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Sweden - 1 new outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N6 in common buzzard in village, Blekinge County (OIE, March 14, 2018)
Sweden - 1 new outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N6 in common buzzard in village, Blekinge County (OIE, March 14, 2018)
Highly pathogenic influenza A viruses (infection with) (non-poultry including wild birds),
Sweden
Information received on 14/03/2018 from Dr Ingrid Eilertz, Chief Veterinary Officer Director and Head, Swedish Board of Agriculture Department for Animal Welfare and Health, Ministry for Rural Affairs, J?nk?ping, Sweden
*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
Epidemiological comments
In accordance with the OIE Terrestrial Animal Health Code, Article 10.4.1, point 8, this outbreak does not change the disease free status of Sweden as this is a wild bird, and therefore do not fall within the OIE definition of poultry.
Control measures
Measures applied
Surveillance outside containment and/or protection zone
Surveillance within containment and/or protection zone
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
National Veterinary Institute (National laboratory)
Eurasian buzzard (common buzzard)
real-time PCR
09/03/2018
Positive
National Veterinary Institute (National laboratory)
Eurasian buzzard (common buzzard)
virus sequencing
12/03/2018
Positive
Future Reporting
The event is resolved. No more reports will be submitted.
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