OIE: Highly pathogenic avian influenza, Bulgaria

OIE: Highly pathogenic avian influenza, Bulgaria
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Information received on 23/12/2018 from Dr Damyan Iliev, Chief Veterinary Officer & Deputy Executive Director, Bulgarian Food Safety Agency, Ministry of Agriculture and Food, Sofia, Bulgaria

Summary

Report type	Follow-up report No. 5
Date of start of the event	03/10/2018
Date of confirmation of the event	03/10/2018
Report date	23/12/2018
Date submitted to OIE	23/12/2018
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	H5N8
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) Follow-up report No. 2 (26/10/2018) Follow-up report No. 3 (04/11/2018) Follow-up report No. 4 (17/11/2018) Follow-up report No. 5 (23/12/2018)

New outbreaks (2)

Outbreak 1

Pravdino, Straldzha, Jambol

Date of start of the outbreak

22/11/2018

Outbreak status

Continuing (or date resolved not provided)

Epidemiological unit

Backyard

Affected animals

Species	Susceptible	Cases	Deaths	Killed and disposed of	Slaughtered
Birds	50	50	33	17	0

Outbreak 2

Kosovo, Bregovo, Vidin

Date of start of the outbreak

17/12/2018

Outbreak status

Continuing (or date resolved not provided)

Epidemiological unit

Backyard

Affected animals

Species	Susceptible	Cases	Deaths	Killed and disposed of	Slaughtered
Birds	403	39	39	364	0

Summary of outbreaks

Total outbreaks: 2

Total animals affected

Species	Susceptible	Cases	Deaths	Killed and disposed of	Slaughtered
Birds	453	89	72	381	0

Outbreak statistics

Species	Apparent morbidity rate	Apparent mortality rate	Apparent case fatality rate	Proportion susceptible animals lost*
Birds	19.65%	15.89%	80.90%	100.00%

*Removed from the susceptible population through death, destruction and/or slaughter

Epidemiology

Source of the outbreak(s) or origin of infection

Unknown or inconclusive

Control measures

Measures applied	Movement control inside the country Surveillance outside containment and/or protection zone Surveillance within containment and/or protection zone Official destruction of animal products Official disposal of carcasses, by-products and waste Stamping out Zoning Disinfection Vaccination prohibited No treatment of affected animals
Measures to be applied	No other measures

Diagnostic test results

Laboratory name and type	Species	Test	Test date	Result
National Reference Laboratory for avian influenza/Newcastle disease (National laboratory)	Birds	real-time PCR	22/11/2018	Positive
National Reference Laboratory for avian influenza/Newcastle disease (National laboratory)	Birds	real-time PCR	17/12/2018	Positive

Future Reporting

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

See Also:

http://www.oie.int/wahis_2/public/wahid.php/Reviewreport/Review?page_refer=MapFullEventReport&reportid=29038

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