OIE: Highly pathogenic avian influenza, Israel
Information received on 07/03/2011 from Dr Michel Bellaiche, Director, Veterinary Services and Animal Health, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Developement, BEIT DAGAN, Israel
Summary
| Report type |
Immediate notification |
| Start date |
05/03/2011 |
| Date of first confirmation of the event |
07/03/2011 |
| Report date |
07/03/2011 |
| Date submitted to OIE |
07/03/2011 |
| Reason for notification |
Reoccurrence of a listed disease |
| Date of previous occurrence |
02/2010 |
| Manifestation of disease |
Clinical disease |
| Causal agent |
Highly pathogenic avian influenza virus |
| Serotype |
H5N1 |
| Nature of diagnosis |
Suspicion, Clinical, Laboratory (advanced) |
| This event pertains to |
a defined zone within the country |
New outbreaks
| Summary of outbreaks |
Total outbreaks: 1 |
| Location(s) |
- JEHUDA & SAMARIA (ROSH ZURIM, Beit-Lehem)
|
| Total animals affected |
| Species |
Susceptible |
Cases |
Deaths |
Destroyed |
Slaughtered |
| Birds |
13000 |
1000 |
200 |
|
0 | |
| Outbreak statistics |
| Species |
Apparent morbidity rate |
Apparent mortality rate |
Apparent case fatality rate |
Proportion susceptible animals lost* |
| Birds |
7.69% |
1.54% |
20.00% |
** |
* 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 |
|
| Epidemiological comments |
The epidemiological investigation is ongoing. The farms are isolated. |
Control measures
| Measures applied |
- Stamping out
- Quarantine
- Movement control inside the country
- Zoning
- Vaccination prohibited
- No treatment of affected animals
|
| Measures to be applied |
- Screening
- Disinfection of infected premises/establishment(s)
|
Diagnostic test results
| Laboratory name and type |
Southern Poultry Health Laboratory (Local laboratory) |
| Tests and results |
| Species |
Test |
Test date |
Result |
| Birds |
virus isolation |
|
Pending | |
| Laboratory name and type |
Kimron Veterinary institute (National laboratory) |
| Tests and results |
| Species |
Test |
Test date |
Result |
| Birds |
real-time reverse transcriptase/polymerase chain reaction (RRT-PCR) |
07/03/2011 |
Positive | |
Future Reporting
| The event is continuing. Weekly follow-up reports will be submitted. |