OIE: Highly pathogenic avian influenza, Romania
Information received on 28/11/2007 from Dr Stefan Nicolae, Directeur Général , Direction Générale, Autorité Nationale Sanitaire Vétérinaire pour la Sécurité des Aliments (ANSVSA), Bucuresti , Romania
Summary
| Report type |
Immediate notification (Final report) |
| Start date |
27/11/2007 |
| Date of confirmation of event |
28/11/2007 |
| Report date |
28/11/2007 |
| Date submitted to OIE |
28/11/2007 |
| Date event resolved |
28/11/2007 |
| Reason for notification |
Reoccurrence of a listed disease |
| Date of previous occurrence |
07/2006 |
| Manifestation of disease |
Clinical disease |
| Causal agent |
Highly pathogenic avian influenza virus |
| Serotype |
H5N1 |
| Nature of diagnosis |
Laboratory (advanced) |
| Report pertains to |
Defined zone within the country |
New outbreaks
| Summary of outbreaks |
Total outbreaks: 1 |
| Outbreak Location |
|
| Total animals affected |
| Species |
Susceptible |
Cases |
Deaths |
Destroyed |
Slaughtered |
| Birds |
80 |
31 |
31 |
49 |
0 | |
| Outbreak statistics |
| Species |
Apparent morbidity rate |
Apparent mortality rate |
Apparent case fatality rate |
Proportion susceptible removed* |
| Birds |
38.75% |
38.75% |
100.00% |
100.00% | * Removed from the susceptible population either through death, destruction or slaughter
|
| Description of Affected Population |
backyard poultry |
Epidemiology
Control measures
| Measures already applied |
- Stamping out
- Quarantine
- Disinfection of infected premises/establishment(s)
- Vaccination permitted
- No treatment of affected animals
|
| Measures to be applied |
|
Diagnostic test results
| Laboratory name and type |
Institute for Diagnosis and Animal Health (National laboratory) |
| Tests and results |
| Species |
Test |
Test date |
Result |
| Birds |
reverse transcription – polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) |
28/11/2007 |
Positive | |