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Belgium - Avian influenza HP H5N8 virus identified in Lebbeke

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The H5N8 virus identified in Belgium

(01/02/0217)

This 01 February 2017, the avian influenza H5N8 virus has been identified in a hobbyist (amateur) holder in the commune of Lebbeke. The highly pathogenic nature of this strain has yet to be confirmed. Following this, the required prevention measures against avian flu are further strengthened .

This Thursday noon, all poultry, including ratites, and other captive birds of professionals and amateurs must be confined or protected (nets) to avoid contact with wild birds.
All gatherings of poultry and other captive birds as well as markets are prohibited.

Since these are not professionally owned animals but are ornamental birds, only a buffer zone with a radius of 3 km is delineated around the site. There are no professional poultry farms in this area where the transport of poultry, birds and hatching eggs is prohibited. Any holder of poultry must send an inventory to the commune within 48 hours.

Willy Borsus, Minister of Middle Classes, Independents, SMEs, agriculture and social integration: " The virus that strongly affects neighboring countries for several months now reached Belgium. At this stage, the professional sector is not affected, but we must remain very vigilant. Strict implementation of biosecurity measures is essential if this case remains isolated . "

As a reminder, since 10 November 2016, a period of increased risk has been applied throughout the country and preventive measures have already been strengthened. These measures are still applicable:

Registered poultry (professional) poultry must be confined or protected in order to avoid contact with wild birds.
Feeding and watering of poultry and other captive birds must be done indoors or in such a way as to prevent contact with wild birds.
It is prohibited to water poultry and other captive birds with water from surface water tanks or rainwater accessible to wild birds unless the water is treated to ensure inactivation of the birds. Viruses.
We remind all poultry owners that it is important that they contact their veterinarian if they experience high mortality in their livestock or any other disease symptoms.
The consumer is not at risk. Meat and chicken eggs can be consumed safely.

You will find all information on http://www.favvafsca.fgov.be/santeanimale/grippeaviaire/


http://www.afsca.be/communiquesdepresse/2017/2017-02-01.asp
 
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[TD="width: *, align: left"] Highly pathogenic influenza A viruses (infection with) (non-poultry including wild birds),
Belgium
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[TD="width: 1%, align: right"] [/TD]
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[TD] [TABLE="class: TableChoisir, border: 0, cellpadding: 0, cellspacing: 0"]
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[TD="class: topbigtabletitle27"]Information received on 03/02/2017 from Dr Jean-Fran?ois Heymans, Director, Animal Health and Safety of Products of Animal Origin, Federal Agency for the Safety of the Food Chain (FASFC), Bruxelles, Belgium[/TD]
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[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] Summary
[TABLE="class: TableFoyers, width: 917"]
[TR]
[TD="class: filtrer_th, width: 10%"]Report type[/TD]
[TD="width: 30%"]Immediate notification[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: filtrer_th, width: 10%"]Date of start of the event[/TD]
[TD="width: 30%"]26/01/2017[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: filtrer_th, width: 10%"]Date of confirmation of the event[/TD]
[TD="width: 30%"]03/02/2017[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: filtrer_th, width: 10%"]Report date[/TD]
[TD="width: 30%"]03/02/2017[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: filtrer_th, width: 10%"]Date submitted to OIE[/TD]
[TD="width: 30%"]03/02/2017[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: filtrer_th, width: 10%"]Reason for notification[/TD]
[TD="width: 30%"]New strain of a listed disease in the country[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: filtrer_th, width: 10%"]Causal agent[/TD]
[TD="width: 30%"]Highly pathogenic influenza A virus[/TD]
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[TR]
[TD="class: filtrer_th, width: 10%"]Serotype[/TD]
[TD="width: 30%"]H5N8[/TD]
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[TD="class: filtrer_th, width: 10%"]Nature of diagnosis[/TD]
[TD="width: 30%"]Clinical, Laboratory (advanced), Necropsy[/TD]
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[TD="class: filtrer_th, width: 10%"]This event pertains to[/TD]
[TD="width: 30%"]a defined zone within the country[/TD]
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[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] New outbreaks (1)
[TABLE="class: TableFoyers, width: 918"]
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[TD] [TABLE="class: TableFoyers, width: 917"]
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[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_left, align: left"]Outbreak 1[/TD]
[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_left"]Lebbeke, OOST-VLAANDEREN[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_left"]Date of start of the outbreak[/TD]
[TD]26/01/2017[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_left"]Outbreak status[/TD]
[TD]Continuing (or date resolved not provided)[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_left"]Epidemiological unit[/TD]
[TD]Not applicable[/TD]
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[TR]
[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_left"]Affected animals[/TD]
[TD] [TABLE="class: TableFoyers, width: 707"]
[TR]
[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_center last"]Species[/TD]
[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_center last"]Susceptible[/TD]
[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_center last"]Cases[/TD]
[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_center last"]Deaths[/TD]
[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_center last"]Destroyed[/TD]
[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_center last"]Slaughtered[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Common pheasant:Phasianus colchicus(Phasianidae)[/TD]
[TD="class: ta_right"]1[/TD]
[TD="class: ta_right"] [/TD]
[TD="class: ta_right"]0[/TD]
[TD="class: ta_right"]1[/TD]
[TD="class: ta_right"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Greylag Goose:Anser anser(Anatidae)[/TD]
[TD="class: ta_right"]13[/TD]
[TD="class: ta_right"] [/TD]
[TD="class: ta_right"]1[/TD]
[TD="class: ta_right"]12[/TD]
[TD="class: ta_right"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Muscovy Duck:Cairina moschata(Anatidae)[/TD]
[TD="class: ta_right"]7[/TD]
[TD="class: ta_right"] [/TD]
[TD="class: ta_right"]0[/TD]
[TD="class: ta_right"]7[/TD]
[TD="class: ta_right"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Common Guineafowl:Numida meleagris(Numididae)[/TD]
[TD="class: ta_right"]3[/TD]
[TD="class: ta_right"] [/TD]
[TD="class: ta_right"]2[/TD]
[TD="class: ta_right"]1[/TD]
[TD="class: ta_right"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Indian Peafowl:Pavo cristatus(Phasianidae)[/TD]
[TD="class: ta_right"]7[/TD]
[TD="class: ta_right"] [/TD]
[TD="class: ta_right"]0[/TD]
[TD="class: ta_right"]7[/TD]
[TD="class: ta_right"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Phasianidae (unidentified):Phasianidae (incognita)(Phasianidae)[/TD]
[TD="class: ta_right"]36[/TD]
[TD="class: ta_right"] [/TD]
[TD="class: ta_right"]9[/TD]
[TD="class: ta_right"]27[/TD]
[TD="class: ta_right"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_left"]Affected population[/TD]
[TD]Non-professional owner of ornamental birds.[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]

