KUWAIT - H5N1 in chickens, falcons, quail

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KUWAIT - H5N1 in chickens, falcons, quail

Cage your falcons ? 2 more cases of bird flu found; Sufficient stocks of Tamiflu http://www.arabtimesonline.com/arabtimes/kuwait/Viewdet.asp?ID=9861&cat=a KUWAIT CITY: The number of bird flu cases discovered in Kuwait on Saturday rose to 49 as samples of two more birds were tested positive for the deadly H5N1 strain, says Dr Ahmad Al-Shatti, spokesman for the Ministry of Health. ?One of the infected birds was discovered in al-Salam area while the other was found in Wafra. The birds were culled by the authorities,? Dr Al-Shatti added. Kuwait on Friday reported five cases of bird flu in chicken, falcon and quail. The authorities have taken a number of measures to contain the outbreak of the disease and the latest one being the temporary closure of all poultry stores in the country. Asked why poultry in the country was not being vaccinated against avian flu, Dr Al-Shatti went on to say that ?the bird flu situation is being regularly monitored by the Public Authority for Agriculture Affairs and Fish Resources (PAAAFR) and the vaccination measure falls under its purview and it will act at an appropriate time.? He also said that adequate measures are being taken to ensure that the migratory birds to do not spread avian flu in the country. ?Bird hunters should avoid shooting down birds as they may be carriers of the deadly disease. We also ask bird hunters to cooperate with the authorities who are doing everything they can to contain the outbreak of the disease. Falcon owners should keep their birds caged so that they do no come in contact with migratory birds.? No human cases of the disease have been reported to date by the authorities as tests conducted on the samples of bird handlers came back negative. Replying to a question, Dr Al-Shatti said he does not have the exact figure on the number of birds culled since the outbreak last month. To a question as to whether the health ministry has placed any fresh orders for the Tamiflu drug, Dr Al-Shatti said there are sufficient stocks of Tamiflu to meet any emergent situation. ?We have over 10 million Tamiflu capsules. Moreover, we have not discovered any human case of bird flu so far.? The total number of people tested so far is 121, added Shatti. ?The fumigation campaign will continue until the disease is eradicated,? he added.

 

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Kuwait culls 25,000 birds

<TABLE id=DetailedNews1_storyTable style="WIDTH: 100%" cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=1 border=0><TBODY><TR id=DetailedNews1_titleRow><TD class=DetailedNewsTitleStyle style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; WIDTH: 100%">Kuwait culls 25,000 birds in anti-bird flu campaign </TD></TR><TR style="HEIGHT: 10px"><TD></TD></TR><TR id=DetailedNews1_fullDetailsRow><TD class=DetailedNewsFullDetailsStyle style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; WIDTH: 100%">AGR-LD KUWAIT-BIRD FLU Kuwait culls 25,000 birds in anti-bird flu campaign By Muntaha Al-Fadhli KUWAIT, March 5 (KUNA) -- Some 25,000 birds have been culled and Kuwait remains totally free of human cases of bird flu; blood samples of 160 people in close contact with birds have tested negative, said spokesman for the joint committee for combating bird flu Dr. Ahmad Al-Shatti on Monday. Speaking to Kuwait News Agency (KUNA), he said teams of the Public Authority for Agricultural Affairs and Fish Resources (PAAAFR) had overseen the culling of birds, noting the committee was working transparently and objectively. Moreover, he said the teams would be expanding their scope of work after completing their survey and spraying of the Kabd, Abdali, and Wafra areas, adding that vet labs would also be beefed up. Al-Shatti warned against the H5N1 strain of the virus, responsible for the onset of bird flu, saying it not only spread from bird to bird and bird to human, but also human to human. Bird flu symptoms in humans include fever, cough, soar throat, fatigue, chills, loss of appetite, and bronchial inflammations that cause breathing difficulties and eventually death, he said. Healthy birds, he said, contracted the H5N1 from secretions of infected birds; saliva, mucus, and feces, as well as eggs, should their shells be broken. He explained that Tamiflu and Relenza had proven effective in protecting humans against the virus, but called on the public to forego the hobby of bird hunting this season. The UN's Food and Agriculture Organization had warned the bird flu crisis was not short-term, but would remain an urgent issue for several years.(pickup previous) mf.hs. ema </TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE> http://www.kuna.net.kw/home/print.aspx?Language=en&DSNO=958257

 

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Re: KUWAIT - New Cases in Sulaibiyah, Walfrah

