Information received on 26/02/2009 from MVDr. Milan Malena, Chief Veterinary Officer, Chief Veterinary Officer, Ministry of Agriculture , PRAGUE, Czech Republic
Summary
Report type | Immediate notification |
Start date | 24/02/2009 |
Date of first confirmation of the event | 24/02/2009 |
Report date | 26/02/2009 |
Date submitted to OIE | 26/02/2009 |
Reason for notification | First occurrence of a listed disease |
Manifestation of disease | Sub-clinical infection |
Causal agent | Low pathogenic avian influenza virus |
Serotype | Pending |
Nature of diagnosis | Laboratory (basic) |
This event pertains to | the whole country |
New outbreaks
Summary of outbreaks | Total outbreaks: 1 | ||||||||||||
Outbreak Location and Affected population |
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Total animals affected |
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Outbreak statistics |
* Removed from the susceptible population through death, destruction and/or slaughter |
Epidemiology
Source of the outbreak(s) or origin of infection |
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Epidemiological comments | Sampling within the framework of the monitoring programme for avian influenza. Type: H7. Neuraminidase pending. |
Control measures
Measures applied |
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Measures to be applied |
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Diagnostic test results
Laboratory name and type | State Veterinary Institute (SVI), Prague (National laboratory) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tests and results |
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Future Reporting
The event is continuing. Weekly follow-up reports will be submitted. |