OIE: Pandemic A/H1N1 virus, Italy
Information received on 12/01/2010 from Prof. Dr Romano Marabelli, Capo Dipartimento, Dipartimento Sanita Pubblica Veterinaria, Nutrizione e Sicurezza Alimenti , Ministero Lavoro,Salute e Politiche Sociali, ROME , Italy
Summary
| Report type |
Immediate notification (Final report) |
| Start date |
03/12/2009 |
| Date of first confirmation of the event |
10/12/2009 |
| Report date |
12/01/2010 |
| Date submitted to OIE |
12/01/2010 |
| Date event resolved |
22/12/2009 |
| Reason for notification |
Emerging disease |
| Morbidity |
75 % |
| Mortality |
0 % |
| Zoonotic impact |
It affects also humans |
| Causal agent |
Pandemic A/H1N1 virus |
New outbreaks
| Summary of outbreaks |
Total outbreaks: 1 |
| Location(s) |
- SICILIA (Luparello, Palermo)
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| Total animals affected |
| Species |
Susceptible |
Cases |
Deaths |
Destroyed |
Slaughtered |
| Swine |
13 |
9 |
0 |
0 |
1 | |
| Outbreak statistics |
| Species |
Apparent morbidity rate |
Apparent mortality rate |
Apparent case fatality rate |
Proportion susceptible animals lost* |
| Swine |
69.23% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
7.69% |
* Removed from the susceptible population through death, destruction and/or slaughter |
Epidemiology
| Source of the outbreak(s) or origin of infection |
|
Control measures
| Measures applied |
- No vaccination
- No treatment of affected animals
|
| Measures to be applied |
|
Diagnostic test results
| Laboratory name and type |
Experimental Zooprophylactic Institute (IZS), Brescia, National Reference Laboratory (National laboratory) |
| Tests and results |
| Species |
Test |
Test date |
Result |
| Swine |
haemagglutination inhibition test (HIT) |
18/12/2009 |
Positive |
| Swine |
real-time PCR |
10/12/2009 |
Positive | |
Future Reporting
| The event is resolved. No more reports will be submitted. |