Highly pathogenic avian influenza,
Australia

Information received on 21/12/2020 from Dr Mark Schipp, Chief Veterinary Officer, Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment, Australian Government, Canberra, Australia

Summary

Report type	Follow-up report No. 7 (Final report)
Date of start of the event	24/07/2020
Date of confirmation of the event	31/07/2020
Report date	21/12/2020
Date submitted to OIE	21/12/2020
Date event resolved	30/11/2020
Reason for notification	Recurrence of a listed disease
Date of previous occurrence	21/02/2014
Manifestation of disease	Clinical disease
Causal agent	Highly pathogenic avian influenza virus
Serotype	H7N7
Nature of diagnosis	Clinical, Laboratory (basic), Laboratory (advanced), Necropsy
This event pertains to	a defined zone within the country
Related reports	Immediate notification (31/07/2020) Follow-up report No. 1 (07/08/2020) Follow-up report No. 2 (11/08/2020) Follow-up report No. 3 (18/08/2020) Follow-up report No. 4 (25/08/2020) Follow-up report No. 5 (04/09/2020) Follow-up report No. 6 (14/12/2020) Follow-up report No. 7 (21/12/2020)

Outbreaks

There are no new outbreaks in this report

Epidemiology

Source of the outbreak(s) or origin of infection	Unknown or inconclusive Contact with wild species
Epidemiological comments	Decontamination has been completed on all three affected properties. Decontamination of the composting site (required temperatures for required time) achieved on 11 December 2020. Surveillance is ongoing.

Control measures

Measures applied	Movement control inside the country Surveillance outside containment and/or protection zone Surveillance within containment and/or protection zone Traceability Quarantine Stamping out Disinfection Vaccination prohibited No treatment of affected animals
Measures to be applied	No other measures

Future Reporting

The event is resolved. No more reports will be submitted.