OIE: Low pathogenic avian influenza (poultry), Czech Republic

OIE: Low pathogenic avian influenza (poultry), Czech Republic
submited by kickingbird at Feb, 27, 2009 11:5 AM from OIE

Information received on 26/02/2009 from MVDr. Milan Malena, Chief Veterinary Officer, Chief Veterinary Officer, Ministry of Agriculture , PRAGUE, Czech Republic

Summary

Report type	Immediate notification
Start date	24/02/2009
Date of first confirmation of the event	24/02/2009
Report date	26/02/2009
Date submitted to OIE	26/02/2009
Reason for notification	First occurrence of a listed disease
Manifestation of disease	Sub-clinical infection
Causal agent	Low pathogenic avian influenza virus
Serotype	Pending
Nature of diagnosis	Laboratory (basic)
This event pertains to	the whole country

New outbreaks

Summary of outbreaks

Total outbreaks: 1

Outbreak Location and Affected population

JIHOMORAVSKY (Hodonin, Hodonin) : Breeding geese.

Total animals affected

Species	Susceptible	Cases	Deaths	Destroyed	Slaughtered
Birds	679	6	0	679	0

Outbreak statistics

Species	Apparent morbidity rate	Apparent mortality rate	Apparent case fatality rate	Proportion susceptible animals lost*
Birds	0.88%	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	Sampling within the framework of the monitoring programme for avian influenza. Type: H7. Neuraminidase pending.

Control measures

Measures applied	Stamping out Quarantine Movement control inside the country Zoning Disinfection of infected premises/establishment(s) No vaccination No treatment of affected animals
Measures to be applied	No other measures

Diagnostic test results

Laboratory name and type

State Veterinary Institute (SVI), Prague (National laboratory)

Tests and results

Species	Test	Test date	Result
Birds	haemagglutination (HA) test	24/02/2009	Positive
Birds	haemagglutination inhibition test (HIT)	24/02/2009	Positive
Birds	pathogen isolation by egg inoculation	24/02/2009	Positive
Birds	real-time PCR	24/02/2009	Positive

Future Reporting

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

See Also:

http://www.oie.int

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