[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] [TABLE="class: TableFoyers, width: 917"]
[TR]
[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_left, align: left"]Summary of outbreaks[/TD]
[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_left"]Total outbreaks: 1[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_left"]Total animals affected[/TD]
[TD] [TABLE="class: TableFoyers, width: 781"]
[TR]
[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_center last"]Species[/TD]
[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_center last"]Susceptible[/TD]
[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_center last"]Cases[/TD]
[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_center last"]Deaths[/TD]
[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_center last"]Destroyed[/TD]
[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_center last"]Slaughtered[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Common pheasant:Phasianus colchicus(Phasianidae)[/TD]
[TD="class: ta_right"]1[/TD]
[TD="class: ta_right"]**[/TD]
[TD="class: ta_right"]0[/TD]
[TD="class: ta_right"]1[/TD]
[TD="class: ta_right"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Greylag Goose:Anser anser(Anatidae)[/TD]
[TD="class: ta_right"]13[/TD]
[TD="class: ta_right"]**[/TD]
[TD="class: ta_right"]1[/TD]
[TD="class: ta_right"]12[/TD]
[TD="class: ta_right"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Muscovy Duck:Cairina moschata(Anatidae)[/TD]
[TD="class: ta_right"]7[/TD]
[TD="class: ta_right"]**[/TD]
[TD="class: ta_right"]0[/TD]
[TD="class: ta_right"]7[/TD]
[TD="class: ta_right"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Common Guineafowl:Numida meleagris(Numididae)[/TD]
[TD="class: ta_right"]3[/TD]
[TD="class: ta_right"]**[/TD]
[TD="class: ta_right"]2[/TD]
[TD="class: ta_right"]1[/TD]
[TD="class: ta_right"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Indian Peafowl:Pavo cristatus(Phasianidae)[/TD]
[TD="class: ta_right"]7[/TD]
[TD="class: ta_right"]**[/TD]
[TD="class: ta_right"]0[/TD]
[TD="class: ta_right"]7[/TD]
[TD="class: ta_right"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Phasianidae (unidentified):Phasianidae (incognita)(Phasianidae)[/TD]
[TD="class: ta_right"]36[/TD]
[TD="class: ta_right"]**[/TD]
[TD="class: ta_right"]9[/TD]
[TD="class: ta_right"]27[/TD]
[TD="class: ta_right"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_left"]Outbreak statistics[/TD]
[TD] [TABLE="class: TableFoyers, width: 781"]
[TR]
[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_center last"]Species[/TD]
[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_center last"]Apparent morbidity rate[/TD]
[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_center last"]Apparent mortality rate[/TD]
[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_center last"]Apparent case fatality rate[/TD]
[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_center last"]Proportion susceptible animals lost*[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Common pheasant:Phasianus colchicus(Phasianidae)[/TD]
[TD="class: ta_right"]**[/TD]
[TD="class: ta_right"]0.00%[/TD]
[TD="class: ta_right"]**[/TD]
[TD="class: ta_right"]100.00%[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Greylag Goose:Anser anser(Anatidae)[/TD]
[TD="class: ta_right"]**[/TD]
[TD="class: ta_right"]7.69%[/TD]
[TD="class: ta_right"]**[/TD]
[TD="class: ta_right"]100.00%[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Muscovy Duck:Cairina moschata(Anatidae)[/TD]
[TD="class: ta_right"]**[/TD]
[TD="class: ta_right"]0.00%[/TD]
[TD="class: ta_right"]**[/TD]
[TD="class: ta_right"]100.00%[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Common Guineafowl:Numida meleagris(Numididae)[/TD]
[TD="class: ta_right"]**[/TD]
[TD="class: ta_right"]66.67%[/TD]
[TD="class: ta_right"]**[/TD]
[TD="class: ta_right"]100.00%[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Indian Peafowl:Pavo cristatus(Phasianidae)[/TD]
[TD="class: ta_right"]**[/TD]
[TD="class: ta_right"]0.00%[/TD]
[TD="class: ta_right"]**[/TD]
[TD="class: ta_right"]100.00%[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Phasianidae (unidentified):Phasianidae (incognita)(Phasianidae)[/TD]
[TD="class: ta_right"]**[/TD]
[TD="class: ta_right"]25.00%[/TD]
[TD="class: ta_right"]**[/TD]
[TD="class: ta_right"]100.00%[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_left, colspan: 2"]*Removed from the susceptible population through death, destruction and/or slaughter[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_left, colspan: 2"]**Not calculated because of missing information[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]

