OIE: Pandemic influenza A/H1N1, Indonesia
Information received on 26/11/2009 from Dr Tjeppy D. Soedjana, Director General, Direction General of Livestock, Ministry of Agriculture, Jakarta, Indonesia
Summary
| Report type |
Immediate notification |
| Start date |
27/08/2009 |
| Date of first confirmation of the event |
15/09/2009 |
| Report date |
26/11/2009 |
| Date submitted to OIE |
26/11/2009 |
| Reason for notification |
Emerging disease |
| Morbidity |
1 scale05 |
| Mortality |
0 scale05 |
| Zoonotic impact |
No |
| Causal agent |
Pandemic influenza A/H1N1 virus |
New outbreaks
| Summary of outbreaks |
Total outbreaks: 1 |
| Location(s) |
- KEPULAUAN RIAU (PT Indotirta Suaka, Bulan Island, Batam)
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| Total animals affected |
| Species |
Susceptible |
Cases |
Deaths |
Destroyed |
Slaughtered |
| Swine |
250000 |
** |
0 |
0 |
0 | |
| Outbreak statistics |
| Species |
Apparent morbidity rate |
Apparent mortality rate |
Apparent case fatality rate |
Proportion susceptible animals lost* |
| Swine |
** |
0.00% |
** |
0.00% |
* Removed from the susceptible population through death, destruction and/or slaughter
** Not calculated because of missing information |
Epidemiology
| Source of the outbreak(s) or origin of infection |
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| Epidemiological comments |
Outbreak investigation has been conducted by Disease Investigation Center, Region II, Bukittinggi. 180 nasal swabs and serum samples were collected in pigs in the breeder, weaner and farrow/finishing units. 33 samples were positive for influenza A and divided on 11 pool samples, which were sent to the Indonesian Research Center for Veterinary Sciences and to the Australian Animal Health Laboratory for advanced tests. 6 samples were positive for pandemic influenza A/H1N1. The Ministry of Agriculture officially declared on 23 November 2009 that an outbreak of pandemic influenza A/H1N1 occurs in pigs. |
Control measures
| Measures applied |
- Quarantine
- Movement control inside the country
- Screening
- No vaccination
- No treatment of affected animals
|
| Measures to be applied |
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Diagnostic test results
| Laboratory name and type |
Australian Animal Health Laboratory, Geelong (National laboratory) |
| Tests and results |
| Species |
Test |
Test date |
Result |
| Swine |
real-time PCR |
09/11/2009 |
Positive |
| Swine |
reverse transcription - polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) |
09/11/2009 |
Positive | |
| Laboratory name and type |
Disease Investigation Center, Region II, Bukittinggi (National laboratory) |
| Tests and results |
| Species |
Test |
Test date |
Result |
| Swine |
real-time PCR |
15/09/2009 |
Positive |
| Swine |
reverse transcription - polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) |
15/09/2009 |
Positive | |
| Laboratory name and type |
Indonesian Research Center for Veterinary Sciences (National laboratory) |
| Tests and results |
| Species |
Test |
Test date |
Result |
| Swine |
real-time PCR |
20/10/2009 |
Positive |
| Swine |
reverse transcription - polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) |
20/10/2009 |
Positive | |
Future Reporting
| The event is continuing. Weekly follow-up reports will be submitted. |