Highly pathogenic influenza A viruses (infection with) (non-poultry including wild birds), Greece

New outbreaks (1) Summary of outbreaks Total outbreaks: 1 Outbreak 1: Village of Sostis, Rodopi Prefecture, Anatoliki Makedonia Kai Thraki [East Macedonia and Thrace] Date of start of the outbreak: 16 Jan 2017 Outbreak status: continuing (or date resolved not provided) Epidemiological unit: natural park Epidemiology Source of the outbreak(s) or origin of infection: unknown or inconclusive Control measures Measures applied: vaccination prohibited; no treatment of affected animals Measures to be applied: no other measures Diagnostic test results Laboratory name and type: Directorate of Veterinary Centre of Thessaloniki / Laboratory of Avian Pathology (National laboratory) Species / Test / Test date / Result Mute Swan / gene sequencing / 26 Jan 2017 / Positive Mute Swan / real-time reverse transcriptase/polymerase chain reaction (RRT-PCR) / 24 Jan 2017 / Positive Future reporting The event is continuing. Weekly follow-up reports will be submitted. The location of the outbreak can be seen on the interactive map included in the OIE report at the source URL above.