OIE: Highly pathogenic avian influenza(H5N8), Romania
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| Information received on 14/01/2020 from Dr Robert Viorel Chioveanu, President, Secretary of State, Chief Veterinary Officer, Veterinary Services, National Sanitary Veterinary and Food Safety Authority, Bucharest, Romania | |
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Summary
| Report type |
Immediate notification |
| Date of start of the event |
13/01/2020 |
| Date of confirmation of the event |
14/01/2020 |
| Report date |
14/01/2020 |
| Date submitted to OIE |
14/01/2020 |
| Reason for notification |
Recurrence of a listed disease |
| Date of previous occurrence |
27/04/2017 |
| Manifestation of disease |
Clinical disease |
| Causal agent |
Highly pathogenic avian influenza virus |
| Serotype |
H5N8 |
| Nature of diagnosis |
Clinical, Laboratory (basic), Laboratory (advanced) |
| This event pertains to |
a defined zone within the country | |
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| Outbreak 1 |
Seini, Maramures |
| Date of start of the outbreak |
13/01/2020 |
| Outbreak status |
Continuing (or date resolved not provided) |
| Epidemiological unit |
Farm |
| Affected animals |
| Species |
Susceptible |
Cases |
Deaths |
Killed and disposed of |
Slaughtered |
| Birds |
18699 |
18699 |
11190 |
7509 |
0 | | |
| Summary of outbreaks |
Total outbreaks: 1 |
| Total animals affected |
| Species |
Susceptible |
Cases |
Deaths |
Killed and disposed of |
Slaughtered |
| Birds |
18699 |
18699 |
11190 |
7509 |
0 | |
| Outbreak statistics |
| Species |
Apparent morbidity rate |
Apparent mortality rate |
Apparent case fatality rate |
Proportion susceptible animals lost* |
| Birds |
100.00% |
59.84% |
59.84% |
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 |
The culling of 7509 birds is ongoing. | |
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Control measures
| Measures applied |
- Surveillance within containment and/or protection zone
- Stamping out
- 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 |
| Institute for Diagnosis and Animal Health (National laboratory) |
Birds |
real-time PCR |
14/01/2020 |
Positive | |
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Future Reporting
| The event is continuing. Weekly follow-up reports will be submitted. | |
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