OIE: Low pathogenic avian influenza (poultry) ,Netherlands

Information received on 13/03/2015 from Dr Christianne Bruschke, Chief Veterinary Officer , Ministry of Economic Affairs, Ministry of Economic Affairs, The Hague, Netherlands

Summary

Report type	Immediate notification
Date of start of the event	11/03/2015
Date of pre-confirmation of the event	12/03/2015
Report date	13/03/2015
Date submitted to OIE	13/03/2015
Reason for notification	Reoccurrence of a listed disease
Date of previous occurrence	06/2014
Manifestation of disease	Sub-clinical infection
Causal agent	Low pathogenic avian influenza virus
Serotype	H7N7
Nature of diagnosis	Laboratory (advanced)
This event pertains to	a defined zone within the country

New outbreaks

Summary of outbreaks

Total outbreaks: 1

Outbreak Location

GELDERLAND ( Barneveld )

Total animals affected

Species	Susceptible	Cases	Deaths	Destroyed	Slaughtered
Birds	26573	**		26573	0

Outbreak statistics

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

* 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	Unknown or inconclusive
Epidemiological comments	A 1 km restriction zone has been established on 12 March 2015. There are 17 other premises in the 1 km zone. All these premises are screened.

Control measures

Measures applied	Stamping out Movement control inside the country Screening Zoning Vaccination prohibited No treatment of affected animals
Measures to be applied	No other measures

Diagnostic test results

Laboratory name and type

Central Veterinary Institute, Lelystad ( National laboratory )

Tests and results

Species	Test	Test date	Result
Birds	polymerase chain reaction (PCR)	12/03/2015	Positive

Future Reporting

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