OIE:Avian influenza in Turkey
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Information received on 9 October 2005 from Dr Nihat Pakdil, General Director of Protection and Control, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Ankara:
Report date: 8 October 2005.
An outbreak of avian influenza was reported in a farm in K齴齥sa, Manyas, Balikesir, in the western part of the country.
Reason for immediate notification: first occurrence of a listed disease or infection in a country (depending on the virus pathogenicity that will be identified).
Precise identification of agent: influenza virus type A, subtype H5 (the pathogenicity index and neuraminidase are not yet identified).
Date of first confirmation of the event: 6 October 2005.
Date of start of the event: 1 October 2005.
Nature of diagnosis: clinical and laboratory (serology).
Number of susceptible animals in the outbreak: 1,800 turkeys.
Number of cases: 1,700.
Number of deaths: 1,700.
Number of animals destroyed: 100.
Source of outbreak or origin of infection: unknown or inconclusive.
Control measures undertaken:
- stamping out;
- quarantine;
- disinfection of infected premises/establishment.
Note by the OIE Animal Health Department: highly pathogenic avian influenza has never been reported in Turkey.
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... Further details will be published in the next issue of weekly Disease Information, available on line as from Friday 14 October 2005 afternoon (GMT).
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