Serbia - 1 new outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N5 in a swan in a natural park, Srbija (OIE, March 1, 2017)

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

Information received on 01/03/2017 from Dr Budimir Plav?ić, Head, Animal Health Department Veterinary Directorate, Ministry of Agriculture and Environmental Protection, Belgrade, Serbia

Summary Report type Immediate notification Date of start of the event 20/01/2017 Date of confirmation of the event 25/01/2017 Report date 01/03/2017 Date submitted to OIE 01/03/2017 Reason for notification New strain of a listed disease in the country Causal agent Highly pathogenic influenza A virus Serotype H5N5 Nature of diagnosis Laboratory (basic), Necropsy This event pertains to a defined zone within the country

New outbreaks (1)

Outbreak 1 Botos-reka Tamis, Zrenjanin, Srednjebanatski, SRBIJA Date of start of the outbreak 20/01/2017 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) 1 1 0 0

Summary of outbreaks Total outbreaks: 1 Total animals affected Species Susceptible Cases Deaths Destroyed Slaughtered Mute Swan:Cygnus olor(Anatidae) 1 1 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 Movement control inside the country Vaccination permitted (if a vaccine exists) No treatment of affected animals Measures to be applied No other measures

Diagnostic test results Laboratory name and type Species Test Test date Result Veterinary Specialist Institute, Kraljevo (National laboratory) Mute Swan real-time reverse transcriptase/polymerase chain reaction (RRT-PCR) 25/01/2017 Positive

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

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