OIE: Highly pathogenic avian influenza, Bulgaria
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| Information received on 03/04/2019 from Dr Damyan Iliev, Chief Veterinary Officer & Deputy Executive Director, Bulgarian Food Safety Agency, Ministry of Agriculture and Food, Sofia, Bulgaria | |
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Summary
| Report type |
Follow-up report No. 1 |
| Date of start of the event |
13/03/2019 |
| Date of confirmation of the event |
13/03/2019 |
| Report date |
03/04/2019 |
| Date submitted to OIE |
03/04/2019 |
| Reason for notification |
Recurrence of a listed disease |
| Date of previous occurrence |
17/12/2018 |
| Manifestation of disease |
Sub-clinical infection |
| Causal agent |
Highly pathogenic avian influenza virus |
| Serotype |
H5 |
| Nature of diagnosis |
Laboratory (basic) |
| This event pertains to |
a defined zone within the country |
| Related reports |
Immediate notification (13/03/2019)
Follow-up report No. 1 (03/04/2019)
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| Outbreak 1 |
Lovech, Lovec |
| Date of start of the outbreak |
02/04/2019 |
| Outbreak status |
Continuing (or date resolved not provided) |
| Epidemiological unit |
Farm |
| Affected animals |
| Species |
Susceptible |
Cases |
Deaths |
Killed and disposed of |
Slaughtered |
| Birds |
1400 |
20 |
0 |
1400 |
0 | | |
| Summary of outbreaks |
Total outbreaks: 1 |
| Total animals affected |
| Species |
Susceptible |
Cases |
Deaths |
Killed and disposed of |
Slaughtered |
| Birds |
1400 |
20 |
0 |
1400 |
0 | |
| Outbreak statistics |
| Species |
Apparent morbidity rate |
Apparent mortality rate |
Apparent case fatality rate |
Proportion susceptible animals lost* |
| Birds |
1.43% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
100.00% | |
| *Removed from the susceptible population through death, destruction and/or slaughter | |
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Epidemiology
| Source of the outbreak(s) or origin of infection |
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Control measures
| Measures applied |
- Screening
- Traceability
- Zoning
- Disinfection
- Vaccination permitted (if a vaccine exists)
- No treatment of affected animals
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| Measures to be applied |
- Official disposal of carcasses, by-products and waste
- Stamping out
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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 |
02/04/2019 |
Positive | |
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Future Reporting
| The event is continuing. Weekly follow-up reports will be submitted. | |
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