H7N9 - Low pathogenic avian influenza (poultry), United States of America (OIE, June 30 2011): 1 New Minnesota Outbreak, Kuwait bans poultry products

[Giuseppe]

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

Low pathogenic avian influenza (poultry), United States of America


Information received on 29/06/2011 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 Immediate notification
  • Start date 23/06/2011
  • Date of first confirmation of the event 29/06/2011
  • Report date 29/06/2011
  • Date submitted to OIE 29/06/2011
  • Reason for notification Reoccurrence of a listed disease
  • Date of previous occurrence 26/05/2011
  • Manifestation of disease Sub-clinical infection
  • 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 - Wright County, Wright, MINNESOTA
    • Date of start of the outbreak 23/06/2011
    • Outbreak status Continuing (or date resolved not provided)
    • Epidemiological unit Farm
    • Affected animals: Species ? Susceptible ? Cases ? Deaths ? Destroyed ? Slaughtered
      • Birds ? 5500 - ? ? 0 ? 0 ? 0
      • Affected Population Commercial turkey operation. Routine pre-market testing of healthy birds with no clinical signs of avian influenza.
• Summary of outbreaks
  • Total outbreaks: 1
  • Outbreak statistics: Species - Apparent morbidity rate - Apparent mortality rate - Apparent case fatality rate - Proportion susceptible animals lost*
    • Birds ? ** - 0.00% ? ** - 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
  • The USDA Animal Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) and the Minnesota Board of Animal Health are conducting a comprehensive epidemiological investigation of this event.
  • Epidemiological summary of the event:
    • Routine pre-harvest testing of turkeys for avian influenza, no clinical signs of influenza.
    • Following the State response and containment plan, the Minnesota Board of Animal Health has quarantined the index premises and has established a surveillance zone.
    • A three mile surveillance zone has been implemented. All flocks within the three mile surveillance zone have been tested and are negative for influenza.
    • No virus isolated.
  • 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
    • Zoning
    • Vaccination prohibited
    • No treatment of affected animals
  • Measures to be applied
    • Disinfection of infected premises/establishment(s)
• Diagnostic test results
  • Laboratory name and type National Veterinary Services Laboratories (NVSL) (National laboratory)
    • Tests and results: Species ? Test - Test date ? Result
      • Birds - real-time reverse transcriptase/polymerase chain reaction (RRT-PCR) - 29/06/2011 ? Positive
      • Birds - virus isolation - Pending
• Future Reporting
  • The event is continuing. Weekly follow-up reports will be submitted.

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[sharon sanders]

H7N9 - Low pathogenic avian influenza (poultry), United States of America (OIE, June 30 2011): 1 New Minnesota Outbreak, Kuwait bans poultry products

machine translation -

Kuwait bans poultry from Minnesota

18/07/2011

Ban the import of birds from Minnesota U.S.

KUNA - The Public Authority for Agriculture Affairs and Fisheries, yesterday, to impose a temporary ban on the import of all kinds of live birds and hatching eggs and chicks one day old broiler chickens and white, from Minnesota in the United States of America. The authority said in a press statement that the Chairman of the Board and Director General Jassim Al-Bader has issued such a ruling, based on what was to the body of reports from the World Organization for Animal Health, reported the emergence of bird flu in that state.

http://www.alqabas.com.kw/Article.aspx?id=720650&date=18072011

 

[sharon sanders]

Re: Low pathogenic avian influenza (poultry), United States of America (OIE, June 30 2011): 1 New Minnesota Outbreak, serotype pending

Re: Low pathogenic avian influenza (poultry), United States of America (OIE, June 30 2011): 1 New Minnesota Outbreak, serotype pending

Follow-up report:

Summary
Report type Follow-up report No. 1
Start date 23/06/2011
Date of first confirmation of the event 29/06/2011
Report date 08/07/2011
Date submitted to OIE 08/07/2011
Reason for notification Reoccurrence of a listed disease
Date of previous occurrence 26/05/2011
Manifestation of disease Sub-clinical infection
Causal agent Low pathogenic avian influenza virus
Serotype H7N9

http://web.oie.int/wahis/public.php?page=single_report&pop=1&reportid=10752