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Finland confirms H5N8 bird flu in wild and domestic birds
Finland confirms H5N8 bird flu in wild and domestic birds
HELSINKI (Reuters) - Finland has detected H5 bird flu in wild birds in Aland islands, Baltic Sea, Finnish Food Safety Authority said on Thursday.
The office said it would make further studies to find out whether it was the highly pathogenic H5N8 virus which has hit wild birds and farms in several countries in Europe and the Middle East in last weeks.
The Finnish government is due on Friday to order farmers to keep flocks indoors, the office said.
HELSINKI (Reuters) - Finland has detected H5 bird flu in wild birds in Aland islands, Baltic Sea, Finnish Food Safety Authority said on Thursday. The office said it would make further studies to find out whether it was the highly pathogenic H5N8 virus which has hit wild birds and farms in several countries
?Addressing chronic disease is an issue of human rights ? that must be our call to arms"
Richard Horton, Editor-in-Chief The Lancet
Finland confirms H5N8 bird flu found in Aland islands
The first confirmed case of H5N8 bird flu has been detected in Finland amid a recent outbreak of the disease in Europe, the Finnish Food Safety authority said on Friday.
The highly pathogenic H5N8 virus was found in wild birds in the Aland islands in the Baltic Sea between Finland and Sweden, the office said in a statement.
The government on Friday ordered poultry farmers to keep flocks indoors to avoid the disease spreading.
The first confirmed case of H5N8 bird flu has been detected in Finland amid a recent outbreak of the disease in Europe, the Finnish Food Safety authority said on Friday.
?Addressing chronic disease is an issue of human rights ? that must be our call to arms"
Richard Horton, Editor-in-Chief The Lancet
Information received on 25/11/2016 from Dr Taina Aaltonen, Chief Veterinary Officer and Deputy Director General, Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, Helsinki, Finland
Summary
Report type
Immediate notification
Date of start of the event
12/11/2016
Date of confirmation of the event
25/11/2016
Report date
25/11/2016
Date submitted to OIE
25/11/2016
Reason for notification
First occurrence of a listed disease in the country
Causal agent
Highly pathogenic avian influenza virus
Serotype
H5N8
Nature of diagnosis
Laboratory (advanced)
This event pertains to
a defined zone within the country
New outbreaks (1)
Outbreak 1
V?rd?, AHVENANMAAN MAAKUNTA
Date of start of the outbreak
12/11/2016
Outbreak status
Resolved (25/11/2016)
Epidemiological unit
Not applicable
Affected animals
Species
Susceptible
Cases
Deaths
Destroyed
Slaughtered
Tufted Duck:Aythya fuligula(Anatidae)
2
2
0
0
Affected population
Approximately 60 tufted ducks were found dead in different places of the Aland archipelago on 12 November 2016. Four birds were submitted to Evira. So far, two birds have been found positive for highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N8.
Summary of outbreaks
Total outbreaks: 1
Total animals affected
Species
Susceptible
Cases
Deaths
Destroyed
Slaughtered
Tufted Duck:Aythya fuligula(Anatidae)
2
2
0
0
Outbreak statistics
Species
Apparent morbidity rate
Apparent mortality rate
Apparent case fatality rate
Proportion susceptible animals lost*
Tufted Duck:Aythya fuligula(Anatidae)
**
**
100.00%
**
*Removed from the susceptible population through death, destruction and/or slaughter
**Not calculated because of missing information
Epidemiology
Source of the outbreak(s) or origin of infection
Unknown or inconclusive
Control measures
Measures applied
Movement control inside the country
Screening
Surveillance within containment and/or protection zone
"Safety and security don't just happen, they are the result of collective consensus and public investment. We owe our children, the most vulnerable citizens in our society, a life free of violence and fear." -Nelson Mandela
Four dead peacocks - bird flu probably also in Mariehamn
nov 26 , 2016
In ?land it looks as if the bird flu would have spread to Mariehamn.
