OIE: Highly pathogenic avian influenza ,Denmark

OIE: Highly pathogenic avian influenza ,Denmark
submited by kickingbird at Jan, 18, 2013 23:43 PM from OIE

Information received on 18/01/2013 from Dr Per Starcke Henriksen, Chief Veterinary Officer, Danish Veterinary and Food Administration, Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Fisheries, Soborg, Denmark

Summary

Report type	Immediate notification
Date of start of the event	14/12/2012
Date of pre-confirmation of the event	18/01/2013
Report date	18/01/2013
Date submitted to OIE	18/01/2013
Reason for notification	Reoccurrence of a listed disease
Date of previous occurrence	06/2006
Manifestation of disease	Sub-clinical infection
Causal agent	Highly pathogenic avian influenza virus
Serotype	H7
Nature of diagnosis	Laboratory (advanced)
This event pertains to	the whole country

New outbreaks

Summary of outbreaks

Total outbreaks: 1

Outbreak Location

WEST ( Hylleslev Enge, Varde )

Total animals affected

Species	Susceptible	Cases	Deaths	Destroyed	Slaughtered
Mallard:Anatidae (Anas platyrhynchos)		5

Outbreak statistics

Species	Apparent morbidity rate	Apparent mortality rate	Apparent case fatality rate	Proportion susceptible animals lost*
Mallard:Anatidae (Anas platyrhynchos)	**	**	**	**

* 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
Epidemiological comments	Note by the OIE Animal Health Information Department: According to Chapter 10.4.1 of the OIE Terrestrial Animal Health Code (2012), the notification of highly pathogenic avian influenza in wild birds does not change the disease free status of Denmark and must not affect trade of poultry and their products.

Control measures

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

Diagnostic test results

Laboratory name and type

National Veterinary Institute ( National laboratory )

Tests and results

Species	Test	Test date	Result
Mallard	polymerase chain reaction (PCR)	18/01/2013	Positive
Mallard	virus sequencing	18/01/2013	Positive

Future Reporting

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

See Also:

http://www.oie.int

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