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  • Spain reports outbreak of highly contagious H5N8 bird flu virus in ducks in a northeastern farm in Catalonia

    | Thu Feb 23, 2017 | 10:37am EST
    Spain reports outbreak of highly contagious H5N8 bird flu virus in ducks

    Spain reported a case of the highly contagious H5N8 bird flu virus in a northeastern farm in Catalonia and said it would cull 17,000 ducks, the regional government confirmed on Thursday.

    The Central Veterinarian Laboratory in Algete, in the outskirts of Madrid, announced Wednesday night the outbreak in a duck farm near Girona.

    On Tuesday, another H5N8 strain was reported due to a dead stork in a nearby area. Nine farms in total are currently under investigation in Catalonia as a precautionary measure.
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    http://www.reuters.com/article/us-he...-idUSKBN1621VS
    "Safety and security don't just happen, they are the result of collective consensus and public investment. We owe our children, the most vulnerable citizens in our society, a life free of violence and fear."
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    The Generalitat sacrifices 17,000 ducks of a farm of the Giron?s when declaring a focus of bird flu

    THURSDAY, 23 FEBRUARY 2017 - 18:39 CET
    A total of 17,600 ducks from a poultry farm in the municipality of Sant Gregori in the region of Giron?s have begun to be slaughtered as a control measure after detecting an outbreak of bird flu , the first on a commercial farm in Catalonia and Spain since That last October declared the current episode in Europe.
    The detected influenza A virus of the subtype H5N8 is harmless to humans - there is no known case of transmission in the world - but is highly contagious among farm birds, which is why "it is necessary to The precautions, "explained the 'Consellera' of Agriculture,Meritxell Serret , announcing the appearance of the outbreak.
    The focus of Sant Gregori was detected last Saturday following the death of several dozen ducks. Following the established protocol, the animals of the farm were immobilized and samples of the deceased birds were taken to the Center de Sanitat Av?cola de Catalunya and later to the Central Veterinary Laboratory of Algete (Madrid), under the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment, where The H5N8 virus was officially certified Wednesday.

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      Highly pathogenic avian influenza,
      Spain
      Information received on 23/02/2017 from Dr Valent?n Almansa, Director General, Sanidad de la Produccion Agraria, Ministerio de Agricultura, Alimentaci?n y Medio Ambiente, Madrid, Spain
      Summary
      Report type Immediate notification
      Date of start of the event 18/02/2017
      Date of confirmation of the event 23/02/2017
      Report date 23/02/2017
      Date submitted to OIE 23/02/2017
      Reason for notification New strain of a listed disease in the country
      Causal agent Highly pathogenic avian influenza virus
      Serotype H5N8
      Nature of diagnosis Laboratory (advanced)
      This event pertains to a defined zone within the country
      New outbreaks (1)
      Outbreak 1 Sant Gregori, Girona, CATALUNA
      Date of start of the outbreak 18/02/2017
      Outbreak status Continuing (or date resolved not provided)
      Epidemiological unit Farm
      Affected animals
      Species Susceptible Cases Deaths Destroyed Slaughtered
      Birds 17800 723 723 17077 0
      Affected population The first suspicion of the disease occurred following mortality in one of the six sheds in the duck farm. Samples were sent to the Central Veterinary Laboratory, Algete, the national reference laboratory, for confirmation and pathogenicity identification. On 23 February, a highly pathogenic H5N8 strain was confirmed.
      Summary of outbreaks Total outbreaks: 1
      Total animals affected
      Species Susceptible Cases Deaths Destroyed Slaughtered
      Birds 17800 723 723 17077 0
      Outbreak statistics
      Species Apparent morbidity rate Apparent mortality rate Apparent case fatality rate Proportion susceptible animals lost*
      Birds 4.06% 4.06% 100.00% 100.00%
      *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
      • Traceability
      • Surveillance outside containment and/or protection zone
      • Stamping out
      • Surveillance within containment and/or protection zone
      • Vaccination prohibited
      • No treatment of affected animals
      Measures to be applied
      • Disinfection / Disinfestation
      • Zoning
      Diagnostic test results
      Laboratory name and type Species Test Test date Result
      Central Veterinary Laboratory, Algete (National laboratory) Birds real-time PCR 23/02/2017 Positive
      Central Veterinary Laboratory, Algete (National laboratory) Birds virus sequencing 23/02/2017 Positive
      Future Reporting
      The event is continuing. Weekly follow-up reports will be submitted.
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      "Safety and security don't just happen, they are the result of collective consensus and public investment. We owe our children, the most vulnerable citizens in our society, a life free of violence and fear."
      -Nelson Mandela

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