Pandemic A/H1N1 virus, Italy (WAHID Interface - OIE World Animal Health Information Database, 12/4/09, edited)

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Pandemic A/H1N1 virus, Italy (WAHID Interface - OIE World Animal Health Information Database, 12/4/09, edited)

Pandemic A/H1N1 virus, Italy

Information received on 04/12/2009 from Prof. Dr Romano Marabelli, Capo Dipartimento, Dipartimento Sanita Pubblica Veterinaria, Nutrizione e Sicurezza Alimenti , Ministero Lavoro,Salute e Politiche Sociali, ROME , Italy

• Summary
  • Report type Immediate notification (Final report)
  • Start date 23/11/2009
  • Date of first confirmation of the event 27/11/2009
  • Report date 04/12/2009
  • Date submitted to OIE 04/12/2009
  • Date event resolved 04/12/2009
  • Reason for notification Emerging disease
  • Morbidity 30 %
  • Mortality 0 %
  • Zoonotic impact It affects also humans
  • Causal agent Pandemic A/H1N1 virus

• New outbreaks
  • Outbreak 1 (1 A/H1N1) - NERVIANO, MILANO, LOMBARDIA
    • Date of start of the outbreak 23/11/2009
    • Outbreak status Resolved (04/12/2009)
    • Epidemiological unit Farm
    • Affected animals: Species - Susceptible - Cases - Deaths - Destroyed - Slaughtered
      • Swine - 1250 - 375 - 0 - 0 - 0
      • Affected Population: The breeding sows were sick with lack of appetite, weakness and fever. All sows recovered fully in few 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 - 30.00% - 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
    • Unknown or inconclusive

• Epidemiological comments
  • Positivity detected in the framework of the strengthened surveillance.

• Control measures
  • Measures applied
    • No vaccination
    • No treatment of affected animals
  • Measures to be applied
    • No other measures

• Diagnostic test results
  • Laboratory name and type Experimental Zooprophylactic Institute (IZS), Brescia, National Reference Laboratory (National laboratory)
    • Tests and results: Species - Test - Test date - Result
      • Swine - reverse transcription - polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) - 27/11/2009 - Positive

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

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