Four peacocks were found dead today in the green area Lilla Holmen in Mariehamn's eastern harbor. Two other peacocks were dying. Authorities suspect bird flu and have cordoned off the entire island for security reasons.
The result of the flu samples should come early next week.
H5N8 is the virus strain that has spread in Europe and which cause severe disease in poultry. No people have been infected by it.
H5N8 viruses in wild ducks
It is now clear that the dead wild ducks that have been found in ?land carrying the bird flu virus H5N8.
The case in ?land's first H5N8 bird flu found in Finland. Finnish Food Safety Authority Evira is now establishing a restricted zone of ten kilometers around the sites where the birds were found, on Lemland and V?rd?.
At poultry farms in the area are additional controls and the movement of poultry in the area is limited.
Agriculture and Forestry Ministry has stated that all poultry to be kept indoors, at least until May.
P? ?land ser det ut som om f?gelinfluensan skulle ha spridit sig till Mariehamn. Fyra p?f?glar har p?tr?ffats d?da p? gr?nomr?det Lilla Holmen i Mariehamns ?stra hamn
?Addressing chronic disease is an issue of human rights ? that must be our call to arms"
Richard Horton, Editor-in-Chief The Lancet
Information received on 01/12/2016 from Dr Taina Aaltonen, Chief Veterinary Officer and Deputy Director General, Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, Helsinki, Finland
Summary
Report type
Follow-up report No. 1
Date of start of the event
12/11/2016
Date of confirmation of the event
25/11/2016
Report date
01/12/2016
Date submitted to OIE
01/12/2016
Reason for notification
First occurrence of a listed disease in the country
The outbreak is in a bird zoo in a group of galliform birds, all of which have died or been destroyed. Psittacine and passerine birds are kept in a separate building (separate epidemiological unit) under movement restrictions and are being monitored continuously.
Summary of outbreaks
Total outbreaks: 1
Total animals affected
Species
Susceptible
Cases
Deaths
Destroyed
Slaughtered
Birds
150
9
9
28
0
Outbreak statistics
Species
Apparent morbidity rate
Apparent mortality rate
Apparent case fatality rate
Proportion susceptible animals lost*
Birds
6.00%
6.00%
100.00%
24.67%
*Removed from the susceptible population through death, destruction and/or slaughter
Epidemiology
Source of the outbreak(s) or origin of infection
Unknown or inconclusive
Control measures
Measures applied
Movement control inside the country
Screening
Traceability
Stamping out
Official disposal of carcasses, by-products and waste
Vaccination prohibited
No treatment of affected animals
Measures to be applied
Disinfection / Disinfestation
Surveillance within containment and/or protection zone
"Safety and security don't just happen, they are the result of collective consensus and public investment. We owe our children, the most vulnerable citizens in our society, a life free of violence and fear." -Nelson Mandela
?land Lemland found in V?rd? and tufted ducks were found dead in the area 25/11/2016 completed studies of highly H5N8-type avian influenza. The highly pathogenic form results in high mortality rates in most poultry species. This is the first time that Finland states of highly pathogenic avian influenza. In addition, peacocks and chickens Mariehamn bird kindergarten submitted to Evira has found the highly pathogenic avian influenza H5 30/11/2016.
After the confirmation of highly pathogenic avian influenza Evira set up around the venues of the disease restricted. Further information about the restricted zones and restricted zone maps can be found on the left-hand menu.
Information received on 09/12/2016 from Dr Taina Aaltonen, Chief Veterinary Officer and Deputy Director General, Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, Helsinki, Finland
Summary
Report type
Follow-up report No. 2
Date of start of the event
12/11/2016
Date of confirmation of the event
25/11/2016
Report date
09/12/2016
Date submitted to OIE
09/12/2016
Reason for notification
First occurrence of a listed disease in the country
"Safety and security don't just happen, they are the result of collective consensus and public investment. We owe our children, the most vulnerable citizens in our society, a life free of violence and fear." -Nelson Mandela
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