Swan:Cygnus cygnus(Anatidae) 2 2 0 0 Outbreak statistics Species Apparent morbidity rate Apparent mortality rate Apparent case fatality rate Proportion susceptible animals lost* Whooper Swan:Cygnus cygnus(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 Contact with wild species

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 Central Veterinary Research Laboratory (National laboratory) Whooper Swan real-time PCR 25/01/2017 Positive Central Veterinary Research Laboratory (National laboratory) Whooper Swan real-time PCR 30/01/2017 Positive BioScience Waterford (Private Laboratory) Whooper Swan virus sequencing 02/02/2017 Positive BioScience Waterford (Private Laboratory) Whooper Swan virus sequencing 02/02/2017 Positive

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

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http://www.oie.int/wahis_2/public/wahid.php/Reviewreport/Review?page_refer=MapFullEventReport&reportid=22688