OIE: Low pathogenic avian influenza (poultry) ,Spain

Information received on 20/05/2013 from Dr Lucio Ignacio Carbajo Goni , Subdirector General de Sanidad e Higiene Animal y Trazabilidad, Dirección General de Sanidad de la Producción Agraria, Ministerio de Agricultura, Alimentación y Medio Ambiente, Madrid, Spain

Summary

Report type	Immediate notification (Final report)
Date of start of the event	09/05/2013
Date of pre-confirmation of the event	14/05/2013
Report date	20/05/2013
Date submitted to OIE	20/05/2013
Date event resolved	20/05/2013
Reason for notification	First occurrence of a listed disease
Manifestation of disease	Clinical disease
Causal agent	Low pathogenic avian influenza virus
Serotype	H7N1
Nature of diagnosis	Suspicion, Laboratory (advanced)
This event pertains to	a defined zone within the country

New outbreaks

Summary of outbreaks

Total outbreaks: 1

Outbreak Location

CATALUNA ( Gimenells i el Pla de la Font )

Total animals affected

Species	Susceptible	Cases	Deaths	Destroyed	Slaughtered
Birds	12358	133	133	12225	0

Outbreak statistics

Species	Apparent morbidity rate	Apparent mortality rate	Apparent case fatality rate	Proportion susceptible animals lost*
Birds	1.08%	1.08%	100.00%	100.00%

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

Epidemiology

Source of the outbreak(s) or origin of infection

Unknown or inconclusive

Control measures

Measures applied	Stamping out Movement control inside the country Disinfection of infected premises/establishment(s) Vaccination prohibited No treatment of affected animals
Measures to be applied	No other measures

Diagnostic test results

Laboratory name and type

Central Veterinary Laboratory, Algete ( National laboratory )

Tests and results

Species	Test	Test date	Result
Birds	real-time PCR	17/05/2013	Positive

Laboratory name and type

Poultry Health Centre of Catalonia (CESAC) ( Regional Reference Laboratory )

Tests and results

Species	Test	Test date	Result
Birds	polymerase chain reaction (PCR)	14/05/2013	Positive

Future Reporting

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