Belgium - Outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza in European polecats, ferrets, red foxes (WOAH, March 17, 2023)

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Belgium - Influenza A viruses of high pathogenicity (Inf. with) (non-poultry including wild birds) (2017-) - Immediate notification

GENERAL INFORMATION
COUNTRY/TERRITORY OR ZONE
COUNTRY/TERRITORY

ANIMAL TYPE
TERRESTRIAL

DISEASE CATEGORY
OIE-listed

EVENT ID
4971

DISEASE
Influenza A viruses of high pathogenicity (Inf. with) (non-poultry including wild birds) (2017-)

CAUSAL AGENT
Highly pathogenic avian influenza virus

GENOTYPE / SEROTYPE / SUBTYPE
Untyped or partially typed

START DATE
2022/04/07

REASON FOR NOTIFICATION
Unusual host species

DATE OF LAST OCCURRENCE
-

CONFIRMATION DATE
2022/07/06

EVENT STATUS
On-going

END DATE
-

SELF-DECLARATION
NO

REPORT INFORMATION
REPORT NUMBER
Immediate notification

REPORT ID
IN_159908

REPORT REFERENCE
-

REPORT DATE
2023/03/17

REPORT STATUS
Validated

NO EVOLUTION REPORT
-

EPIDEMIOLOGY
SOURCE OF EVENT OR ORIGIN OF INFECTION
Contact with wild species

EPIDEMIOLOGICAL COMMENTS
No epidemiological comment

QUANTITATIVE DATA SUMMARY
MEASURING UNIT
Animal

SpeciesSusceptibleCasesDeathsKilled and Disposed ofSlaughtered/ Killed for commercial useVaccinated
European Polecat (WILD) NEW - 2 2 - - -
TOTAL - 2 2 - - -
Mustelidae (DOMESTIC) NEW 44 6 6 0 0 0
TOTAL 44 6 6 0 0 0
Red Fox (WILD) NEW - 11 11- - -
TOTAL - 11 11- - -
All species NEW 44 19 19 0 0 0
TOTAL 44 19 19 0 0 0
DIAGNOSTIC DETAILS
CLINICAL SIGNS
YES

METHOD OF DIAGNOSTIC
Diagnostic test

Test name Laboratory Species sampled Number of outbreaks sampled First result date Latest result date Result
Reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) Sciensano Ferret,Red Fox,European Polecat 14 2022/07/05 2023/03/14 Positive
Gene sequencing Sciensano European Polecat,Red Fox,Ferret 14 2022/07/06 2023/03/15 Positive
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NEW OUTBREAKS

OB_115975 - SINT-TRUIDEN...
OB_115985 - WILSELE...
OB_115984 - OUD-HEVERLEE...
OB_115983 - HEUSDEN-ZOLDER...
OB_115982 - BEERSEL...
OB_115981 - HULDENBERG...
OB_115980 - AALST...
OB_115979 - VILVOORDE...
OB_115978 - TIELT-WINGE...
OB_115977 - HALLE (LEMBEEK)...
OB_115976 - VILVOORDE...
OB_115974 - OOSTENDE...
OB_115973 - KNOKKE-HEIST...
OB_115969 - KORTENBERG...

https://wahis.woah.org/#/in-review/4971