OIE: Highly pathogenic avian influenza, Israel

OIE: Highly pathogenic avian influenza, Israel
submited by kickingbird at Mar, 16, 2012 15:54 PM from OIE

Information received on 15/03/2012 from Dr Nadav Galon, Director, Veterinary Services and Animal Health, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, BET DAGAN, Israel

Summary

Report type	Immediate notification
Start date	13/03/2012
Date of first confirmation of the event	14/03/2012
Report date	15/03/2012
Date submitted to OIE	15/03/2012
Reason for notification	Change in epidemiology
New disease agent	No
New vector	No
New host species	Cats (Clinical)
Increased pathogenicity	No
Zoonotic impact	No
Causal agent	Highly pathogenic avian influenza virus
Serotype	H5

New outbreaks

Summary of outbreaks

Total outbreaks: 1

Location(s)

HADAROM (SHALWA, Ashkelon)

Total animals affected

Species	Susceptible	Cases	Deaths	Destroyed	Slaughtered
Cats	50	8	4	16	0

Outbreak statistics

Species	Apparent morbidity rate	Apparent mortality rate	Apparent case fatality rate	Proportion susceptible animals lost*
Cats	16.00%	8.00%	50.00%	40.00%

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

Epidemiology

Source of the outbreak(s) or origin of infection	Contact after eating infected carcasses
Epidemiological comments	Cats were seen eating infected carcasses of turkeys. Clinical signs appeared on them about one week later.

Control measures

Measures applied	Movement control inside the country Screening Zoning Disinfection of infected premises/establishment(s) Vaccination prohibited No treatment of affected animals
Measures to be applied	Modified stamping out

Diagnostic test results

Laboratory name and type

Avian Diseases Department, Kimron Veterinary Institute (National laboratory)

Tests and results

Species	Test	Test date	Result
Cats	reverse transcription - polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR)	14/03/2012	Positive

Future Reporting

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

See Also:

http://www.oie.int

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