OIE: Pandemic A/H1N1 2009 virus, Ireland

OIE: Pandemic A/H1N1 2009 virus, Ireland
submited by kickingbird at Oct, 1, 2009 15:9 PM from OIE

Information received on 29/09/2009 from Mr Patrick J. Rogan, Chief Veterinary Officer, Agriculture House, Department of Agriculture and Food, DUBLIN, Ireland

Summary

Report type	Immediate notification
Start date	25/09/2009
Date of first confirmation of the event	29/09/2009
Report date	29/09/2009
Date submitted to OIE	29/09/2009
Reason for notification	Emerging disease
Morbidity	1.3 %
Mortality	0 %
Zoonotic impact	Refer to OIE guidance/opinion
Causal agent	Pandemic influenza A/H1N1 virus
Serotype	Other
This event pertains to	the whole country

New outbreaks

Summary of outbreaks

Total outbreaks: 1

Location(s)

CORK (Kilworth)

Total animals affected

Species	Susceptible	Cases	Deaths	Destroyed	Slaughtered
Swine	3050	40	0	0	0

Outbreak statistics

Species	Apparent morbidity rate	Apparent mortality rate	Apparent case fatality rate	Proportion susceptible animals lost*
Swine	1.31%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%

* Removed from the susceptible population through death, destruction and/or slaughter

Epidemiology

Source of the outbreak(s) or origin of infection

Infected farm worker

Epidemiological comments

The pigs were being monitored as high-risk following confirmation of the virus in a worker on 22 September. The worker tended the pigs from 15-18 September whilst sick. Clinical signs commenced in the pigs on 25 September with sows off feed and laboured breathing. Movements of pigs off farm have been stopped voluntarily since 18 September in accordance with a Code of Practice previously agreed between Department of Agriculture and stakeholders.

Control measures

Measures applied	No vaccination No treatment of affected animals
Measures to be applied	No other measures

Diagnostic test results

Laboratory name and type

Central Veterinary Research Laboratory, Backweston, County Kildare (National laboratory)

Tests and results

Species	Test	Test date	Result
Swine	real-time reverse transcriptase/polymerase chain reaction (RRT-PCR)	29/09/2009	Positive

Future Reporting

The event is continuing. Weekly follow-up reports will be submitted.

See Also:

http://www.oie.int

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