Highly pathogenic avian influenza, Japan (OIE, June 27 2011): No New H5N1 Outbreaks

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[Source: OIE, full page: (LINK). Edited.]

Highly pathogenic avian influenza, Japan


Information received on 25/06/2011 from Dr Toshiro Kawashima, CVO, Animal Health Division, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Tokyo , Japan

• Summary
  • Report type Follow-up report No. 13 (Final report)
  • Start date 27/11/2010
  • Date of first confirmation of the event 29/11/2010
  • Report date 25/06/2011
  • Date submitted to OIE 25/06/2011
  • Date event resolved 21/03/2011
  • Reason for notification Reoccurrence of a listed disease
  • Date of previous occurrence 01/04/2009
  • Manifestation of disease Clinical disease
  • Causal agent Highly pathogenic avian influenza virus
  • Serotype H5N1
  • Nature of diagnosis Clinical, Laboratory (basic), Laboratory (advanced), Necropsy
  • This event pertains to the whole country
  • Related reports
    • Immediate notification (02/12/2010)
    • Follow-up report No. 1 (09/12/2010)
    • Follow-up report No. 2 (16/12/2010)
    • Follow-up report No. 3 (21/12/2010)
    • Follow-up report No. 4 (27/12/2010)
    • Follow-up report No. 5 (23/01/2011)
    • Follow-up report No. 6 (02/02/2011)
    • Follow-up report No. 7 (09/02/2011)
    • Follow-up report No. 8 (17/02/2011)
    • Follow-up report No. 9 (24/02/2011)
    • Follow-up report No. 10 (11/03/2011)
    • Follow-up report No. 11 (23/03/2011)
    • Follow-up report No. 12 (15/04/2011)
    • Follow-up report No. 13 (25/06/2011)
• Outbreaks
  • There are no new outbreaks in this report
• Epidemiology
  • Source of the outbreak(s) or origin of infection Unknown or inconclusive
• Epidemiological comments
  • Japan declares itself free from notifiable avian influenza with effect from 25 June 2011. This date results from the three-month period specified in Article 10.4.3 of the OIE Terrestrial Animal Health Code after the last outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza occurred on 16 March 2011.
  • Following this outbreak, a stamping-out policy, including the destruction of all susceptible animals and the disinfection of the affected farm, was completed on 24 March 2011.
• Control measures
  • Measures applied
    • Stamping out
    • Movement control inside the country
    • Screening
    • Disinfection of infected premises/establishment(s)
    • Vaccination prohibited
    • No treatment of affected animals
  • Measures to be applied
    • No other measures
• Future Reporting
  • The event is resolved. No more reports will be submitted.

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