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Highly pathogenic influenza A viruses (infection with) (non-poultry including wild birds),
Israel
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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
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Summary
| Report type |
Immediate notification |
| Date of start of the event |
27/01/2020 |
| Date of confirmation of the event |
30/01/2020 |
| Report date |
01/02/2020 |
| Date submitted to OIE |
01/02/2020 |
| Date event resolved |
03/02/2020 |
| Reason for notification |
Recurrence of a listed disease |
| Date of previous occurrence |
22/04/2019 |
| Manifestation of disease |
Clinical disease |
| Causal agent |
Highly pathogenic avian influenza virus |
| Serotype |
H5N8 |
| Nature of diagnosis |
Clinical, Laboratory (advanced) |
| This event pertains to |
the whole country |
| Related reports |
Immediate notification (01/02/2020)
Follow-up report No. 1 (19/03/2020)
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| Outbreak 1 (Gilgal) |
Near Gilgal, Jericho, Yerushalayim |
| Date of start of the outbreak |
27/01/2020 |
| Outbreak status |
Resolved (03/02/2020) |
| Epidemiological unit |
Not applicable |
| Affected animals |
| Species |
Susceptible |
Cases |
Deaths |
Killed and disposed of |
Slaughtered |
| Bonelli's Eagle:Hieraaėtus fasciatus(Accipitridae) |
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1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
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| 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. The eagle has been euthanized on 03/02/2020. |
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| Summary of outbreaks |
Total outbreaks: 1 |
| Total animals affected |
| Species |
Susceptible |
Cases |
Deaths |
Killed and disposed of |
Slaughtered |
| Bonelli's Eagle:Hieraaėtus fasciatus(Accipitridae) |
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1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
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| Outbreak statistics |
| Species |
Apparent morbidity rate |
Apparent mortality rate |
Apparent case fatality rate |
Proportion susceptible animals lost* |
| Bonelli's Eagle:Hieraaėtus fasciatus(Accipitridae) |
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0.00% |
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| *Removed from the susceptible population through death, destruction and/or slaughter |
| **Not calculated because of missing information |
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Epidemiology
| Source of the outbreak(s) or origin of infection |
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Control measures
| Measures applied |
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Quarantine
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Vaccination prohibited
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No treatment of affected animals
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| Measures to be applied |
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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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Future Reporting
| The event is continuing. Weekly follow-up reports will be submitted. |
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Map of outbreak locations
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