Information received on 17/11/2018 from Dr Damyan Iliev, Chief Veterinary Officer & Deputy Executive Director, Bulgarian Food Safety Agency, Ministry of Agriculture and Food, Sofia, Bulgaria | |
Summary
|
|
Outbreak 1 |
Pravoslav, Bratya Daskalovi, Stara Zagora |
Date of start of the outbreak |
07/11/2018 |
Outbreak status |
Continuing (or date resolved not provided) |
Epidemiological unit |
Farm |
Affected animals |
Species |
Susceptible |
Cases |
Deaths |
Killed and disposed of |
Slaughtered |
Birds |
3500 |
3 |
3 |
3497 |
0 | | |
Outbreak 2 |
Chernogorovo, Dimitrovgrad, Haskovo |
Date of start of the outbreak |
07/11/2018 |
Outbreak status |
Continuing (or date resolved not provided) |
Epidemiological unit |
Farm |
Affected animals |
Species |
Susceptible |
Cases |
Deaths |
Killed and disposed of |
Slaughtered |
Birds |
39200 |
550 |
550 |
38650 |
0 | | |
Outbreak 3 |
Elena, Haskovo, Haskovo |
Date of start of the outbreak |
09/11/2018 |
Outbreak status |
Continuing (or date resolved not provided) |
Epidemiological unit |
Backyard |
Affected animals |
Species |
Susceptible |
Cases |
Deaths |
Killed and disposed of |
Slaughtered |
Birds |
220 |
200 |
200 |
20 |
0 | | |
Outbreak 4 |
Choba, Plovdiv, Brezovo, Plovdiv |
Date of start of the outbreak |
15/11/2018 |
Outbreak status |
Continuing (or date resolved not provided) |
Epidemiological unit |
Farm |
Affected animals |
Species |
Susceptible |
Cases |
Deaths |
Killed and disposed of |
Slaughtered |
Birds |
1380 |
20 |
0 |
1380 |
0 | | |
Summary of outbreaks |
Total outbreaks: 4 |
Total animals affected |
Species |
Susceptible |
Cases |
Deaths |
Killed and disposed of |
Slaughtered |
Birds |
44300 |
773 |
753 |
43547 |
0 | |
Outbreak statistics |
Species |
Apparent morbidity rate |
Apparent mortality rate |
Apparent case fatality rate |
Proportion susceptible animals lost* |
Birds |
1.74% |
1.70% |
97.41% |
100.00% | |
*Removed from the susceptible population through death, destruction and/or slaughter | |
Epidemiology
Source of the outbreak(s) or origin of infection |
| |
|
Control measures
Measures applied |
- Movement control inside the country
- Surveillance outside containment and/or protection zone
- Surveillance within containment and/or protection zone
- Traceability
- Official destruction of animal products
- Official disposal of carcasses, by-products and waste
- Stamping out
- Zoning
- Disinfection
- Vaccination prohibited
- No treatment of affected animals
|
Measures to be applied |
| |
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 |
07/11/2018 |
Positive |
National reference laboratory for avian influenza and Newcastle disease (National laboratory) |
Birds |
real-time PCR |
15/11/2018 |
Positive | |
Future Reporting
The event is continuing. Weekly follow-up reports will be submitted. | |