OIE: Influenza A H1N1 in pigs, Germany
Information received on 10/12/2009 from Prof. Dr. Werner Zwingmann, Ministerialdirigent, Head of dep. animal health and food hygiene, Federal Ministry for Food, Agriculture and Consumer Protection(BMELV) , Bonn, Germany
Summary
| Report type |
Immediate notification (Final report) |
| Start date |
21/11/2009 |
| Date of first confirmation of the event |
03/12/2009 |
| Report date |
10/12/2009 |
| Date submitted to OIE |
10/12/2009 |
| Date event resolved |
07/12/2009 |
| Reason for notification |
Emerging disease |
| Morbidity |
1 scale05 |
| Mortality |
0 scale05 |
| Zoonotic impact |
No |
| Causal agent |
Influenza virus A H1N1 |
New outbreaks
| Summary of outbreaks |
Total outbreaks: 1 |
| Location(s) |
- RHEINLAND-PFALZ (Rhineland-Palatinate)
|
| Total animals affected |
| Species |
Susceptible |
Cases |
Deaths |
Destroyed |
Slaughtered |
| Swine |
425 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 | |
| Outbreak statistics |
| Species |
Apparent morbidity rate |
Apparent mortality rate |
Apparent case fatality rate |
Proportion susceptible animals lost* |
| Swine |
0.47% |
0.47% |
100.00% |
0.47% |
* Removed from the susceptible population through death, destruction and/or slaughter |
Epidemiology
| Source of the outbreak(s) or origin of infection |
|
| Epidemiological comments |
According to an EU-agreement animals in the establishment are isolated until 7 days after disappearance of clinical signs. After that they can be moved for trade or slaughter. |
Control measures
| Measures applied |
- Quarantine
- No vaccination
- No treatment of affected animals
|
| Measures to be applied |
|
Diagnostic test results
| Laboratory name and type |
Institute for Diagnosis of Animal Diseases, Koblenz (Regional Reference Laboratory) |
| Tests and results |
| Species |
Test |
Test date |
Result |
| Swine |
real-time PCR |
03/12/2009 |
Positive | |
Future Reporting
| The event is resolved. No more reports will be submitted. |