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

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[TD="width: *, align: left"]Highly pathogenic influenza A viruses (infection with) (non-poultry including wild birds),
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[TD]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[/TD]
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[TD]Summary

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[TD="width: 10%"]Date of start of the event[/TD]
[TD="width: 30%"]27/01/2020[/TD]

[TD="width: 10%"]Date of confirmation of the event[/TD]
[TD="width: 30%"]30/01/2020[/TD]

[TD="width: 10%"]Report date[/TD]
[TD="width: 30%"]01/02/2020[/TD]

[TD="width: 10%"]Date submitted to OIE[/TD]
[TD="width: 30%"]01/02/2020[/TD]

[TD="width: 10%"]Reason for notification[/TD]
[TD="width: 30%"]Recurrence of a listed disease[/TD]

[TD="width: 10%"]Date of previous occurrence[/TD]
[TD="width: 30%"]22/04/2019[/TD]

[TD="width: 10%"]Manifestation of disease[/TD]
[TD="width: 30%"]Clinical disease[/TD]

[TD="width: 10%"]Causal agent[/TD]
[TD="width: 30%"]Highly pathogenic avian influenza virus[/TD]

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[TD="width: 30%"]H5N8[/TD]

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[TD="width: 30%"]Clinical, Laboratory (advanced)[/TD]

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[TD]New outbreaks (1)

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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.

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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% **

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[TD="colspan: 2"]*Removed from the susceptible population through death, destruction and/or slaughter[/TD]

[TD="colspan: 2"]**Not calculated because of missing information[/TD]

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[TD]Epidemiology

Source of the outbreak(s) or origin of infection

Unknown or inconclusive

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[TD]Control measures

Measures applied	Quarantine Vaccination prohibited No treatment of affected animals
Measures to be applied	No other measures

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[TD]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

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[TD]Future Reporting

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

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