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  • 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.


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    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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    Highly pathogenic avian influenza,
    Bulgaria
    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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