<TABLE id=DetailedNews1_mainTable dir=ltr style="WIDTH: 100%; BORDER-COLLAPSE: collapse; HEIGHT: 100%" cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 border=0><TBODY><TR><TD style="WIDTH: 5px"></TD><TD id=DetailedNews1_newsDetails style="WIDTH: 411px" vAlign=top><TABLE id=DetailedNews1_storyTable style="WIDTH: 100%" cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=1 border=0><TBODY><TR id=DetailedNews1_viewPrintRow><TD class=DetailedNewsPrintViewStyle style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt; WIDTH: 100%"></TD></TR><TR style="HEIGHT: 10px"><TD></TD></TR><TR id=DetailedNews1_titleRow><TD class=DetailedNewsTitleStyle style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; WIDTH: 100%">Health cmte: new bird flu cases discovered in Sulaibiyah, Wafrah </TD></TR><TR style="HEIGHT: 10px"><TD></TD></TR><TR id=DetailedNews1_fullDetailsRow><TD class=DetailedNewsFullDetailsStyle style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; WIDTH: 100%">HLT-KUWAIT-CMTE-BIRD FLU Health cmte: new bird flu cases discovered in Sulaibiyah, Wafrah KUWAIT, March 5 (KUNA) -- Kuwaiti National Joint Committee on Combating Bird Flu announced Monday that new bird flu cases were found in Al-Sulaibiyah and Wafrah areas after examining samples from about 466 birds. Spokesman of the committee Dr. Ahmad Al-Shatti told the press that about 50 bird flu cases were discovered among birds lately, saying that two more cases were added due to samples taken from dead chickens during the recent discovery. The health official denied the discovery of any human bird flu cases, revealing that samples taken from 200 people involved in the poultry industry came out negative for the disease. Some 45 units from Public Authority for Agriculture and Fish Resources (PAAFR), stated the official, have covered 90 percent of Wafrah, Abdali, Sulaibiyah, Kabd, and Al-Ahmadi areas, spraying farms and stables with disinfectants. He revealed that most discovered cases were found in house farms and not in poultry factories which as a matter of course stick to high levels of health regulations. Al-Shatti pointed out that not every bird's death could be attributed to H5N1, saying that laboratory tests would determine this fact. (end) kt. gta </TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>http://www.kuna.net.kw/Home/print.aspx?Language=en&DSNO=958338 </TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

 

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KUWAIT - H5N1 in chickens, falcons, quail

Bird flu cases detected in Jahra, Farwaniya HLT-KUWAIT-BIRD FLU Bird flu cases detected in Jahra, Farwaniya KUWAIT, March 6 (KUNA) -- The Public Authority for Agriculture and Fish Resources Affairs (PAAFRA) announced Tuesday that according to notifications from citizens, two new bird flu cases were detected in both Jahra and Farwaniya governorates. The first concerns a bird flu hit falcon at Al-Naeem neighborhood in Jahra and the second a dead chicken at Al-Rihab neighborhood in Farwaniya. The Kuwaiti National Joint Committee on Combating Bird Flu said in a press statement released here today that total bird flu cases in the country are up to 52 that originated from various Kuwaiti areas. It added that the cases are primarily restricted to pens and household farms, which underlines keenness of citizens on keeping birds in cages and not allowing them to mix with migrating ones. Some 45 units from PAAFRA, have earlier toured 90 percent of Wafrah, Abdali, Sulaibiyah, Kabd, and Al-Ahmadi areas, and sprayed farms and stables with disinfectants. Most discovered cases were detected in house farms and not in poultry factories which stick strictly to all health regulations. In fact not every bird's death could be attributed to H5N1, and only laboratory tests certify this fact.(end) kt. http://www.kuna.net.kw/Home/Story.aspx?Language=en&DSNO=958714

 

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KUWAIT - Number of bf cases reach 50, but no infections in humans/commercial poultry

Number of bird flu cases reach 50, but no infections in humans or commercial poultry farms KUWAIT CITY: The number of confirmed cases of the deadly strain of bird flu has risen to 50, the Health Ministry said Monday, but no humans have been infected nor commercial poultry farms. "Tests on 200 samples from handlers (of poultry) were negative," the ministry said in a statement. "There are no cases of bird flu in humans so far." The first H5N1 strain infections in the recent outbreak were announced late February in falcons, turkeys, and chicken. Before that, only one case of the deadly strain had been registered in Kuwait when it was found on a migrating flamingo in 2005. The infected birds were found in house pens and small farms in 30 locations around the country, the statement said. Commercial-sized poultry farms were under strict control by specialized teams that fumigate them and take samples for tests regularly, it said. Authorities have closed down the Kuwait Zoo and the bird markets, and banned all imports and exports of birds as precautionary measures to prevent the spread of the disease. Bird flu has killed at least 167 people worldwide since it broke out in Asian poultry stocks in 2003. It remains hard for humans to catch, but experts fear the virus could mutate into a form that passes easily among people. de-jbm

