OIE: Highly pathogenic avian influenza, Israel

OIE: Highly pathogenic avian influenza, Israel
submited by kickingbird at Apr, 12, 2011 8:55 AM from OIE

Information received on 11/04/2011 from Dr Michel Bellaiche, Director, Veterinary Services and Animal Health, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Developement, BEIT DAGAN, Israel

Summary

Report type	Immediate notification (Final report)
Start date	06/04/2011
Date of first confirmation of the event	11/04/2011
Report date	11/04/2011
Date submitted to OIE	11/04/2011
Date event resolved	07/04/2011
Reason for notification	Reoccurrence of a listed disease
Date of previous occurrence	15/03/2011
Manifestation of disease	Clinical disease
Causal agent	Highly pathogenic avian influenza virus
Serotype	H5N1
Nature of diagnosis	Suspicion, Clinical, Laboratory (advanced)
This event pertains to	a defined zone within the country

New outbreaks

Summary of outbreaks

Total outbreaks: 1

Location(s)

JEHUDA & SAMARIA (Nature - Jordan Valley, Jericho)

Total animals affected

Species	Susceptible	Cases	Deaths	Destroyed	Slaughtered
Wild species		1	1	0	0

Outbreak statistics

Species	Apparent morbidity rate	Apparent mortality rate	Apparent case fatality rate	Proportion susceptible animals lost*
Wild species	**	**	100.00%	**

* 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	Contact with wild species
Epidemiological comments	The sick bird had no contact with other birds since it was discovered till its death. The cage has been disinfected. Some other wild birds, staying in the Wildlife Veterinary Hospital, were sampled and put under quarantine.

Control measures

Measures applied	Quarantine Screening Disinfection of infected premises/establishment(s) No vaccination No treatment of affected animals
Measures to be applied	No other measures

Diagnostic test results

Laboratory name and type

Avian Diseases Division, Kimron Veterinary Institute (National laboratory)

Tests and results

Species	Test	Test date	Result
Birds	real-time PCR	11/04/2011	Positive

Future Reporting

The event is resolved. No more reports will be submitted.

See Also:

http://www.oie.int

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