OIE: Highly pathogenic avian influenza, Bulgaria

OIE: Highly pathogenic avian influenza, Bulgaria
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Information received on 01/02/2008 from Mr Nikola T. Belev, Président de la Commission régionale de l´OIE pour l´Europe, Délégué auprès de l´OIE, Représentation régionale de l´OIE pour l´Europe, SOFIA, Bulgaria

Summary

Report type	Immediate notification
Start date	21/01/2008
Date of first confirmation of the event	01/02/2008
Report date	01/02/2008
Date submitted to OIE	01/02/2008
Reason for notification	Reoccurrence of a listed disease
Date of previous occurrence	02/2006
Manifestation of disease	Sub-clinical infection
Causal agent	Highly pathogenic avian influenza virus
Serotype	H7
Nature of diagnosis	Laboratory (basic)
This event pertains to	a defined zone within the country

New outbreaks

Summary of outbreaks

Total outbreaks: 1

Outbreak Location

SUMEN (near to the village of Han Krum, Veliki Preslav , Shumen)

Total animals affected

Species	Susceptible	Cases	Deaths	Destroyed	Slaughtered
Wild species	1	1	0	1	0

Outbreak statistics

Species	Apparent morbidity rate	Apparent mortality rate	Apparent case fatality rate	Proportion susceptible animals lost*
Wild species	100.00%	0.00%	0.00%	100.00%

* Removed from the susceptible population through death, destruction and/or slaughter

Description of Affected Population

one shot mallard duck (Anas Platyrhynchos)

Epidemiology

Source of the outbreak(s) or origin of infection

Unknown or inconclusive

Control measures

Measures applied	Control of wildlife reservoirs Screening Zoning Vaccination prohibited No treatment of affected animals
Measures to be applied	No other measures

Diagnostic test results

Laboratory name and type

National Reference Laboratory for avian influenza and Newcastle disease (National laboratory)

Tests and results

Species	Test	Test date	Result
Wild species	real-time PCR	01/02/2008	Positive

See Also:

http://www.oie.int

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