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Sweden - Bird flu detected in wild birds and poultry - H5N8 - 2020/2021

Gert van der Hoek

Gert van der Hoek

In Memoriam - Editor, Senior Moderator
Bird flu has been discovered in a turkey flock in Sk?ne. The infected birds will now be killed and the facility cleaned up. But there is no evidence that humans can be infected with the virus.

A farm in Sk?ne has been quarantined since the disease was found among turkeys on the farm. No animals or animal products may leave the farm, the infected birds must be killed and the facility cleaned up, according to the Swedish Veterinary Institute (SVA).

The virus, H5N8, is highly contagious between birds, but there is no evidence that humans can be infected.
 
Avian influenza detected in wild birds

30.11.2020

The Swedish Veterinary Institute (SVA) has now detected highly pathogenic avian influenza of the type H5N8 in a white-cheeked goose and a peregrine falcon. Both were found in Lund municipality. Another white-cheeked goose sent in from Gotland is positive in an initial analysis and investigation is ongoing.
 
Bird flu at a poultry farm in Sk?ne


Last updated: 2021-01-04


[FONT=lato !important]Bird flu has been found at a large hatching egg facility in Sk?ne. It shows test results from the Swedish Veterinary Institute, SVA. The infected birds will be killed and the buildings in question cleaned up.
[FONT=lato !important]The Swedish Board of Agriculture has also decided on a declaration of blockade, which means that no animals or animal products may leave the blocked area without the Swedish Board of Agriculture's permission.[/FONT][/FONT]
[FONT=georgia !important]In an area of ​​10 kilometers around the facility, the Swedish Board of Agriculture has established restriction areas where special restrictions apply to poultry facilities. The current bird flu virus H5N8 is highly contagious between birds. The risk for people in general to become infected is almost non-existent according to the Swedish Public Health Agency.
[FONT=georgia !important]The outbreak has taken place at a large facility that supplies hatching eggs. At the facility, the infection was found in two of a total of twelve houses. The Swedish Board of Agriculture has decided that all 18,000 animals in the buildings in question will be killed and the buildings will be decontaminated.[/FONT][/FONT]​
 
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[TD="align: left"]Highly pathogenic avian influenza,
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[TD]Information received on 04/01/2021 from Dr Hakan Henrikson, Chief Veterinary Officer, Swedish Board of Agriculture, Ministry of Enterprise and Innovation, J?nk?ping, Sweden[/TD]
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]Summary

[TD="width: 10%"]Report type[/TD]
[TD="width: 30%"]Immediate notification[/TD]

[TD="width: 10%"]Date of start of the event[/TD]
[TD="width: 30%"]02/01/2021[/TD]

[TD="width: 10%"]Date of confirmation of the event[/TD]
[TD="width: 30%"]03/01/2021[/TD]

[TD="width: 10%"]Report date[/TD]
[TD="width: 30%"]04/01/2021[/TD]

[TD="width: 10%"]Date submitted to OIE[/TD]
[TD="width: 30%"]04/01/2021[/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%"]19/11/2020[/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]

[TD="width: 10%"]Serotype[/TD]
[TD="width: 30%"]H5N8[/TD]

[TD="width: 10%"]Nature of diagnosis[/TD]
[TD="width: 30%"]Laboratory (basic), Laboratory (advanced)[/TD]

[TD="width: 10%"]This event pertains to[/TD]
[TD="width: 30%"]a defined zone within the country[/TD]
New outbreaks (1)
Blentarp, Blentarp, Sj?bo, Sk?ne L?n
Date of start of the outbreak02/01/2021
Outbreak statusContinuing (or date resolved not provided)
Epidemiological unitFarm
Affected animals
SpeciesSusceptibleCasesDeathsKilled and disposed ofSlaughtered
Birds1856320020000
Affected populationThis is a establishment with parent poultry for the production of day old broiler chickens. It is divided into 12 buildings (1-12) that forms 7 separate epidemiological units. Each epidemiological unit has its own staff with strict biosecurity including a considerable distance between the units. Symtoms (high mortality) have only been seen in house 7, which forms an epidemiological unit with house 8.

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Total outbreaks: 1
Total animals affected
SpeciesSusceptibleCasesDeathsKilled and disposed ofSlaughtered
Birds1856320020000
Outbreak statistics
SpeciesApparent morbidity rateApparent mortality rateApparent case fatality rateProportion susceptible animals lost*
Birds1.08%1.08%100.00%1.08%

