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  • Influenza A (H3N2), Denmark (WAHID Interface - OIE World Animal Health Information Database, 12/16/09, edited)

    Influenza A (H3N2), Denmark (WAHID Interface - OIE World Animal Health Information Database, 12/16/09, edited)
    Influenza A (H3N2), Denmark

    Information received on 16/12/2009 from Dr Jan Mousing, Chief Veterinary Officer, Danish Veterinary and Food Administration, Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Fisheries, Soborg, Denmark
    • Summary
      • Report type Follow-up report No. 3 (Final report)
      • Start date 28/09/2009
      • Date of first confirmation of the event 21/10/2009
      • Report date 16/12/2009
      • Date submitted to OIE 16/12/2009
      • Date event resolved 16/12/2009
      • Reason for notification Emerging disease
      • Morbidity 25 %
      • Mortality 0.8 %
      • Zoonotic impact The potential for infecting humans is unknown but cannot be ruled out.
      • Causal agent Influenza A (H3N2)
      • Related reports
        • Immediate notification (23/10/2009)
        • Follow-up report No. 1 (30/10/2009)
        • Follow-up report No. 2 (27/11/2009)
        • Follow-up report No. 3 (16/12/2009)

    • Outbreaks
      • There are no new outbreaks in this report

    • Epidemiology
      • Source of the outbreak(s) or origin of infection
        • Unknown or inconclusive

    • Epidemiological comments
      • There have not been any new outbreaks reported in the last one and a half month and the official restrictions have been lifted on all the affected farms.
      • The Danish Veterinary and Food Administration therefore considered the event to be resolved.
      • Official restrictions were placed on the involved mink holdings and were lifted when clinical signs have been absent for at least seven days.
      • The mortality has on average been of 0.8% in the affected holdings.
      • The morbidity has been very different between the affected holdings (ranging from less than 1% to 97%) and has on average been approximately of 25%.

    • Control measures
      • Measures applied
        • Quarantine
        • Movement control inside the country
        • Screening
        • No vaccination
        • No treatment of affected animals
      • Measures to be applied
        • No other measures

    • Future Reporting
      • The event is resolved. No more reports will be submitted.

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    <cite cite="http://www.oie.int/wahis/public.php?page=single_report&pop=1&reportid=8768" >WAHID Interface - OIE World Animal Health Information Database</cite>
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