OIE: Low pathogenic avian influenza (poultry) ,Denmark

Information received on 01/03/2019 from Dr Per Starcke Henriksen, Chief Veterinary Officer, Danish Veterinary and Food Administration, Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Fisheries, Glostrup, Denmark

Summary

Report type	Immediate notification
Date of start of the event	26/02/2019
Date of confirmation of the event	28/02/2019
Report date	01/03/2019
Date submitted to OIE	01/03/2019
Reason for notification	Recurrence of a listed disease
Date of previous occurrence	27/06/2018
Manifestation of disease	Sub-clinical infection
Causal agent	Low pathogenic avian influenza virus
Serotype	H5
Nature of diagnosis	Laboratory (advanced)
This event pertains to	the whole country

New outbreaks

Summary of outbreaks

Total outbreaks: 1

Outbreak Location

West ( Terndrup, Rebild )

Total animals affected

Species	Susceptible	Cases	Deaths	Killed and disposed of	Slaughtered
Birds	7000	**		7000	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	The Danish Veterinary and Food Administration has established a restricted zone of 1 km around the holding and are implementing the necessary measures in accordance with Council Directive 2005/94/EC.

Control measures

Measures applied	Movement control inside the country Quarantine Zoning Vaccination prohibited No treatment of affected animals
Measures to be applied	Traceability Official disposal of carcasses, by-products and waste Stamping out Disinfection

Diagnostic test results

Laboratory name and type

National Veterinary Institute ( National laboratory )

Tests and results