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[TD="colspan: 2"]*Removed from the susceptible population through death, destruction and/or slaughter[/TD]
]Epidemiology
Source of the outbreak(s) or origin of infection
  • Unknown or inconclusive
Epidemiological commentsA protection zone (3 km) and a surveillance zone (10 km) have been put in place around the establishment. All the poultry in this epidemiological unit (house 7 and 8) will be euthanized. All other restrictions and necessary measures according to Directive 2005/94/EG are/will be applied, including a prohibition of transportation of live birds, hatching eggs and not heat-treated poultry products in this area.
Control measures
Measures applied
  • Movement control inside the country
  • Surveillance outside containment and/or protection zone
  • Surveillance within containment and/or protection zone
  • Traceability
  • Zoning
  • Vaccination prohibited
  • No treatment of affected animals
Measures to be applied
  • Official destruction of animal products
  • Official disposal of carcasses, by-products and waste
  • Stamping out
  • Disinfection
Diagnostic test results
Laboratory name and typeSpeciesTestTest dateResult
National Veterinary Institute (National laboratory)Birdsreal-time PCR03/01/2021Positive
National Veterinary Institute (National laboratory)Birdsvirus sequencing03/01/2021Positive
Future Reporting
The event is continuing. Weekly follow-up reports will be submitted.
Map of outbreak locations

https://www.oie.int/wahis_2/public/...?page_refer=MapFullEventReport&reportid=37416
 
Large laying hen farm in Kalmar County affected by bird flu


Bird flu has been detected at another large poultry farm. It is the fifth affected farm this flu season. The previous cases have been in Sk?ne.

On Monday, it was confirmed that a large flock of laying hens in Kalmar County had been affected by highly pathogenic bird flu. The Swedish Board of Agriculture has decided to block the farm and has set up a restriction area of ​​10 kilometers around the facility where special restrictions apply to poultry facilities.

"It is very unfortunate that we have now received confirmation that another large poultry facility has been affected. The rest of Europe has been hit hard, especially France and the Netherlands, and it seems to be a very aggressive virus with a high mortality rate this flu season ", says H?kan Henrikson, chief veterinarian at the Swedish Board of Agriculture in a press release.
 
Half a million chickens are killed - the Home Guard is called in

Around half a million chickens will be killed on a farm in M?nster?s municipality after bird flu was found at the facility. The Swedish Board of Agriculture takes around 30 soldiers from the Home Guard to help, local media reports.

- We received a request from the Swedish Board of Agriculture for support with staff. We have said yes, and our concrete task is to package the birds after killing and put the birds in containers for further transport, says Jan Bohman, communications manager in the southern military region, to SVT Nyheter Sm?land.
 
Highly pathogenic avian influenza, Sweden

Excerpt:

Causal agent* Highly pathogenic avian influenza virus
Serotype/genotype/subtype* H5N8
Date of start of the outbreak* 23/02/2021
Location* Link?ping
Number of outbreaks (if outbreak cluster)
Epidemiological unit* Farm
Category*
Domestic
Species Birds
If birds,
poultry/nonpoultry
Poultry

Susceptible 14,300
Cases 350
Deaths 350
Killed and disposed of 13,950
Slaughtered 0

https://www.oie.int/fileadmin/Home/...df/CUTOVER_OIE-WAHIS/SWEDEN_HPAI_25022021.pdf
 
Immediate notification
Highly pathogenic influenza A viruses (Inf. with)(non-poultry including wild birds)(2017-), Sweden
...
COUNTRY OR ZONE
ZONE

DISEASE
Highly pathogenic influenza A viruses (Inf. with)(non-poultry including wild birds)(2017-)

STARTED ON
12-10-2021

ANIMAL TYPE
TERRESTRIAL

GENOTYPE/ SEROTYPE/ SUBTYPE
H5N8

CONFIRMED ON
20-10-2021

REASON
Recurrence

CAUSAL AGENT
Highly pathogenic avian influenza virus

ENDED ON
-

DISEASE CATEGORY
OIE-listed

REPORTED ON
22-10-2021

LAST OCCURRENCE
20-08-2021

...
SOURCE OF EVENT OR ORIGIN OF INFECTION
- Unknown or inconclusive


EPIDEMIOLOGICAL COMMENTS
In accordance with the OIE Terrestrial Animal Health Code, Article 10.4.1, point 4, this outbreak does not change the disease free status of Sweden as this is a wild bird, and therefore do not fall within the OIE definition of poultry.

...
Outbreaks

ob_91897 - Ekängsdalen
down
OUTBREAK REFERENCE
-

STARTED ON
13-10-2021

EPIDEMIOLOGICAL UNIT
Other

DETAILED CHARACTERISATION
-

NUMBER OF OUTBREAKS
-

ENDED ON
13-10-2021

AFFECTED POPULATION DESCRIPTION
Ten Canada geese were found dead. One was sent to the National Veterinary Institute for laboratory analysis as part of the national surveillance program for avian influenza.

APPROXIMATE LOCATION
Ekängsdalen

FIRST ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISION
Östergötland

SECOND ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISION
Linköping

THIRD ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISION
-

GEOGRAPHIC COORDINATES
Lat : 58.361123

Long : 15.658133


SPECIES MEASURING UNIT SUSCEPTIBLE CASES DEATHS KILLED AND DISPOSED OF SLAUGHTERED/KILLED FOR COMMERCIAL USE VACCINATED
Canada Goose (Branta canadensis):Anatidae-Anseriformes NEW Animal - 1 1 - - -
TOTAL Animal - 1 1 - - -
- NEW Animal - 1 1 - - -
TOTAL Animal - 1 1
...
https://wahis.oie.int/#/report-info?reportId=41552
 
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