Avian Influenza in Albania
submited by kickingbird at Mar, 9, 2006 9:57 AM from OIE
Avian Influenza in Albania
Information received on 7 March 2006 from Dr Lefter Klimi, Director of Veterinary Services, Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Consumer Protection, Tirana:
Date of first confirmation of the event: 7 March 2006
Date of start of the event: 16 February 2006
An outbreak of avian influenza subtype H5N1 has been reported in chicken in the village of ?uke, Sarande county (Vlore state). All 60 susceptible birds died from the disease.
The diagnosis has been made on 23 February 2006 by the Veterinary Research Institute in Tirana, using haemagglutination inhibition test and agar-gel immunodiffusion, and, on 7 March 2006, by the OIE Reference Laboratory in Weybridge, United Kingdom, using RT-PCR. The results have been positive in both cases.
The control measures applied are as follows:
- quarantine;
- movement control inside the country;
- zoning;
- disinfection;
- dipping/spraying.
Screening is to be applied.
*********************
OIE Animal Health Information Department
- Joint FAO/WHO/WOAH preliminary assessment of recent influenza A(H5N1) viruses 11 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
[Go Top] [Close Window]
