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    Pandemic influenza A/H1N1 2009, Finland (WAHID Interface - OIE World Animal Health Information Database, 11/30/09, edited)
    Pandemic influenza A/H1N1 2009, Finland

    Information received on 30/11/2009 from Dr Riitta Heinonen, Deputy Director General, Department of Food and Health, Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, HELSINKI, Finland
    • Summary
      • Report type Immediate notification (Final report)
      • Start date 18/11/2009
      • Date of first confirmation of the event 25/11/2009
      • Report date 30/11/2009
      • Date submitted to OIE 30/11/2009
      • Date event resolved 30/11/2009
      • Reason for notification Emerging disease
      • Morbidity 80 %
      • Mortality 0 %
      • Zoonotic impact It affects also humans
      • Causal agent Pandemic A/H1N1 virus

    • New outbreaks
      • Outbreak 1 - Teuva, L?NSI-SUOMI
        • Date of start of the outbreak 18/11/2009
        • Outbreak status Resolved (30/11/2009)
        • Epidemiological unit Farm
        • Affected animals: Species - Susceptible - Cases - Deaths - Destroyed - Slaughtered
          • Swine - 950 - 800 - 0 - 0 - 0
          • Affected Population A farm with 150 sows and 800 fattening pigs. The fattening pigs were sick with lack of appetite, fever and mild respiratory signs. All pigs recovered fully in 1-2 days.

    • Summary of outbreaks
      • Total outbreaks: 1
      • Outbreak statistics: Species - Apparent morbidity rate - Apparent mortality rate - Apparent case fatality rate - Proportion susceptible animals lost*
        • Swine - 84.21% - 0.00% - 0.00% - 0.00%
        • * Removed from the susceptible population through death, destruction and/or slaughter

    • Epidemiology
      • Source of the outbreak(s) or origin of infection
        • Contact with infected person

    • Epidemiological comments
      • The farmers were sick with flu-like symptoms a few days before the pigs got sick.
      • The farm is under voluntary restrictions agreed by the industry, which consist of a two-week quarantine for delivery of fattening pigs to other farms and a four-week quarantine for delivery of breeding pigs to other farms.
      • Pigs sent to slaughter must be free of clinical signs.

    • 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 Finnish Food Safety Authority (National laboratory)
        • Tests and results: Species - Test - Test date - Result
          • Swine - real-time reverse transcriptase/polymerase chain reaction (RRT-PCR) - 25/11/2009 - Positive
      • Laboratory name and type National Institute for Health and Welfare (National laboratory)
        • Tests and results: Species - Test - Test date - Result
          • Swine - gene sequencing - 30/11/2009 - Positive
          • Swine - real-time reverse transcriptase/polymerase chain reaction (RRT-PCR) - 26/11/2009 - Positive

    • 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=8707" >WAHID Interface - OIE World Animal Health Information Database</cite>
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