 

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Kuwait detects one more bird flu case

<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="465"><tbody><tr><td class="t18">Kuwait detects one more bird flu case</td> </tr> <tr><td align="right">

<script language="javascript"><!-- drawline1(); //--></script><script langage="javascript"> printResizeButton</script> </td></tr> <tr> <td> Kuwait has detected a new case of the H5N1 strain of bird flu, raising the total number of the cases to 53 in the Gulf state since late February, local daily Arab Times reported Friday. Dr. Rashed Owaish, spokesman for the Kuwaiti Health Ministry, was quoted as saying that the virus was found Thursday in a chicken in Wafra area, 120 km south of Kuwait City. "Wafra has reported the maximum number of bird flu cases and our teams are working in overdrive in that area to prevent the spread of the disease," said the spokesman. The spokesman confirmed most of the cases were detected in backyard poultry and not in poultry farms, noting that no human cases of bird flu have been discovered since the outbreak late last month. "The situation is under control as the number of cases is decreasing by the day and we are hopeful we will be able to eradicate the disease soon," said the spokesman. Owaish said a team of experts from the International Animal Health Organization have held talks with officials from the Kuwaiti Health Ministry on ways to prevent the spread of the disease. "The team will submit a detailed report to the Health Ministry pertaining to the bird flu situation in the country on Friday," he added. Source: Xinhua http://english.people.com.cn/200703/09/eng20070309_356049.html </td></tr></tbody></table>

 

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KUWAIT - H5N1 in chickens, falcons, quail

report No.: 1​

Report reference: , OIE Ref: 5024, Report Date: 13/03/2007, Country: Kuwait​

Report Summary​

Disease​

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Highly pathogenic avian influenza Animal type Terrestrial​

Causal Agent​

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Highly pathogenic avian influenza virus Serotype(s) H5N1​

Clinical Signs​

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Yes Reason First occurrence of a listed disease​

Date of confirmation of Event​

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18/02/2007 Date of Start of Event 13/02/2007​

Date of report​

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13/03/2007 Diagnosis Suspicion, Clinical, Laboratory (basic), Laboratory (advanced), Necropsy​

Number of reported outbreaks​

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Submitted= 17, Draft= 0 Name of Sender of the report Dr Mohammed Wael Al-Muhanna​

Address​

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P.O. Box 21422 Safat, Code No. 13075, Kuwait Kuwait 13075​

Position​

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Deputy Director General for Animal Resources​

Telephone​

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+(965) 2253900​

Fax​

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+(965) 2253933​

Email​

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animals@paaf.gov.kw​

Entered by​

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Mme Margarita Alonso​

Outbreak (this report - submitted)​

Governorate District Area Unit Type Location Latitude Longitude Start End​

AL FARWANIYAH Al Rehab Rehab Farm Rehab 29,2594 47,9627 04/03/2007​

Species Measuring units Susceptible Cases Deaths Destroyed Slaughtered​

Birds Animals 3 2 0 3 0​

Affected Population​

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chickens in a backyard farm​

Outbreak (this report - submitted)​

Governorate District Area Unit Type Location Latitude Longitude Start End​

AL AHMADI Al Wafra Wafra Farm Wafra 28,5601 48,0462 03/03/2007​

Species Measuring units Susceptible Cases Deaths Destroyed Slaughtered​

Birds Animals 24 8 6 18 0​

Affected Population​

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chickens in a backyard farm​

Outbreak (this report - submitted)​

Printed on: Wed Mar 14 18:14:12 Paris, Madrid 2007 Page 1/6​

Governorate District Area Unit Type Location Latitude Longitude Start End​

AL JAHRAH Al Sulaibiya Sulaibiya Farm Sulaibiya 29,1396 47,6614 03/03/2007​

Species Measuring units Susceptible Cases Deaths Destroyed Slaughtered​

Birds Animals 15 3 1 14 0​

Affected Population​

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a backyard farm with chickens only​

Outbreak (this report - submitted)​

Governorate District Area Unit Type Location Latitude Longitude Start End​

HAWALLI Al Surrah Surrah Farm Surrah 29,2401 48,0477 01/03/2007​

Species Measuring units Susceptible Cases Deaths Destroyed Slaughtered​

Birds Animals 8 8 6 2 0​

Affected Population​

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a backyard farm with chickens only​

Outbreak (this report - submitted)​

Governorate District Area Unit Type Location Latitude Longitude Start End​

AL AHMADI Al Wafra Wafra Farm Wafar 28,5717 48,0554 01/03/2007​

Species Measuring units Susceptible Cases Deaths Destroyed Slaughtered​

Birds Animals 17 4 4 13 0​

Affected Population​

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a backyard farm where both chickens and turkeys were affected by the disease​

