Dutch to cull 8,800 chickens in H7 bird flu alert (WHTC, May 12 2011)

[Giuseppe]

[Source: WHTC, full text: (LINK).]

Dutch to cull 8,800 chickens in bird flu alert

Posted Thursday May 12, 2011

AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Dutch authorities on Thursday said they would destroy 8,800 chickens at an organic poultry farm in central Netherlands after the discovery of bird flu, the second such case in two months.

Sixty farms within a 3 km (2 mile) radius of the farm in Kootwijkerbroek were to be screened and tests were expected to show on Friday whether the H7 strain of bird flu detected was highly pathogenic, the government said in a statement.

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[Gert van der Hoek]

Re: Dutch to cull 8,800 chickens in H7 bird flu alert (WHTC, May 12 2011)

Confirmation from Ministry of Agriculture : it is Low Pathogenic H7 .

Link to press release in Dutch

More news, background, map, video's in this thread (in Dutch):

http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=167758

 

[Giuseppe]

Re: Dutch to cull 8,800 chickens in H7 bird flu alert (WHTC, May 12 2011)

[Source: OIE, full page: (LINK). Extract, edited.]

Low pathogenic avian influenza (poultry), Netherlands


Information received on 13/05/2011 from Dr Christianne Bruschke, Chief Veterinary Officer , Ministry of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality, Ministry of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality, The Hague, Netherlands

• Summary
  • Report type Immediate notification
  • Start date 11/05/2011
  • Date of first confirmation of the event 12/05/2011
  • Report date 13/05/2011
  • Date submitted to OIE 13/05/2011
  • Reason for notification Reoccurrence of a listed disease
  • Date of previous occurrence 25/03/2011
  • Manifestation of disease Clinical disease
  • Causal agent Low pathogenic avian influenza virus
  • Serotype Pending
  • Nature of diagnosis Laboratory (advanced)
  • This event pertains to a defined zone within the country
• New outbreaks
  • Outbreak 1 (AI 2011-2) - Kootwijkerbroek, GELDERLAND
    • Date of start of the outbreak 11/05/2011
    • Outbreak status Continuing (or date resolved not provided)
    • Epidemiological unit Farm
    • Affected animals: Species ? Susceptible ? Cases ? Deaths ? Destroyed ? Slaughtered
      • Birds ? 8800 ? 12 ? 0 ? 8788 ? 0
      • Affected Population Free range laying hens
• Summary of outbreaks
  • Total outbreaks: 1
  • Outbreak statistics: Species - Apparent morbidity rate - Apparent mortality rate - Apparent case fatality rate - Proportion susceptible animals lost*
    • Birds - 0.14% - 0.00% - 0.00% - 99.86%
    • * 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
  • Screening of all poultry in 3 km zone. Serotype is H7.
  • 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
    • Stamping out
    • Movement control inside the country
    • Screening
    • Zoning
    • Vaccination prohibited
    • No treatment of affected animals
  • Measures to be applied
    • No other measures
• Diagnostic test results
  • Laboratory name and type Central Veterinary Institute, Lelystad (National laboratory)
    • Tests and results: Species ? Test - Test date ? Result
      • Birds - polymerase chain reaction (PCR) - 12/05/2011 ? Positive
• Future Reporting
  • The event is continuing. Weekly follow-up reports will be submitted.

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