Highly pathogenic avian influenza, Japan (WAHID Interface - OIE World Animal Health Information Database, April 15 2011, edited)

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Highly pathogenic avian influenza, Japan (WAHID Interface - OIE World Animal Health Information Database, April 15 2011, edited)



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Highly pathogenic avian influenza, Japan

Information received on 15/04/2011 from Dr Toshiro Kawashima, CVO, Animal Health Division, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Tokyo , Japan

• Summary
  • Report type Follow-up report No. 12
  • Start date 27/11/2010
  • Date of first confirmation of the event 29/11/2010
  • Report date 15/04/2011
  • Date submitted to OIE 15/04/2011
  • Reason for notification Reoccurrence of a listed disease
  • Date of previous occurrence 01/04/2009
  • Manifestation of disease Clinical disease
  • Causal agent Highly pathogenic avian influenza virus
  • Serotype H5N1
  • Nature of diagnosis Clinical, Laboratory (basic), Laboratory (advanced), Necropsy
  • This event pertains to the whole country
  • Related reports
    • Immediate notification (02/12/2010)
    • Follow-up report No. 1 (09/12/2010)
    • Follow-up report No. 2 (16/12/2010)
    • Follow-up report No. 3 (21/12/2010)
    • Follow-up report No. 4 (27/12/2010)
    • Follow-up report No. 5 (23/01/2011)
    • Follow-up report No. 6 (02/02/2011)
    • Follow-up report No. 7 (09/02/2011)
    • Follow-up report No. 8 (17/02/2011)
    • Follow-up report No. 9 (24/02/2011)
    • Follow-up report No. 10 (11/03/2011)
    • Follow-up report No. 11 (23/03/2011)
    • Follow-up report No. 12 (15/04/2011)
• Outbreaks
  • There are no new outbreaks in this report
• Epidemiology
  • Source of the outbreak(s) or origin of infection
    • Unknown or inconclusive
• Epidemiological comments
  • Mandatory movement restrictions were lifted on 28 March in Minamiise-cho (follow-up report No. 10), Mutsukura-cho (follow-up report No. 10), on 29 March in Kadokawa-cho (follow-up report No. 10), and on 15 April in Wakaba-ku 1 (follow-up report No.11) and Wakaba-ku 2 (follow-up report No. 11).
  • All movement restrictions were lifted by 15 April 2011.
• Control measures
  • Measures applied
    • Stamping out
    • Movement control inside the country
    • Screening
    • Disinfection of infected premises/establishment(s)
    • No vaccination
    • No treatment of affected animals
  • Measures to be applied
    • No other measures
• Future Reporting
  • The event is continuing. Weekly follow-up reports will be submitted.

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