OIE: Highly pathogenic avian influenza, Bulgaria

Information received on 22/10/2017 from Dr Damyan Iliev, Chief Veterinary Officer & Deputy Executive Director, Bulgarian Food Safety Agency, Ministry of Agriculture and Food, Sofia, Bulgaria

Summary

Report type	Immediate notification
Date of start of the event	17/10/2017
Date of confirmation of the event	17/10/2017
Report date	22/10/2017
Date submitted to OIE	22/10/2017
Reason for notification	Recurrence of a listed disease
Date of previous occurrence	30/04/2017
Manifestation of disease	Clinical disease
Causal agent	Highly pathogenic avian influenza virus
Serotype	H5
Nature of diagnosis	Clinical, Laboratory (basic)
This event pertains to	a defined zone within the country

New outbreaks

Summary of outbreaks

Total outbreaks: 2

Outbreak Location

DOBRIC ( Stefanovo )
HASKOVO ( Uzundzhovo )

Total animals affected

Species	Susceptible	Cases	Deaths	Killed and disposed of	Slaughtered
Birds	10613	502	502	10111	0

Outbreak statistics

Species	Apparent morbidity rate	Apparent mortality rate	Apparent case fatality rate	Proportion susceptible animals lost*
Birds	4.73%	4.73%	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	Movement control inside the country Surveillance outside containment and/or protection zone Surveillance within containment and/or protection zone Screening Traceability Quarantine Official disposal of carcasses, by-products and waste Stamping out Control of wildlife reservoirs Zoning Disinfection Vaccination prohibited No treatment of affected animals
Measures to be applied	No other measures

Diagnostic test results

Laboratory name and type

National reference laboratory for avian influenza and Newcastle disease ( National laboratory )

Tests and results