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Bulgaria - Plovdiv: Latest bird flu case affects 43,000 laying hens in a farm in Trilistnik - HP H5N8 confirmed
Bulgaria - Plovdiv: Latest bird flu case affects 43,000 laying hens in a farm in Trilistnik - HP H5N8 confirmed
Plovdiv. The latest bird flu case affects 43,000 laying hens in a farm in the village of Trilistnik, regional food safety director Kamen Yankov told Focus Radio. Laboratory tests have confirmed an outbreak of the disease, identified as a primary outbreak.
The measures taken to control and eradicate the disease include humane killing of all birds in the affected farm, disinfection and delineation of a 3-km protection area and a 10-km observation area around the site.
Plovdiv. The latest bird flu case affects 43,000 laying hens in a farm in the village of Trilistnik, regional food safety director Kamen Yankov told Focus Radio.
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Information received on 30/09/2018 from Dr Damyan Iliev, Chief Veterinary Officer & Deputy Executive Director, Bulgarian Food Safety Agency, Ministry of Agriculture and Food, Sofia, Bulgaria
Summary
Report type
Immediate notification (Final report)
Date of start of the event
19/09/2018
Date of confirmation of the event
19/09/2018
Report date
30/09/2018
Date submitted to OIE
30/09/2018
Date event resolved
28/09/2018
Reason for notification
Recurrence of a listed disease
Date of previous occurrence
17/08/2018
Manifestation of disease
Clinical disease
Causal agent
Highly pathogenic avian influenza virus
Serotype
H5N8
Nature of diagnosis
Laboratory (basic)
This event pertains to
a defined zone within the country
New outbreaks (1)
Outbreak 1
Trilistnik, Plovdiv
Date of start of the outbreak
19/09/2018
Outbreak status
Resolved (28/09/2018)
Epidemiological unit
Farm
Affected animals
Species
Susceptible
Cases
Deaths
Killed and disposed of
Slaughtered
Birds
44063
415
415
43648
0
Summary of outbreaks
Total outbreaks: 1
Total animals affected
Species
Susceptible
Cases
Deaths
Killed and disposed of
Slaughtered
Birds
44063
415
415
43648
0
Outbreak statistics
Species
Apparent morbidity rate
Apparent mortality rate
Apparent case fatality rate
Proportion susceptible animals lost*
Birds
0.94%
0.94%
100.00%
100.00%
*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
All relevant emergency and eradication measures pursuant to Council Directive 2005/94/EC on Community measures for the control of avian influenza and the National contingency plan for avian influenza have been imposed.
Control measures
Measures applied
Movement control inside the country
Surveillance within containment and/or protection zone
Screening
Traceability
Stamping out
Zoning
Disinfection
Vaccination prohibited
No treatment of affected animals
Measures to be applied
No other measures
Diagnostic test results
Laboratory name and type
Species
Test
Test date
Result
National reference laboratory for avian influenza and Newcastle disease (National laboratory)
Birds
real-time PCR
19/09/2018
Positive
Future Reporting
The event is resolved. No more reports will be submitted.
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