[Source: OIE, full page: (LINK). Edited.]
Low pathogenic avian influenza (poultry), Ireland
Information received on 12/04/2012 from Dr Martin Blake, Chief Veterinary Officer, Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Agriculture House, Dublin, Ireland
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Low pathogenic avian influenza (poultry), Ireland
Information received on 12/04/2012 from Dr Martin Blake, Chief Veterinary Officer, Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Agriculture House, Dublin, Ireland
- Summary
- Report type Follow-up report No. 1
- Start date 17/03/2012
- Date of first confirmation of the event 29/03/2012
- Report date 12/04/2012
- Date submitted to OIE 12/04/2012
- Reason for notification Reoccurrence of a listed disease
- Date of previous occurrence 1998
- Manifestation of disease Clinical disease
- Causal agent Low pathogenic avian influenza virus
- Serotype H5N2
- Nature of diagnosis Clinical, Laboratory (advanced)
- This event pertains to the whole country
- Related reports
- Immediate notification (03/04/2012)
- Follow-up report No. 1 (12/04/2012)
- Outbreaks
- There are no new outbreaks in this report
- Epidemiology
- Source of the outbreak(s) or origin of infection
- Contact with wild species
- Source of the outbreak(s) or origin of infection
- Epidemiological comments
- Based on laboratory reports infection is believed to have occurred subsequent to import.
- Pheasants from the same source on a second premises were sampled on 30 March and were negative for avian influenza on real-time PCR and serology.
- A single commercial flock (broilers) within the 1km zone was sampled and was negative for avian influenza on real-time PCR.
- Note by the OIE Animal Health Information Department:
- H5 and H7 avian influenza in its low pathogenic form in poultry is a notifiable disease as per Chapter 10.4. on avian influenza of the Terrestrial Animal Health Code (2011).
- Control measures
- Measures applied
- Stamping out
- Movement control inside the country
- Zoning
- Disinfection of infected premises/establishment(s)
- Vaccination prohibited
- No treatment of affected animals
- Measures to be applied
- No other measures
- Measures applied
- Future Reporting
- The event is continuing. Weekly follow-up reports will be submitted.
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