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Highly pathogenic influenza A viruses (infection with) (non-poultry including wild birds),
Hungary
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Information received on 11/01/2021 from Dr Lajos Bognár, Deputy State Secretary Chief Veterinary Officer, Food Chain Safety Department,
Ministry of Agriculture, Budapest, Hungary
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Summary
| Report type |
Immediate notification |
| Date of start of the event |
22/12/2020 |
| Date of confirmation of the event |
06/01/2021 |
| Report date |
11/01/2021 |
| Date submitted to OIE |
11/01/2021 |
| Reason for notification |
Recurrence of a listed disease |
| Date of previous occurrence |
20/03/2017 |
| Manifestation of disease |
Clinical disease |
| Causal agent |
Highly pathogenic influenza A virus |
| Serotype |
H5N8 |
| Nature of diagnosis |
Laboratory (advanced) |
| This event pertains to |
a defined zone within the country |
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| Outbreak 1 |
Szomód, Komarom-Esztergom |
| Date of start of the outbreak |
22/12/2020 |
| Outbreak status |
Resolved (23/12/2020) |
| Epidemiological unit |
Natural park |
| Affected animals |
| Species |
Susceptible |
Cases |
Deaths |
Killed and disposed of |
Slaughtered |
| Great Egret:Ardea alba(Ardeidae) |
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1 |
1 |
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| Summary of outbreaks |
Total outbreaks: 1 |
| Total animals affected |
| Species |
Susceptible |
Cases |
Deaths |
Killed and disposed of |
Slaughtered |
| Great Egret:Ardea alba(Ardeidae) |
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1 |
1 |
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| Outbreak statistics |
| Species |
Apparent morbidity rate |
Apparent mortality rate |
Apparent case fatality rate |
Proportion susceptible animals lost* |
| Great Egret:Ardea alba(Ardeidae) |
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100.00% |
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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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| Epidemiological comments |
A great egret (Ardea alba) was found dead on the 22nd of December 2020 in Komárom-Esztergom county around the locality of Szomód. The bird was sent to the National Reference Laboratory where the H5N8 was confirmed by PCR. The sequencing could be performed only on the 6th of January, thereby the highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N8 was confirmed on this date. |
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Control measures
| Measures applied |
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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 |
| Veterinary Diagnostic Directorate (National laboratory) |
Great Egret |
nucleotide sequencing |
06/01/2021 |
Positive |
| Veterinary Diagnostic Directorate (National laboratory) |
Great Egret |
real-time PCR |
06/01/2021 |
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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