OIE:Avian influenza in France
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(Date of previous outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza in France reported to the OIE: 1948).
Translation of information received on 25 February 2006 from Dr Monique Eloit, Deputy Director General, General Directorate for Food (DGAL), Ministry of Agriculture, Food, Fisheries and Rural Affairs, Paris:
Report date: 25 February 2006.
An outbreak of avian influenza due to highly pathogenic avian influenza virus subtype H5N1 was reported in a commercial turkey farm in Versailleux district, Ain department.
Date of first confirmation of the event: 25 February 2006.
Date of start of the event: 23 February 2006.
Nature of diagnosis: clinical and laboratory.
Number of susceptible animals in the outbreak: 11,700 (56-day-old turkeys).
Number of cases: 10,500.
Number of deaths: 400.
Number of animals destroyed: 11,300.
Source of outbreak or origin of infection: unknown or inconclusive.
Control measures undertaken:
- control of wildlife reservoirs;
- stamping out (total culling of farm poultry was applied on 23 February 2006 afternoon);
- quarantine;
- movement control inside the country;
- screening;
- zoning (protection and surveillance zones were delineated around the farm as from the suspicion period, i.e. on 23 February 2006);
- disinfection of infected premises;
- dipping/spraying.
Vaccination prohibited: yes.
- Joint FAO/WHO/WOAH preliminary assessment of recent influenza A(H5N1) viruses 9 hours ago
- Primers and probes for H5 and N1 qRT-PCR detection [CNIC] 1 days ago
- USDA: Actions to Protect Livestock Health From Highly Pathogenic H5N1 Avian Influenza 2 days ago
- USFDA: Updates on Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) 3 days ago
- Resources: Consensus sequences for U.S. H5N1 clade 2.3.4.4b 4 days ago
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