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Low pathogenic avian influenza (poultry), United States of America
Information received on 02/06/2011 from Dr John Clifford, Deputy Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, United States Department of Agriculture, Washington, United States of America
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Low pathogenic avian influenza (poultry), United States of America
Information received on 02/06/2011 from Dr John Clifford, Deputy Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, United States Department of Agriculture, Washington, United States of America
- Summary
- Report type Follow-up report No. 4 (Final report)
- Start date 25/03/2011
- Date of first confirmation of the event 25/03/2011
- Report date 02/06/2011
- Date submitted to OIE 02/06/2011
- Date event resolved 26/05/2011
- Reason for notification Reoccurrence of a listed disease
- Date of previous occurrence 15/12/2009
- Manifestation of disease Sub-clinical infection
- Causal agent Low pathogenic avian influenza virus
- Serotype H7N3
- Nature of diagnosis Laboratory (advanced)
- This event pertains to a defined zone within the country
- Related reports
- Immediate notification (29/03/2011)
- Follow-up report No. 1 (07/04/2011)
- Follow-up report No. 2 (14/04/2011)
- Follow-up report No. 3 (13/05/2011)
- Follow-up report No. 4 (02/06/2011)
- Outbreaks
- There are no new outbreaks in this report
- Epidemiology
- Source of the outbreak(s) or origin of infection
- Unknown or inconclusive
- Source of the outbreak(s) or origin of infection
- Epidemiological comments
- Cleaning and disinfection of the index premises is complete and the quarantine has been released.
- This LPAI event is considered closed.
- Note by the OIE Animal Health Information Department: H5 and H7 avian influenza in its low pathogenic form in poultry is a notifiable disease as per Chapter 10.4. on avian influenza of the Terrestrial Animal Health Code (2010).
- Control measures
- Measures applied
- Quarantine
- Movement control inside the country
- Disinfection of infected premises/establishment(s)
- Modified stamping out
- 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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