OIE: Pandemic Influenza A H1N1 (2009), Serbia
Information received on 27/01/2010 from Dr Zoran Micovic, Chief Veterinary Officer, Veterinary Directorate , Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Water Management, Belgrade , Serbia
Summary
| Report type |
Immediate notification |
| Start date |
18/01/2010 |
| Date of first confirmation of the event |
25/01/2010 |
| Report date |
25/01/2010 |
| Date submitted to OIE |
27/01/2010 |
| Reason for notification |
Emerging disease |
| Morbidity |
2/0.00 % |
| Mortality |
0 % |
| Zoonotic impact |
No |
| Causal agent |
Pandemic H1N1 virus (2009) |
New outbreaks
| Summary of outbreaks |
Total outbreaks: 1 |
| Location(s) |
- SRBIJA (Varvarin, municipality of Varvarin, Rasinski county)
|
| Total animals affected |
| Species |
Susceptible |
Cases |
Deaths |
Destroyed |
Slaughtered |
| Swine |
10830 |
20 |
0 |
0 |
0 | |
| Outbreak statistics |
| Species |
Apparent morbidity rate |
Apparent mortality rate |
Apparent case fatality rate |
Proportion susceptible animals lost* |
| Swine |
0.18% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
* Removed from the susceptible population through death, destruction and/or slaughter |
Epidemiology
| Source of the outbreak(s) or origin of infection |
|
| Epidemiological comments |
Epidemiological investigation is ongoing. |
Control measures
| Measures applied |
- Quarantine
- Movement control inside the country
- No vaccination
- Treatment of affected animals (symptomatic treatment)
|
| Measures to be applied |
|
Diagnostic test results
| Laboratory name and type |
Veterinary Specialized Institute "Kraljevo" (National laboratory) |
| Tests and results |
| Species |
Test |
Test date |
Result |
| Swine |
gene sequencing |
25/01/2010 |
Positive |
| Swine |
real-time PCR |
25/01/2010 |
Positive | |
Future Reporting
| The event is continuing. Weekly follow-up reports will be submitted. |