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  • Czech Republic reports 9th avian flu outbreak


    Olomouc region

    jan 21, 2017

    Bird flu is confirmed in Lovesice Přerov


    Prague - Veterinarians confirmed the first outbreak of bird flu in the Olomouc region. It is a Lově?ice to Prerov. Bred there has roughly 150 to 200 hens and 15 pieces of water fowl. Yet he died about 35 hens, the other birds are seen signs of infection. Breeding will be discharged today around noon, then declare a protection and surveillance zone, he told ČTK spokesman for the State Veterinary Administration (SVS) Petr Pejchal. This center is the ninth outbreak of the disease in the country.

    "Breeder announced Friday gradual dieback poultry within two days," said Pejchal. Investigations then confirmed the H5 subtype of the disease.

    In Olomouc previously found veterinarians bird flu in dead wild swans. Regarding wild birds, focus or surveillance zone will not be announced.

    Bird flu in the Czech Republic emerged at the beginning of this year, after about ten years. In the Czech Republic in farms currently nine outbreaks were confirmed and mortality in wild birds, except Olomouc also in Prague, Nachod or in Hradec Kralove. Four outbreaks are in southern Moravia, one of them in the Central Region and three in South Bohemia.

    Breeders can get from the state for compensation discharged pieces, but must request it within six weeks the animals are killed. Due to infection pays fairs birds, birds commercial breeders must be free range, or face a fine of up to two million people.

    In neighbouring Slovakia veterinarians from the end of last year confirmed bird flu in 19 cases.
    Praha - Veterin?ři potvrdili prvn? ohnisko ptač? chřipky v Olomouck?m kraji. Jde o Lově?ice na Přerovsku. Chovatel tam m? zhruba 150 a? 200 slepic a 15 kusů vodn? drůbe?e. Dosud mu uhynulo asi 35 slepic, u dal??ch pt?ků jsou pozorov?ny zn?mky n?kazy. Chov bude vybit? dnes kolem poledne, n?sledně se vyhl?s? ochrann? a dozorov? p?smo, řekl ČTK mluvč? St?tn? veterin?rn? spr?vy (SVS) Petr Pejchal. Jde tak o dev?t? ohnisko t?to nemoci v republice.
    ?Addressing chronic disease is an issue of human rights ? that must be our call to arms"
    Richard Horton, Editor-in-Chief The Lancet

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    Highly pathogenic avian influenza,
    Czech Republic
    Information received on 24/01/2017 from Dr Zbyněk Semer?d, Director General, State Veterinary Administration, Veterinary Administration, Prague, Czech Republic
    Summary
    Report type Follow-up report No. 3
    Date of start of the event 04/01/2017
    Date of confirmation of the event 04/01/2017
    Report date 24/01/2017
    Date submitted to OIE 24/01/2017
    Reason for notification First occurrence of a listed disease
    Manifestation of disease Clinical disease
    Causal agent Highly pathogenic avian influenza virus
    Serotype H5N8
    Nature of diagnosis Clinical, Laboratory (advanced), Necropsy
    This event pertains to a defined zone within the country
    Related reports Immediate notification (05/01/2017)
    Follow-up report No. 1 (14/01/2017)
    Follow-up report No. 2 (18/01/2017)
    Follow-up report No. 3 (24/01/2017)
    New outbreaks (2)
    Outbreak 1 Sobeslav, T?bor, JIHOCESK?
    Date of start of the outbreak 18/01/2017
    Outbreak status Continuing (or date resolved not provided)
    Epidemiological unit Backyard
    Affected animals
    Species Susceptible Cases Deaths Destroyed Slaughtered
    Birds 44 7 7 37 0
    Affected population The affected population were 11 geese, 23 ducks and 10 hens.
    Outbreak 2 Prerov, Lovesice, OLOMOUCK?
    Date of start of the outbreak 20/01/2017
    Outbreak status Continuing (or date resolved not provided)
    Epidemiological unit Backyard
    Affected animals
    Species Susceptible Cases Deaths Destroyed Slaughtered
    Birds 509 62 62 447 0
    Affected population The affected population were 495 hens, 14 ducks.
    Summary of outbreaks Total outbreaks: 2
    Total animals affected
    Species Susceptible Cases Deaths Destroyed Slaughtered
    Birds 553 69 69 484 0
    Outbreak statistics
    Species Apparent morbidity rate Apparent mortality rate Apparent case fatality rate Proportion susceptible animals lost*
    Birds 12.48% 12.48% 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
    • Contact with wild species
    Control measures
    Measures applied
    • Movement control inside the country
    • Screening
    • Disinfection / Disinfestation
    • Quarantine
    • Stamping out
    • Zoning
    • 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
    State Veterinary Institute, Prague (National laboratory) Birds reverse transcription - polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) 18/01/2017 Positive
    State Veterinary Institute, Prague (National laboratory) Birds reverse transcription - polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) 20/01/2017 Positive
    Future Reporting
    The event is continuing. Weekly follow-up reports will be submitted.
    ...
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