Published Date: 2011-03-25 20:00:07
Subject: PRO/AH/EDR> Avian influenza (LPAI), poultry - Netherlands: H7, OIE
Archive Number: 20110325.0951
AVIAN INFLUENZA (LPAI), POULTRY - NETHERLANDS: H7, OIE
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Date: 25 Mar 2011
Source: OIE-WAHID Weekly Disease Information Vol. 24 - No. 13
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Low pathogenic avian influenza (poultry), Netherlands
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Information received on 25 Mar 2011 from Dr Christianne Bruschke,
Chief Veterinary Officer, Ministry of Agriculture, Nature and Food
Quality, Ministry of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality, The Hague,
Netherlands
Summary
Report type: Immediate notification
Start date: 22 Mar 2011
Date of 1st confirmation of the event: 25 Mar 2011
Report date: 25 Mar 2011
Date submitted to OIE: 25 Mar 2011
Reason for notification: Reoccurrence of a listed disease
Date of previous occurrence: 09 Aug 2010
Manifestation of disease: Clinical disease
Causal agent: Low pathogenic avian influenza virus
Serotype: H7N1
Nature of diagnosis: Laboratory (advanced)
This event pertains to a defined zone within the country
New outbreaks
Outbreak 1 (2011-000198): Schore, Zeeland
Date of start of the outbreak: 22 Mar 2011
Outbreak status: Continuing (or date resolved not provided)
Epidemiological unit: Farm
Affected animals
Species/ Susceptible/ Cases/ Deaths/ Destroyed/ Slaughtered
Birds/ 127500/ 10/ 0/ 127490/ 0
Affected Population:
Holding with free range laying hens and rearing hens
Summary of outbreaks
Total outbreaks: 1
Outbreak statistics
Species/ Apparent morbidity rate/ Apparent mortality rate/ Apparent
case fatality rate/ Proportion susceptible animals lost*
Birds/ 0.01 percent/ 0.00 percent/ 0.00 percent/ 99.99 percent
* Removed from the susceptible population through death, destruction
and/or slaughter
Epidemiology
Source of the outbreak(s) or origin of infection: Unknown or
inconclusive
Epidemiological comments
Note by the OIE Animal Health Information Department: H5 and H7 avian
influenza in its low pathogenic form in poultry is a notifiable
disease as per Chapter 10.4. on avian influenza of the Terrestrial
Animal Health Code (2010).
Control measures
Measures applied: Stamping out, Movement control inside the country,
Zoning.
Vaccination prohibited. No treatment of affected animals
Measures to be applied: No other measures
Diagnostic test results
Laboratory name and type: Central Veterinary Institute, Lelystad
(National laboratory)
Tests and results
Species/ Test/ Test date/ Result
Birds/ polymerase chain reaction (PCR)/ 25 Mar 2011/ Positive
Future Reporting: The event is continuing. Weekly follow-up reports
will be submitted.
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