OIE: Highly pathogenic avian influenza, Czech Republic
Information received on 29/06/2007 from Mr Josef Vitásek, Director of the Department of Animal Health and Welfare, Department for Protection of Health and Animal Welfare, Ministry of Agriculture , PRAGUE, Czech Republic
Summary
| Report type |
Immediate notification |
| Start date |
26/06/2007 |
| Date of confirmation of event |
28/06/2007 |
| Report date |
29/06/2007 |
| Date submitted to OIE |
29/06/2007 |
| Reason for notification |
Reoccurrence of a listed disease |
| Date of previous occurrence |
06/2006 |
| Manifestation of disease |
Sub-clinical infection |
| Causal agent |
Highly pathogenic avian influenza virus |
| Serotype |
H5N1 |
| Nature of diagnosis |
Laboratory (basic), Laboratory (advanced) |
| Report pertains to |
Defined zone within the country |
New outbreaks
| Summary of outbreaks |
Total outbreaks: 1 |
| Outbreak Location |
- JIHOMORAVSKY (Lednice, Breclav)
|
| Total animals affected |
| Species |
Susceptible |
Cases |
Deaths |
Destroyed |
Slaughtered |
| Wild species |
|
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
| Outbreak statistics |
| Species |
Apparent morbidity rate |
Apparent mortality rate |
Apparent case fatality rate |
Proportion susceptible removed* |
| Wild species |
- |
- |
100.00% |
- | * Removed from the susceptible population either through death, destruction or slaughter |
Epidemiology
Control measures
| Measures already applied |
- Screening
- Control of wildlife reservoirs
- Zoning
- Vaccination prohibited
- No treatment of affected animals
|
| Measures to be applied |
|
Diagnostic test results
| Laboratory name and type |
State Veterinary Institute (SVI), Prague (National laboratory) |
| Tests and results |
| Species |
Test |
Test date |
Result |
| Wild species |
gene sequencing |
28/06/2007 |
Positive | |