OIE: Highly pathogenic avian influenza, Bulgaria

OIE: Highly pathogenic avian influenza, Bulgaria
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Information received on 24/06/2018 from Dr Damyan Iliev, Chief Veterinary Officer & Deputy Executive Director, Bulgarian Food Safety Agency, Ministry of Agriculture and Food, Sofia, Bulgaria

Summary

Report type	Follow-up report No. 3
Date of start of the event	02/03/2018
Date of confirmation of the event	02/03/2018
Report date	24/06/2018
Date submitted to OIE	24/06/2018
Reason for notification	First occurrence of a listed disease
Manifestation of disease	Clinical disease
Causal agent	Highly pathogenic avian influenza virus
Serotype	H5N8
Nature of diagnosis	Clinical, Laboratory (advanced)
This event pertains to	a defined zone within the country
Related reports	Immediate notification (08/03/2018) Follow-up report No. 1 (05/04/2018) Follow-up report No. 2 (10/06/2018) Follow-up report No. 3 (24/06/2018)

New outbreaks (1)

Outbreak 1

Donchevo, Dobric

Date of start of the outbreak

13/06/2018

Outbreak status

Continuing (or date resolved not provided)

Epidemiological unit

Farm

Affected animals

Species	Susceptible	Cases	Deaths	Killed and disposed of	Slaughtered
Birds	13820	1715	1715	12105	0

Summary of outbreaks

Total outbreaks: 1

Total animals affected

Species	Susceptible	Cases	Deaths	Killed and disposed of	Slaughtered
Birds	13820	1715	1715	12105	0

Outbreak statistics

Species	Apparent morbidity rate	Apparent mortality rate	Apparent case fatality rate	Proportion susceptible animals lost*
Birds	12.41%	12.41%	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 destruction of animal products
Official disposal of carcasses, by-products and waste
Stamping out
Control of wildlife reservoirs
Zoning
Disinfection
Ante and post-mortem inspections
Vaccination prohibited
No treatment of affected animals

Measures to be applied

No other measures

Diagnostic test results

Laboratory name and type	Species	Test	Test date	Result
National Reference Laboratory for Avian Influenza and Newcastle Disease (National laboratory)	Birds	real-time PCR	13/06/2018	Positive

Future Reporting

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

See Also:

http://www.oie.int/wahis_2/public/wahid.php/Reviewreport/Review?page_refer=MapFullEventReport&reportid=27041

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