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Missouri - 1 new outbreak of low pathogenic avian influenza H7N1 in commercial turkey in Jasper County (OIE, March 06, 2018)
Missouri - 1 new outbreak of low pathogenic avian influenza H7N1 in commercial turkey in Jasper County (OIE, March 06, 2018)
Low pathogenic avian influenza (poultry),
United States of America
Information received on 06/03/2018 from Dr John Clifford, Official Delegate, Chief Trade Advisor, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, United States Department of Agriculture, Washington, United States of America
Summary
Report type
Immediate notification
Date of start of the event
26/02/2018
Date of confirmation of the event
03/03/2018
Report date
06/03/2018
Date submitted to OIE
06/03/2018
Reason for notification
Recurrence of a listed disease
Date of previous occurrence
2017
Manifestation of disease
Sub-clinical infection
Causal agent
Low pathogenic avian influenza virus
Serotype
H7N1
Nature of diagnosis
Laboratory (advanced)
This event pertains to
a defined zone within the country
New outbreaks (1)
Outbreak 1
Jasper County, Jasper, MISSOURI
Date of start of the outbreak
26/02/2018
Outbreak status
Continuing (or date resolved not provided)
Epidemiological unit
Farm
Affected animals
Species
Susceptible
Cases
Deaths
Killed and disposed of
Slaughtered
Birds
20000
0
0
0
Affected population
Commercial meat turkey flock
Summary of outbreaks
Total outbreaks: 1
Total animals affected
Species
Susceptible
Cases
Deaths
Killed and disposed of
Slaughtered
Birds
20000
**
0
0
0
Outbreak statistics
Species
Apparent morbidity rate
Apparent mortality rate
Apparent case fatality rate
Proportion susceptible animals lost*
Birds
**
0.00%
**
0.00%
*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
Epidemiological comments
As part of routine, pre-slaughter testing and surveillance for H5/H7 Avian Influenza, H7N1 presumptive low pathogenic avian influenza (LPAI) was detected in a healthy commercial meat turkey flock based upon H7 PCR and antibody to H7 and N1; further characterization is pending virus recovery. There have been no clinical signs of illness or increased mortality on the premises. This is the first detection of H7 LPAI in commercial poultry in the United States for 2018. The turkeys will be depopulated through controlled marketing. The USDA Animal Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) and the Missouri Department of Agriculture are conducting a comprehensive epidemiological investigation and have implemented enhanced surveillance and testing related to this finding. Two additional commercial poultry premises located within the 10km zone were tested negative for influenza virus.
Control measures
Measures applied
Movement control inside the country
Surveillance outside containment and/or protection zone
Surveillance within containment and/or protection zone
Quarantine
Zoning
Vaccination prohibited
No treatment of affected animals
Measures to be applied
No other measures
Diagnostic test results
Laboratory name and type
Species
Test
Test date
Result
Missouri Department of Agriculture Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory (Local laboratory)
Missouri turkey farm quarantined after bird flu detected
POSTED 5:34 PM, MARCH 8, 2018, BY ASSOCIATED PRESS, UPDATED AT 05:33PM, MARCH 8, 2018
ST. LOUIS (AP) ? The U.S. Department of Agriculture says the first commercial case of bird flu in the country this year has been confirmed at a turkey farm in southwestern Missouri.
USDA spokeswoman Lyndsay Cole said Thursday that the H7N1 avian influenza, a low-pathogenic form, was detected through pre-slaughter testing on a farm in Jasper County that houses 20,000 turkeys. The state put the farm under quarantine.
Cole says two other commercial poultry properties within 6 miles of the farm tested negative for influenza.
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ST. LOUIS (AP) – The U.S. Department of Agriculture says the first commercial case of bird flu in the country this year has been confirmed at a turkey farm in southwestern Missouri. USDA spok…
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