[Source: OIE, full page: (LINK). Edited.]
Low pathogenic avian influenza (poultry), Ireland
Information received on 23/04/2012 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 23/04/2012 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. 2 (Final report)
- Start date 17/03/2012
- Date of first confirmation of the event 29/03/2012
- Report date 23/04/2012
- Date submitted to OIE 23/04/2012
- Date event resolved 23/04/2012
- 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)
- Follow-up report No. 2 (23/04/2012)
- 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
- Final cleansing and disinfection was completed on 2 April 2012.
- The single commercial poultry holding in the restriction zone was sampled on 24 March 2012, 30 March 2012 and 17 April 2012 with negative results for H5 and H7.
- There have been no new outbreaks of LPAI H5N2.
- The restriction zone was lifted on 23 April 2012.
- 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 resolved. No more reports will be submitted.
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