OIE: Pandemic influenza A/H1N1 (2009), Denmark

OIE: Pandemic influenza A/H1N1 (2009), Denmark
submited by kickingbird at Jan, 12, 2010 11:47 AM from OIE

Information received on 09/01/2010 from Dr Jan Mousing, Chief Veterinary Officer, Danish Veterinary and Food Administration, Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Fisheries, Soborg, Denmark

Summary

Report type	Immediate notification
Start date	04/01/2010
Date of first confirmation of the event	09/01/2010
Report date	09/01/2010
Date submitted to OIE	09/01/2010
Reason for notification	Emerging disease
Morbidity	30 %
Mortality	0.1 %
Zoonotic impact	Refer to OIE guidance/opinion
Causal agent	Pandemic influenza A/H1N1 virus

New outbreaks

Summary of outbreaks

Total outbreaks: 2

Location(s)

East (Jystrup, Ringsted; T?ll?se, Holb?k)

Total animals affected

Species	Susceptible	Cases	Deaths	Destroyed	Slaughtered
Swine	6600	950 **	3	0	0

Outbreak statistics

Species	Apparent morbidity rate	Apparent mortality rate	Apparent case fatality rate	Proportion susceptible animals lost*
Swine	**	**	**	**

* 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

Unknown or inconclusive

Control measures

Measures applied	Quarantine No vaccination No treatment of affected animals
Measures to be applied	No other measures

Diagnostic test results

Laboratory name and type

National Veterinary Laboratory (National laboratory)

Tests and results

Species	Test	Test date	Result
Swine	real-time PCR	09/01/2010	Positive

Future Reporting

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

See Also:

http://www.oie.int

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