Pandemic influenza H1N1, Korea (Rep. of) (WAHID Interface - OIE World Animal Health Information Database, 12/30/09, edited)

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Pandemic influenza H1N1, Korea (Rep. of) (WAHID Interface - OIE World Animal Health Information Database, 12/30/09, edited)

Pandemic influenza H1N1, Korea (Rep. of)

Information received on 30/12/2009 from Dr Kiyoon Chang, CVO & Director, Labelling, Quarantine and Inspection Division, Ministry of Food, Agriculture, Forestry (MIFAFF), Gyeonggi -Do, Korea (Rep. of)

• Summary
  • Report type Follow-up report No. 1
  • Start date 14/12/2009
  • Date of first confirmation of the event 14/12/2009
  • Report date 30/12/2009
  • Date submitted to OIE 30/12/2009
  • Reason for notification Emerging disease
  • Morbidity 3.5 %
  • Mortality 0 %
  • Zoonotic impact No
  • Causal agent Pandemic influenza H1N1 virus
  • Related reports
    • Immediate notification (23/12/2009)
    • Follow-up report No. 1 (30/12/2009)

• New outbreaks
  • Outbreak 1 - Taein-myeon, Jeongeup city, CHOLLA-BUKDO
    • Date of start of the outbreak 28/12/2009
    • Outbreak status Continuing (or date resolved not provided)
    • Epidemiological unit Farm
    • Affected animals: Species - Susceptible - Cases - Deaths - Destroyed - Slaughtered
      • Swine - 1600 - 56 - 0 - 0 - 0
  • Outbreak 2 - Unbuk-dong, Jung-gu, INCH'ON-JIKHALSI
    • Date of start of the outbreak 14/12/2009
    • Outbreak status Continuing (or date resolved not provided)
    • Epidemiological unit Not applicable
    • Affected animals: Species - Susceptible - Cases - Deaths - Destroyed - Slaughtered
      • Swine - 90 - 20 - 0 - 0 - 0
      • Affected Population Imported pigs

• Summary of outbreaks
  • Total outbreaks: 2
  • Total animals affected: Species - Susceptible - Cases - Deaths - Destroyed - Slaughtered
    • Swine - 1690 - 76 - 0 - 0 - 0
  • Outbreak statistics: Species - Apparent morbidity rate - Apparent mortality rate - Apparent case fatality rate - Proportion susceptible animals lost*
    • Swine - 4.50% - 0.00% - 0.00% - 0.00%
    • * Removed from the susceptible population through death, destruction and/or slaughter

• Epidemiology
  • Source of the outbreak(s) or origin of infection
    • Unknown or inconclusive

• Epidemiological comments
  
  • After several pig farms were found to be infected with pandemic influenza A/H1N1, the Ministry for Food, Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries investigated the farms which had potential relations with the affected pig farms. In the course of this investigation, one farm was proved to be affected with pandemic influenza A/H1N1. The pigs in the affected farm were put under movement restrictions for 3 weeks.

• Control measures
  • Measures applied
    • Movement control inside the country
    • Disinfection of infected premises/establishment(s)
    • Vaccination prohibited
    • No treatment of affected animals
  • Measures to be applied
    • No other measures

• Diagnostic test results
  • Laboratory name and type National Veterinary Research Quarantine Service (NVRQS) (National laboratory)
    • Tests and results: Species - Test - Test date - Result
      • Swine - gene sequencing - 28/12/2009 - Positive
      • Swine - real-time PCR - 28/12/2009 - Positive

• Future Reporting
  • The event is continuing. Weekly follow-up reports will be submitted.

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