A/H1N1 influenza , Chinese Taipei (WAHID Interface - OIE World Animal Health Information Database, 11/17/09, edited)
A/H1N1 influenza , Chinese Taipei
Information received on 17/11/2009 from Dr Kwo-Ching Huang, Chief Veterinary Officer and Deputy Director General, Bureau of Animal and Plant Health Inspection and Quarantine , Council of agriculture, Executive Yuan , Taipei, Chinese Taipei
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Information received on 17/11/2009 from Dr Kwo-Ching Huang, Chief Veterinary Officer and Deputy Director General, Bureau of Animal and Plant Health Inspection and Quarantine , Council of agriculture, Executive Yuan , Taipei, Chinese Taipei
- Summary
- Report type Follow-up report No. 2 (Final report)
- Start date 19/10/2009
- Date of first confirmation of the event 02/11/2009
- Report date 17/11/2009
- Date submitted to OIE 17/11/2009
- Date event resolved 17/11/2009
- Reason for notification Emerging disease
- Morbidity 4.8 %
- Mortality 0 %
- Zoonotic impact No
- Causal agent A/H1N1 influenza virus
- Serotype Not typed
- This event pertains to a defined zone within the country
- Related reports
- Immediate notification (05/11/2009)
- Follow-up report No. 1 (13/11/2009)
- Follow-up report No. 2 (17/11/2009)
- Outbreaks
- There are no new outbreaks in this report
- Epidemiology
- Source of the outbreak(s) or origin of infection
- Unknown or inconclusive
- Source of the outbreak(s) or origin of infection
- Epidemiological comments
- To further investigate the epidemiological situation of this event, samples were collected twice from the index farm and no A/H1N1 virus was found.
- No clinical abnormalities were observed in all seven pig farms within 3km radius of the index farm. Samples collected from those seven farms have been confirmed to be free from A/H1N1 virus infection by laboratory tests on 16 November 2009.
- The movement control has been lifted on 16 November 2009.
- 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
- Measures applied
- Diagnostic test results
- Laboratory name and type Animal Health Research Institute (National laboratory)
- Tests and results: Species - Test - Test date - Result
- Swine - real-time reverse transcriptase/polymerase chain reaction (RRT-PCR) - 16/11/2009 - Negative
- Tests and results: Species - Test - Test date - Result
- Laboratory name and type Animal Health Research Institute (National laboratory)
- Future Reporting
- The event is resolved. No more reports will be submitted.
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