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Slovenia reports bird flu outbreak in Podravska Region - Swan
Slovenia reports bird flu outbreak in Podravska Region - Swan
Wednesday, 01/04/2017
On Pragersko confirmed case of bird flu
Department for Food Safety, Veterinary and Plant Protection confirmed a case of bird flu in Pragersko . More details will be revealed at a press conference at 17 hours.
JUBLJANA (Reuters) - Slovenia confirmed on Wednesday its first case of H5N8 bird flu, detected in a swan in the town of Pragersko some 120 km (75 miles) northeast of the capital Ljubljana, officials said.
Farmers in the area will be required to keep their poultry indoors to prevent the spread of the virus to farm animals, Matjaz Emersic, a spokesman for the National Administration for Food Safety, Veterinary and Plant Protection, told Reuters.
LJUBLJANA (Reuters) - Slovenia confirmed on Wednesday its first case of H5N8 bird flu, detected in a swan in the town of Pragersko some 120 km (75 miles) northeast of the capital Ljubljana, officials said. Farmers in the area will be required to keep their poultry indoors to prevent the spread of the
Ljubljana, 8 January - After a case of bird flu was confirmed in Pragersko in the north-east of Slovenia on Wednesday, another dead swan tested positive for the virus subtype H5N8, the Administration for Food Safety, Veterinary Sector and Plant Protection said on Sunday. The swan was found in Maribor.
Highly pathogenic influenza A viruses (infection with) (non-poultry and wild birds),
Slovenia
Information received on 12/01/2017 from Dr Janez Posedi, Director General, Administration of the Republic of Slovenia for Food Safety, Veterinary Sector and Plant Protection (AFSVSPP), Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Food, Ljubljana, Slovenia
Summary
Report type
Immediate notification
Date of start of the event
01/01/2017
Date of confirmation of the event
05/01/2017
Report date
12/01/2017
Date submitted to OIE
12/01/2017
Reason for notification
New strain of a listed disease in the country
Causal agent
Highly pathogenic influenza A virus
Serotype
H5N8
Nature of diagnosis
Laboratory (basic), Laboratory (advanced)
This event pertains to
a defined zone within the country
New outbreaks (3)
Outbreak 1
Pragersko, MARIBOR
Date of start of the outbreak
01/01/2017
Outbreak status
Continuing (or date resolved not provided)
Epidemiological unit
Other
Affected animals
Species
Susceptible
Cases
Deaths
Destroyed
Slaughtered
Mute Swan:Cygnus olor(Anatidae)
3
3
0
0
Affected population
Three swans were found dead in a pond in Pragersko
Outbreak 2
Maribor-Lent, MARIBOR
Date of start of the outbreak
06/01/2017
Outbreak status
Continuing (or date resolved not provided)
Epidemiological unit
Other
Affected animals
Species
Susceptible
Cases
Deaths
Destroyed
Slaughtered
Mute Swan:Cygnus olor(Anatidae)
1
1
0
0
Affected population
Swan was found dead near river Drava.
Outbreak 3
Pragersko, MARIBOR
Date of start of the outbreak
10/01/2017
Outbreak status
Continuing (or date resolved not provided)
Epidemiological unit
Other
Affected animals
Species
Susceptible
Cases
Deaths
Destroyed
Slaughtered
Mute Swan:Cygnus olor(Anatidae)
1
1
0
0
Affected population
Dead swan was found near the pond.
Summary of outbreaks
Total outbreaks: 3
Total animals affected
Species
Susceptible
Cases
Deaths
Destroyed
Slaughtered
Mute Swan:Cygnus olor(Anatidae)
5
5
0
0
Outbreak statistics
Species
Apparent morbidity rate
Apparent mortality rate
Apparent case fatality rate
Proportion susceptible animals lost*
Mute Swan:Cygnus olor(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
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 veterinary institute (National laboratory)
"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
Highly pathogenic influenza A viruses (infection with) (non-poultry including wild birds),
Slovenia
Information received on 24/01/2017 from Dr Janez Posedi, Director General, Administration of the Republic of Slovenia for Food Safety, Veterinary Sector and Plant Protection (AFSVSPP), Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Food, Ljubljana, Slovenia
Mute swan (Cygnus olor) was found dead near lake Ptuj. National Veterinary Institute confirmed H5N8. Pathogenicity could not be determined due to low level of the virus present in the sample.
Outbreak 2
Pragersko, MARIBOR
Date of start of the outbreak
17/01/2017
Outbreak status
Continuing (or date resolved not provided)
Epidemiological unit
Other
Affected animals
Species
Susceptible
Cases
Deaths
Destroyed
Slaughtered
Mute Swan:Cygnus olor(Anatidae)
1
1
0
0
Affected population
Dead swan (Cygnus olor) was found dead on the pond in Pragersko. National Veterinary Institute confirmed H5N8. Pathogenicity is pending.
Outbreak 3
Rankovci, MURSKA SOBOTA
Date of start of the outbreak
18/01/2017
Outbreak status
Continuing (or date resolved not provided)
Epidemiological unit
Other
Affected animals
Species
Susceptible
Cases
Deaths
Destroyed
Slaughtered
Mute Swan:Cygnus olor(Anatidae)
1
1
0
0
Affected population
Mute swan (Cygnus olor) was found dead in the pond in Rankovci. National Veterinary Institute confirmed H5N8. Pathogenicity is pending.
Summary of outbreaks
Total outbreaks: 3
Total animals affected
Species
Susceptible
Cases
Deaths
Destroyed
Slaughtered
Mute Swan:Cygnus olor(Anatidae)
3
3
0
0
Outbreak statistics
Species
Apparent morbidity rate
Apparent mortality rate
Apparent case fatality rate
Proportion susceptible animals lost*
Mute Swan:Cygnus olor(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
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 veterinary institute (National laboratory)
"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
Highly pathogenic influenza A viruses (infection with) (non-poultry including wild birds),
Slovenia
Information received on 27/01/2017 from Dr Janez Posedi, Director General, Administration of the Republic of Slovenia for Food Safety, Veterinary Sector and Plant Protection (AFSVSPP), Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Food, Ljubljana, Slovenia
"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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