France - Bird flu HP H5N8 detected in wild ducks - government confirms

[Gert van der Hoek]

Avian influenza: a case detected in France

A first case of highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N8 was detected and confirmed Saturday in France, more precisely in Pas-de-Calais, in the commune of Marck, among 20 wild ducks, announced today the Ministry of Agriculture .

The ducks in question were "used as callers for hunting waterfowl," the ministry said in a statement, pointing out that this case does not call into question the possibility for France to regain its free status vis-?- Vis the avian influenza on 3 December, the date from which the sector could again export to third countries, in particular foie gras.

 

[sharon sanders]

Government confirmation:
Highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N8: a case detected in France in wild ducks
AVIAN INFLUENZA
SAFETY
ANIMAL PROTECTION


? Pascal Xicluna / Min.Agri.Fr

28/11/2016


COMMUNICATED


A first case of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N8 was confirmed on November 26 in the town of Marck (Pas-de-Calais),

20 wild ducks used as decoys for hunting waterfowl. Management measures were immediately implemented by the Departmental Directorate of protecting the population. She proceeded to slaughter all callers of the website and also the callers to another site located 4km from Boulogne, who had been in contact. Two enhanced surveillance in public areas nearby were set up: in these sectors, systematic visits to veterinarians check the strict application of measures for containment and biosecurity farms.
These callers are not part of a breeding domestic birds in commercial, this finding does not affect the international status of France with regard to avian influenza. For the record after the episode that affected the Southwest in recent months, and unless new event, France must regain free status of HPAI on 3 December.
The whereabouts of the dead birds is located within an area where the level of risk was reassessed and considered high by Ministerial Order of 16 November, following numerous cases detected in Europe both within populations wild birds of farms. The migration of certain species period certainly plays a major role in the spread of this virus.
To protect the national territory, the Ministry of Agriculture recalled the importance of reporting any mortality of wild birds.
As a reminder, reinforced biosecurity measures, with obligatory confinement or netting to prevent contact with wild birds, apply to all wetlands where the level of risk is high for all poultry non- commercial (backyard) and for commercial poultry, unless otherwise specified in the order amended March 16, 2016. in high-risk areas, the caller displacement is prohibited. On the whole territory, biosecurity measures defined by the decree of February 8, 2016 must always be in place in all farms whether commercial or not.
No human cases linked to the virus have been reported worldwide to date.
For more information, all the measures is detailed here in Managing the new H5N8 case.
Highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N8: a case detected in France in wild ducks (PDF, 116.45 KB)
Press contacts

St?phane Le Foll Press Service - Tel: 01 49 55 59 74; Fax: 01 49 55 43 81; cab-presse.agriculture@agriculture.gouv.fr
Press Service of the Department - Tel: 01 49 55 60 11; ministere.presse@agriculture.gouv.fr




http://agriculture.gouv.fr/influenza...nards-sauvages

 

