OIE:Avian influenza in Denmark
submited by kickingbird at May, 23, 2006 10:43 AM from OIE
Avian influenza in Denmark
Immediate notification report
Information received on 18 May 2006 from Dr Preben Willeberg, Chief Veterinary Officer, Danish Veterinary and Food Administration, S?borg:
Report date: 18 May 2006.
Identification of agent: highly pathogenic avian influenza virus subtype H5N1.
Date of first confirmation of the event: 18 May 2006.
Date of start of the event: 16 May 2006.
Un outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza virus subtype H5N1 has been reported at Kerteminde in Funen county. The animals affected are backyard poultry (47 cases and 102 susceptible).
The diagnosis has been established on 18 May 2006 by the Danish Institute for Food and Veterinary Research using RT-PCR* method and sequence analysis.
The Danish Veterinary and Food Administration has established protection and surveillance zones around the affected holding and is implementing the necessary measures in accordance with EU legislation:
- stamping out (55 animals);
- quarantine;
- movement control inside the country;
- zoning.
The following measures are also to be undertaken:
- screening;
- disinfection of infected premises/establishment(s).
Last news about avian influenza in Denmark (including relevant maps of zones and areas) can be accessed on the Danish Veterinary and Food Administration website: http://www.uk.foedevarestyrelsen.dk/AnimalHealth/Avian_influenza/Latest_news/forside/htm.
* RT-PCR: reverse transcriptase ?C polymerase chain reaction
- USCDC: confirms H5N1 Bird Flu Infection in a Child in California 7 hours ago
- GISAID: H5N1 Bird Flu continues to take its toll in the United States, also affecting British Columbia in Canada 1 days ago
- USCDC: A(H5N1) Bird Flu Response Update November 18, 2024 4 days ago
- US: Avian influenza confirmed in backyard flock of birds in Hawaii 6 days ago
- GISAID: H5N1 Bird Flu Circulating in Dairy Cows and Poultry in the United States 7 days ago
[Go Top] [Close Window]
