OIE: Highly pathogenic avian influenza, Bulgaria
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| Information received on 18/10/2018 from Dr Damyan Iliev, Chief Veterinary Officer & Deputy Executive Director, Bulgarian Food Safety Agency, Ministry of Agriculture and Food, Sofia, Bulgaria | |
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Summary
| Report type |
Follow-up report No. 1 |
| Date of start of the event |
03/10/2018 |
| Date of confirmation of the event |
03/10/2018 |
| Report date |
18/10/2018 |
| Date submitted to OIE |
18/10/2018 |
| Reason for notification |
Recurrence of a listed disease |
| Date of previous occurrence |
28/09/2018 |
| Manifestation of disease |
Clinical disease |
| Causal agent |
Highly pathogenic avian influenza virus |
| Serotype |
H5 |
| Nature of diagnosis |
Laboratory (basic) |
| This event pertains to |
a defined zone within the country |
| Related reports |
Immediate notification (08/10/2018)
Follow-up report No. 1 (18/10/2018)
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| Outbreak 1 |
Voivodovo, Haskovo, Haskovo |
| Date of start of the outbreak |
17/10/2018 |
| Outbreak status |
Continuing (or date resolved not provided) |
| Epidemiological unit |
Farm |
| Affected animals |
| Species |
Susceptible |
Cases |
Deaths |
Killed and disposed of |
Slaughtered |
| Birds |
16000 |
331 |
331 |
15669 |
0 | | |
| Outbreak 2 |
Voivodovo, Haskovo, Haskovo |
| Date of start of the outbreak |
17/10/2018 |
| Outbreak status |
Continuing (or date resolved not provided) |
| Epidemiological unit |
Farm |
| Affected animals |
| Species |
Susceptible |
Cases |
Deaths |
Killed and disposed of |
Slaughtered |
| Birds |
130000 |
7387 |
7387 |
122613 |
0 | | |
| Summary of outbreaks |
Total outbreaks: 2 |
| Total animals affected |
| Species |
Susceptible |
Cases |
Deaths |
Killed and disposed of |
Slaughtered |
| Birds |
146000 |
7718 |
7718 |
138282 |
0 | |
| Outbreak statistics |
| Species |
Apparent morbidity rate |
Apparent mortality rate |
Apparent case fatality rate |
Proportion susceptible animals lost* |
| Birds |
5.29% |
5.29% |
100.00% |
100.00% | |
| *Removed from the susceptible population through death, destruction and/or slaughter | |
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Epidemiology
| Source of the outbreak(s) or origin of infection |
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| Epidemiological comments |
All relevant emergency and eradication measures pursuant to Council Directive 2005/94/EC on Community measures for the control of avian influenza and the National contingency plan for AI have been enforced. Culling and disposing of affected animals to be carried out in accordance with the above mentioned legislation. | |
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Control measures
| Measures applied |
- Movement control inside the country
- Surveillance within containment and/or protection zone
- Traceability
- Official destruction of animal products
- Official disposal of carcasses, by-products and waste
- Stamping out
- Zoning
- Disinfection
- Vaccination prohibited
- No treatment of affected animals
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| Measures to be applied |
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Diagnostic test results
| Laboratory name and type |
Species |
Test |
Test date |
Result |
| National reference laboratory for avian influenza and Newcastle disease (National laboratory) |
Birds |
real-time PCR |
17/10/2018 |
Positive | |
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Future Reporting
| The event is continuing. Weekly follow-up reports will be submitted. | |
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