OIE: Low pathogenic avian influenza (poultry), Romania

OIE: Low pathogenic avian influenza (poultry), Romania
submited by kickingbird at Feb, 19, 2009 20:11 PM from OIE

Information received on 19/02/2009 from Dr Stefan Nicolae, Directeur Général , Direction Générale, Autorité Nationale Sanitaire Vétérinaire pour la Sécurité des Aliments (ANSVSA), Bucuresti , Romania

Summary

Report type	Immediate notification
Start date	02/02/2009
Date of first confirmation of the event	07/02/2009
Report date	19/02/2009
Date submitted to OIE	19/02/2009
Reason for notification	First occurrence of a listed disease
Manifestation of disease	Sub-clinical infection
Causal agent	Low pathogenic avian influenza virus
Serotype	H5N2
Nature of diagnosis	Laboratory (advanced)
This event pertains to	the whole country

New outbreaks

Summary of outbreaks

Total outbreaks: 1

Outbreak Location and Affected population

TULCEA (Maliuc , Candura channel , Vulturu) : Poultry (17 ducks and 2 geese) introduced as sentinel birds in Danube Delta to be in contact with wildlife.

Total animals affected

Species	Susceptible	Cases	Deaths	Destroyed	Slaughtered
Birds	19	19	0	19	0

Outbreak statistics

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

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

Epidemiology

Source of the outbreak(s) or origin of infection

Unknown or inconclusive

Epidemiological comments

All birds were killed and destroyed.
The amino-acid sequence at the cleavage site of the haemagglutinin was low pathogenic PQRQTR/GLFG confirmed at the National Reference Laboratory.
Measures applied in compliance with the EU legislation in force.

Note by the OIE Animal Health Information Department: H5 and H7 avian influenza in its low pathogenic form in poultry is a notifiable disease as per Chapter 10.4. on avian influenza of the Terrestrial Animal Health Code (2008).

Control measures

Measures applied	Control of wildlife reservoirs Stamping out Movement control inside the country Screening No vaccination No treatment of affected animals
Measures to be applied	No other measures

Diagnostic test results

Laboratory name and type

Institute for Diagnosis and Animal Health (National laboratory)

Tests and results

Species	Test	Test date	Result
Birds	reverse transcription - polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR)	07/02/2009	Positive
Birds	virus isolation	07/02/2009	Positive

Future Reporting

The event is continuing. Weekly follow-up reports will be submitted.

See Also:

http://www.cnki.net

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