OIE: Highly pathogenic avian influenza, Bulgaria
Information received on 01/02/2008 from Mr Nikola T. Belev, Président de la Commission régionale de l´OIE pour l´Europe, Délégué auprès de l´OIE, Représentation régionale de l´OIE pour l´Europe, SOFIA, Bulgaria
Summary
| Report type |
Immediate notification |
| Start date |
21/01/2008 |
| Date of first confirmation of the event |
01/02/2008 |
| Report date |
01/02/2008 |
| Date submitted to OIE |
01/02/2008 |
| Reason for notification |
Reoccurrence of a listed disease |
| Date of previous occurrence |
02/2006 |
| Manifestation of disease |
Sub-clinical infection |
| Causal agent |
Highly pathogenic avian influenza virus |
| Serotype |
H7 |
| Nature of diagnosis |
Laboratory (basic) |
| This event pertains to |
a defined zone within the country |
New outbreaks
| Summary of outbreaks |
Total outbreaks: 1 |
| Outbreak Location |
- SUMEN (near to the village of Han Krum, Veliki Preslav , Shumen)
|
| Total animals affected |
| Species |
Susceptible |
Cases |
Deaths |
Destroyed |
Slaughtered |
| Wild species |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 | |
| Outbreak statistics |
| Species |
Apparent morbidity rate |
Apparent mortality rate |
Apparent case fatality rate |
Proportion susceptible animals lost* |
| Wild species |
100.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
100.00% | * Removed from the susceptible population through death, destruction and/or slaughter
|
| Description of Affected Population |
one shot mallard duck (Anas Platyrhynchos) |
Epidemiology
| Source of the outbreak(s) or origin of infection |
|
Control measures
| Measures applied |
- Control of wildlife reservoirs
- Screening
- Zoning
- Vaccination prohibited
- No treatment of affected animals
|
| Measures to be applied |
|
Diagnostic test results
| Laboratory name and type |
National Reference Laboratory for avian influenza and Newcastle disease (National laboratory) |
| Tests and results |
| Species |
Test |
Test date |
Result |
| Wild species |
real-time PCR |
01/02/2008 |
Positive | |