OIE: Highly pathogenic avian influenza, Russia
Information received on 05/11/2009 from Dr Nicolay Vlasov, CVO, Veterinary services, Ministry of Agriculture and Food, Moscow, Russia
Summary
| Report type |
Immediate notification |
| Start date |
26/10/2009 |
| Date of first confirmation of the event |
28/10/2009 |
| Report date |
05/11/2009 |
| Date submitted to OIE |
05/11/2009 |
| Reason for notification |
Reoccurrence of a listed disease |
| Date of previous occurrence |
06/2009 |
| Manifestation of disease |
Clinical disease |
| Causal agent |
Highly pathogenic avian influenza virus |
| Serotype |
H5N1 |
| Nature of diagnosis |
Clinical, Laboratory (advanced), Necropsy |
| This event pertains to |
a defined zone within the country |
New outbreaks
| Summary of outbreaks |
Total outbreaks: 1 |
| Location(s) |
- MOSKOVSKAYA OBLAST (Pushchino, Serpukhov)
|
| Total animals affected |
| Species |
Susceptible |
Cases |
Deaths |
Destroyed |
Slaughtered |
| Wild species |
|
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 | |
| Outbreak statistics |
| Species |
Apparent morbidity rate |
Apparent mortality rate |
Apparent case fatality rate |
Proportion susceptible animals lost* |
| Wild species |
** |
** |
0.00% |
** |
* Removed from the susceptible population through death, destruction and/or slaughter
** Not calculated because of missing information |
Epidemiology
| Source of the outbreak(s) or origin of infection |
|
Control measures
| Measures applied |
- Control of wildlife reservoirs
- Screening
- No vaccination
- No treatment of affected animals
|
| Measures to be applied |
|
Diagnostic test results
| Laboratory name and type |
All-Russian Research Institute for Animal Health (FGI-ARRIAH) (National laboratory) |
| Tests and results |
| Species |
Test |
Test date |
Result |
| Wild species |
nucleotide sequencing |
31/10/2009 |
Positive |
| Wild species |
polymerase chain reaction (PCR) |
29/10/2009 |
Positive |
| Wild species |
virus isolation |
03/11/2009 |
Positive | |
| Laboratory name and type |
Central Veterinary Laboratory, Moscow (National laboratory) |
| Tests and results |
| Species |
Test |
Test date |
Result |
| Wild species |
polymerase chain reaction (PCR) |
28/10/2009 |
Positive |
| Wild species |
virus isolation |
01/11/2009 |
Positive | |
Future Reporting
| The event is continuing. Weekly follow-up reports will be submitted. |