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[TD="width: *, align: left"] Highly pathogenic avian influenza,
France
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[TD="class: topbigtabletitle27"]Information received on 28/11/2016 from Dr Loic Evain, Directeur G?n?ral adjoint, CVO, Direction g?n?rale de l'alimentation, Minist?re de l'Agriculture, de l'Agroalimentaire et de la For?t, Paris, France[/TD]
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[TD] Summary
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[TD="class: filtrer_th, width: 10%"]Report type[/TD]
[TD="width: 30%"]Immediate notification[/TD]
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[TD="class: filtrer_th, width: 10%"]Date of start of the event[/TD]
[TD="width: 30%"]17/11/2016[/TD]
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[TD="class: filtrer_th, width: 10%"]Date of confirmation of the event[/TD]
[TD="width: 30%"]26/11/2016[/TD]
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[TD="class: filtrer_th, width: 10%"]Report date[/TD]
[TD="width: 30%"]28/11/2016[/TD]
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[TD="class: filtrer_th, width: 10%"]Date submitted to OIE[/TD]
[TD="width: 30%"]28/11/2016[/TD]
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[TD="class: filtrer_th, width: 10%"]Reason for notification[/TD]
[TD="width: 30%"]New strain of a listed disease in the country[/TD]
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[TD="class: filtrer_th, width: 10%"]Causal agent[/TD]
[TD="width: 30%"]Highly pathogenic avian influenza virus[/TD]
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[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)[/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] New outbreaks (1)
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[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_left, align: left"]Outbreak 1 (1)[/TD]
[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_left"]Marck, Marck, PAS-DE-CALAIS[/TD]
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[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_left"]Date of start of the outbreak[/TD]
[TD]17/11/2016[/TD]
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[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_left"]Outbreak status[/TD]
[TD]Continuing (or date resolved not provided)[/TD]
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[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_left"]Epidemiological unit[/TD]
[TD]Not applicable[/TD]
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[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_left"]Affected animals[/TD]
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[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]
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[TD]Eurasian Wigeon:Anas penelope(Anatidae)[/TD]
[TD="class: ta_right"]75[/TD]
[TD="class: ta_right"]25[/TD]
[TD="class: ta_right"]25[/TD]
[TD="class: ta_right"]0[/TD]
[TD="class: ta_right"]0[/TD]
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[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_left"]Affected population[/TD]
[TD]On November 17th, mortality was observed in a batch of call-ducks (Anas strepera and Anas penelope) kept on a private body of water, in the town of Marck. The samples taken in the framework of the wildlife mortality surveillance (SAGIR network) confirmed the presence of H5N8 virus on November 26th, 2016. A second batch of call-ducks (35 animals) that stayed on this body of water will be slaughtered as a preventive measure. All of the call-ducks will be destroyed this day (November 28th, 2016).[/TD]
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[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_left, align: left"]Summary of outbreaks[/TD]
[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_left"]Total outbreaks: 1[/TD]
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[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_left"]Total animals affected[/TD]
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[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]
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[TD]Eurasian Wigeon:Anas penelope(Anatidae)[/TD]
[TD="class: ta_right"]75[/TD]
[TD="class: ta_right"]25[/TD]
[TD="class: ta_right"]25[/TD]
[TD="class: ta_right"]0[/TD]
[TD="class: ta_right"]0[/TD]
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[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_left"]Outbreak statistics[/TD]
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[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]
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[TD]Eurasian Wigeon:Anas penelope(Anatidae)[/TD]
[TD="class: ta_right"]33.33%[/TD]
[TD="class: ta_right"]33.33%[/TD]
[TD="class: ta_right"]100.00%[/TD]
[TD="class: ta_right"]33.33%[/TD]
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[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_left, colspan: 2"]*Removed from the susceptible population through death, destruction and/or slaughter[/TD]
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[TD] Epidemiology
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• Contact with wild species

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[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_left"]Epidemiological comments[/TD]
[TD]This notification concerns call-ducks; these birds are not included in the definition of poultry as per the Chapter 10.4 of the OIE Terrestrial Code. Hence, this outbreak should not trigger poultry trade restrictions and does not affect France status regarding highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI). For the record, unless something new happens, France will recover its status of a country free of HPAI on December 3rd, 2016. As the episode of mortality in wildlife happened in a zone where the risk had been considered as high (Ministerial Decree from November 16th, 2016, qualifying the risk level as regard to avian influenza), poultry farms have been subjected to extra biosecurity measures and containment ever since. An epidemiological investigation was performed and surveillance measures have been strengthened around the outbreak.[/TD]
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[TD] Control measures
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• Screening
• Disinfection / Disinfestation
• Stamping out
• Official disposal of carcasses, by-products and waste
• Vaccination prohibited
• No treatment of affected animals

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• No other measures

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[TD] Diagnostic test results
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[TD="class: filtrer"]ANSES Reference National Laboratory, Ploufragan (National laboratory)[/TD]
[TD="class: filtrer"]Eurasian Wigeon[/TD]
[TD="class: filtrer"]real-time reverse transcriptase/polymerase chain reaction (RRT-PCR)[/TD]
[TD="class: filtrer"]26/11/2016[/TD]
[TD="class: filtrer cb-centree last"]Positive[/TD]
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[TD="class: filtrer"]ANSES Reference National Laboratory, Ploufragan (National laboratory)[/TD]
[TD="class: filtrer"]Eurasian Wigeon[/TD]
[TD="class: filtrer"]virus sequencing[/TD]
[TD="class: filtrer"]26/11/2016[/TD]
[TD="class: filtrer cb-centree last"]Positive[/TD]
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[TD] Future Reporting
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[TD="class: filtrer"]The event is continuing. Weekly follow-up reports will be submitted.[/TD]
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