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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See Also

2010
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Avian influenza (LPAI), poultry - Netherlands: H7 20100516.1601
2007
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Avian influenza (26): Netherlands & Norway (precaution), UK, Russia
20070205.0458
2006
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Avian influenza (170) - Netherlands, LPAI H7 20060805.2160
Avian influenza (168) - Netherlands, LPAI H7 20060801.2126
2005
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Avian influenza, A/H7N7, human - The Netherlands: 2003
20051221.3649
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