Israel - 1 new outbreak of highly pathogenic influenza H5N8 in eagle, Yerushalayim (OIE, February 1, 2020)

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

Information received on 01/02/2020 from Dr Tamir Goshen, Acting Director, Veterinary Services and Animal Health, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Beit Dagan, Israel

Summary Report type Immediate notification Date of start of the event 27/01/2020 Date of confirmation of the event 30/01/2020 Report date 01/02/2020 Date submitted to OIE 01/02/2020 Reason for notification Recurrence of a listed disease Date of previous occurrence 22/04/2019 Manifestation of disease Clinical disease Causal agent Highly pathogenic avian influenza virus Serotype H5N8 Nature of diagnosis Clinical, Laboratory (advanced) This event pertains to the whole country

New outbreaks (1)

Outbreak 1 (Gilgal) Near Gilgal, Jericho, Yerushalayim Date of start of the outbreak 27/01/2020 Outbreak status Continuing (or date resolved not provided) Epidemiological unit Not applicable Affected animals Species Susceptible Cases Deaths Killed and disposed of Slaughtered Bonelli's Eagle:Hieraaėtus fasciatus(Accipitridae) 1 0 0 0 Affected population The eagle was found with neurological clinical signs in the Jordan valley. The eagle had a transmitter so it could be found that on 1 January 2020 he entered the Jordan valley from the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan and from then, he stayed in the Jordan valley, in the Israeli side. The eagle was brought alive to the Wildlife hospital in the Safari of Ramat-Gan and was put there in quarantine.

Summary of outbreaks Total outbreaks: 1 Total animals affected Species Susceptible Cases Deaths Killed and disposed of Slaughtered Bonelli's Eagle:Hieraaėtus fasciatus(Accipitridae) 1 0 0 0 Outbreak statistics Species Apparent morbidity rate Apparent mortality rate Apparent case fatality rate Proportion susceptible animals lost* Bonelli's Eagle:Hieraaėtus fasciatus(Accipitridae) ** ** 0.00% ** *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 Quarantine 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 Kimron Veterinary Institute, Avian Diseases Division (National laboratory) Bonelli's Eagle real-time PCR 30/01/2020 Positive

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

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