OIE: Highly pathogenic avian influenza, United Kingdom-Follow-up report No.10
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Summary
| Report type | Follow-up report No. 10 |
| Start date | 27/01/2007 |
| Date of confirmation of event | 03/02/2007 |
| Report date | 13/04/2007 |
| Date submitted to OIE | 13/04/2007 |
| Reason for notification | Reoccurrence of a listed disease |
| Date of previous occurrence | 03/2006 |
| Manifestation of disease | Clinical disease |
| Causal agent | Highly pathogenic avian influenza virus |
| Serotype | H5N1 |
| Nature of diagnosis | Laboratory (basic), Laboratory (advanced) |
| Report pertains to | Entire country |
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| Outbreaks | There are no new outbreaks in this report |
Epidemiology
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| Epidemiological comments | With effect from 12 March 2007 all zone restrictions have been lifted and the outbreak has finished. Vaccination in poultry is prohibited. Vaccination is permitted in zoo birds subject to strict controls in accordance with EU rules. Final cleansing and disinfection of the single infected premises is in progress and will be reported when completed. |
Control measures
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| Measures to be applied |
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- USCDC: Avian Influenza A(H5N1) U.S. Situation Update and CDC Activities 20 hours ago
- USCDC: Urgent field correction notice 1 days ago
- Joint FAO/WHO/WOAH preliminary assessment of recent influenza A(H5N1) viruses 2 days ago
- Primers and probes for H5 and N1 qRT-PCR detection [CNIC] 3 days ago
- USDA: Actions to Protect Livestock Health From Highly Pathogenic H5N1 Avian Influenza 4 days ago
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