OIE: Highly pathogenic avian influenza, Hungary
Information received on 24/01/2007 from Mr Tibor Bálint, Chief Veterinary Officer, Animal Health and Food Control Department, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development , Budapest, Hungary
Summary
Report type |
Immediate notification |
Start date |
19/01/2007 |
Date of confirmation of event |
24/01/2007 |
Report date |
24/01/2007 |
Date submitted to OIE |
25/01/2007 |
Reason for notification |
Reoccurrence of listed disease |
Date of previous occurrence |
06/2006 |
Manifestation of disease |
Clinical disease |
Causal agent |
Highly pathogenic avian influenza virus |
Serotype |
H5 |
Nature of diagnosis |
Suspicion, Clinical, Laboratory (basic), Laboratory (advanced) |
Report pertains to |
Entire country |
New Outbreaks
Summary of outbreaks |
Total outbreaks: 1 |
Outbreak Location |
- CSONGRAD (Szentes-Lapistó, Szentes)
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Total animals affected |
Species |
Susceptible |
Cases |
Deaths |
Destroyed |
Slaughtered |
Birds |
3355 |
95 |
90 |
3265 |
0 |
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Outbreak statistics |
Species |
Apparent morbidity rate |
Apparent mortality rate |
Apparent case fatality rate |
Proportion susceptible removed* |
Birds |
2.83% |
2.68% |
94.74% |
100.00% | * Removed from the susceptible population either through death, destruction or slaughter |
Epidemiology
Source of infection |
- Possible contact with wild birds
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Epidemiological comments |
Stamping out was completed on 23 January 2007. |
Control measures
Measures already applied |
- Screening
- Disinfection of infected premises/establishment(s)
- Quarantine
- Stamping out
- Zoning
- 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 |
Laboratorio de referencia de la Unión Europea (UE), Weybridge (Reino Unido) (OIE’s Reference Laboratory) |
Tests and results |
Species |
Test |
Test date |
Result |
Birds |
haemagglutination inhibition test (HIT) |
24/01/2007 |
Positive |
Birds |
polymerase chain reaction (PCR) |
24/01/2007 |
Positive |
Birds |
neuraminidase inhibition assay |
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Pending | |