Pandemic influenza A/H1N1 (2009), Denmark (OIE, WAHID Interface, 1/11/10, edited)

[Giuseppe]

Pandemic influenza A/H1N1 (2009), Denmark (OIE, WAHID Interface, 1/11/10, edited)

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Pandemic influenza A/H1N1 (2009), Denmark

Information received on 09/01/2010 from Dr Jan Mousing, Chief Veterinary Officer, Danish Veterinary and Food Administration, Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Fisheries, Soborg, Denmark

• Summary
  • Report type Immediate notification
  • Start date 04/01/2010
  • Date of first confirmation of the event 09/01/2010
  • Report date 09/01/2010
  • Date submitted to OIE 09/01/2010
  • Reason for notification Emerging disease
  • Morbidity 30 %
  • Mortality 0.1 %
  • Zoonotic impact Refer to OIE guidance/opinion
  • Causal agent Pandemic influenza A/H1N1 virus

• New outbreaks
  • Summary of outbreaks
    • Total outbreaks: 2
    • Location(s) - East (Jystrup, Ringsted; T?ll?se, Holb?k)
      • Total animals affected: Species - Susceptible - Cases - Deaths - Destroyed - Slaughtered
        • Swine - 6600 - 950** - 3 - 0 - 0
      • Outbreak statistics: Species - Apparent morbidity rate - Apparent mortality rate - Apparent case fatality rate - Proportion susceptible animals lost*
        • Swine - ** - ** - ** - **
        • * 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
    • Quarantine
    • No vaccination
    • No treatment of affected animals
  • Measures to be applied
    • No other measures

• Diagnostic test results
  • Laboratory name and type National Veterinary Laboratory (National laboratory)
    • Tests and results: Species - Test - Test date - Result
      • Swine - real-time PCR - 09/01/2010 - Positive

• Future Reporting
  • The event is continuing. Weekly follow-up reports will be submitted.

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[Ronan Kelly]

Re: Pandemic influenza A/H1N1 (2009), Denmark (OIE, WAHID Interface, 1/11/10, edited)

Denmark - Swine flu confirmed on 2 farms 17 Jan 2010
The information was submitted to the Organization for Animal Health (OIE) on January 9 by the Danish Food and Veterinary Administration (DFVA), part of the country's Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Fishieries.


The DFVA confirmed that about 950 out of 6,600 pigs from two Mid-Zealand pig farms, in Jystrup, Ringsted and T?ll?se, Holb?k have tested positive for the virus. Three pigs died of the disease.


Restricted movement

The DVFA has restricted the movement of animals from the affected farms for a period of a week until all signs of the infection have disappeared.


Thousands of people have been infected with the virus over the last year, and veterinary experts have warned that poor hygiene among some farm workers could be to blame for passing the virus on to the pigs.


The spread of the virus within pigs is not uncommon, and many other countries, including Argentina, Australia, Canada, Finland, Indonesia, Japan, Norway, Russia, Singapore, South Korea, Thailand, the UK and the USA have already experienced outbreaks.
Source: www.oie.int

http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/170110/denmark___swine_flu_confirmed_on__farms_.aspx