[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] Epidemiology
[TABLE="class: TableFoyers, width: 917"]
[TR]
[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_left"]Source of the outbreak(s) or origin of infection[/TD]
[TD]
  • Contact with wild species
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[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_left"]Epidemiological comments[/TD]
[TD]First occurrence of the Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N8 serotype. Last occurrence of HPAI in Belgium was in April 2003.[/TD]
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[TD] [/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] Control measures
[TABLE="class: TableFoyers, width: 917"]
[TR]
[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_left"]Measures applied[/TD]
[TD]
  • Traceability
  • Surveillance outside containment and/or protection zone
  • Stamping out
  • Official disposal of carcasses, by-products and waste
  • Surveillance within containment and/or protection zone
  • Control of wildlife reservoirs
  • Zoning
  • Vaccination prohibited
  • No treatment of affected animals
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_left"]Measures to be applied[/TD]
[TD]
  • Disinfection / Disinfestation
[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] Diagnostic test results
[TABLE="class: TableFoyers, width: 917"]
[TR]
[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_left"]Laboratory name and type[/TD]
[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_left"]Species[/TD]
[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_left"]Test[/TD]
[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_left"]Test date[/TD]
[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_left last"]Result[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: filtrer"]CODA-CERVA (National laboratory)[/TD]
[TD="class: filtrer"]Common Guineafowl[/TD]
[TD="class: filtrer"]nucleotide sequencing[/TD]
[TD="class: filtrer"]03/02/2017[/TD]
[TD="class: filtrer cb-centree last"]Positive[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: filtrer"]CODA-CERVA (National laboratory)[/TD]
[TD="class: filtrer"]Common Guineafowl[/TD]
[TD="class: filtrer"]pathogen isolation by egg inoculation[/TD]
[TD="class: filtrer"]02/02/2017[/TD]
[TD="class: filtrer cb-centree last"]Positive[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: filtrer"]CODA-CERVA (National laboratory)[/TD]
[TD="class: filtrer"]Common Guineafowl[/TD]
[TD="class: filtrer"]real-time PCR[/TD]
[TD="class: filtrer"]01/02/2017[/TD]
[TD="class: filtrer cb-centree last"]Positive[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: filtrer"]CODA-CERVA (National laboratory)[/TD]
[TD="class: filtrer"]Phasianidae (unidentified)[/TD]
[TD="class: filtrer"]nucleotide sequencing[/TD]
[TD="class: filtrer"]03/02/2017[/TD]
[TD="class: filtrer cb-centree last"]Positive[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: filtrer"]CODA-CERVA (National laboratory)[/TD]
[TD="class: filtrer"]Phasianidae (unidentified)[/TD]
[TD="class: filtrer"]pathogen isolation by egg inoculation[/TD]
[TD="class: filtrer"]02/02/2017[/TD]
[TD="class: filtrer cb-centree last"]Positive[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: filtrer"]CODA-CERVA (National laboratory)[/TD]
[TD="class: filtrer"]Phasianidae (unidentified)[/TD]
[TD="class: filtrer"]real-time PCR[/TD]
[TD="class: filtrer"]01/02/2017[/TD]
[TD="class: filtrer cb-centree last"]Positive[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] Future Reporting
[TABLE="class: TableFoyers, width: 917"]
[TR]
[TD="class: filtrer"]The event is continuing. Weekly follow-up reports will be submitted.[/TD]
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[/TABLE]
[/TD]
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[/TABLE]

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