Outbreak (this report - submitted)​

Governorate District Area Unit Type Location Latitude Longitude Start End​

MOUBARAK AL KABEER Al Qurain Qurain Farm Qurain 29,1049 48,0979 28/02/2007​

Species Measuring units Susceptible Cases Deaths Destroyed Slaughtered​

Birds Animals 65 2 0 65 0​

Affected Population​

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a backyard farm with chickens, geese and pigeons​

Outbreak (this report - submitted)​

Governorate District Area Unit Type Location Latitude Longitude Start End​

AL FARWANIYAH Al Ardiya Ardiya Farm Ardiya 29,2432 47,921 27/02/2007​

Species Measuring units Susceptible Cases Deaths Destroyed Slaughtered​

Birds Animals 25 2 0 25 0​

Affected Population​

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a backyard farm with chickens only​

Outbreak (this report - submitted)​

Governorate District Area Unit Type Location Latitude Longitude Start End​

AL AHMADI Al Wafra Wafra Farm Wafra 28,6003 48,0199 27/02/2007 Follow-up report No.: 1. Report reference: , OIE Ref: 5024, Report Date: 13/03/2007, Country: Kuwait Printed on: Wed Mar 14 18:14:13 Paris, Madrid 2007 Page 2/6​

Species Measuring units Susceptible Cases Deaths Destroyed Slaughtered​

Birds Animals 286 1 1 285 0​

Affected Population​

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a backyard farm with different species of birds. Only a falcon was affected by the disease.​

Outbreak (this report - submitted)​

Governorate District Area Unit Type Location Latitude Longitude Start End​

AL FARWANIYAH Al Rabya Rabya Not applicable Rabya 29,2864 47,928 26/02/2007​

Species Measuring units Susceptible Cases Deaths Destroyed Slaughtered​

Birds Animals 51 2 0 51 0​

Affected Population​

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pigeons and a falcon. Both species were affected by the disease.​

Outbreak (this report - submitted)​

Governorate District Area Unit Type Location Latitude Longitude Start End​

MOUBARAK AL KABEER Al Sabah Salem Sabah Salem Not applicable Salem 29,1899 48,0863 26/02/2007​

Species Measuring units Susceptible Cases Deaths Destroyed Slaughtered​

Birds Animals 3 2 1 2 0​

Affected Population​

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a residence whose owner used to keep falcons as fancy birds​

Outbreak (this report - submitted)​

Governorate District Area Unit Type Location Latitude Longitude Start End​

AL KUWAYT Al Doha Doha Farm Doha 29,3197 47,877 24/02/2007​

Species Measuring units Susceptible Cases Deaths Destroyed Slaughtered​

Birds Animals 85 6 6 79 0​

Affected Population​

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a backyard farm with a variety of birds including chickens, turkeys, guinea fowls, pigeons, falcons and quails​

Outbreak (other report - submitted)​

Governorate District Area Unit Type Location Latitude Longitude Start End​

AL AHMADI Al Wafra Al Wafra Farm Wafra 28,6915 48,0207 20/02/2007​

Species Measuring units Susceptible Cases Deaths Destroyed Slaughtered​

Birds Animals 670 2 0 668 0​

Affected Population​

a backyard farm that includes chickens, geese, ducks, guinea fowls and pigeons. Infection was detected in the farm during surveillance following the first confirmed case in the area. Antibody was detected in two guinea fowls.​

Outbreak (other report - submitted)​

Governorate District Area Unit Type Location Latitude Longitude Start End​

AL AHMADI Al Wafra Wafra Farm Wafra 28,571 48,1775 22/02/2007​

Species Measuring units Susceptible Cases Deaths Destroyed Slaughtered​

Birds Animals 1805 1 1 1804 0 Follow-up report No.: 1. Report reference: , OIE Ref: 5024, Report Date: 13/03/2007, Country: Kuwait Printed on: Wed Mar 14 18:14:13 Paris, Madrid 2007 Page 3/6​

Affected Population​

a backyard farm with a variety of birds including chickens, ducks, turkeys and pigeons. Tissue sample from a dead turkey tested positive for H5N1.​

Outbreak (other report - submitted)​

Governorate District Area Unit Type Location Latitude Longitude Start End​

AL AHMADI Al Nwasib Al Nwasib Farm Nwasib 28,707 48,2872 22/02/2007​

Species Measuring units Susceptible Cases Deaths Destroyed Slaughtered​

Birds Animals 114 20 20 94 0​

Affected Population​

a backyard farm with different types of birds including chickens, turkeys, ducks and pigeons. Chickens and turkeys were affected by the disease.​

Outbreak (other report - submitted)​

Governorate District Area Unit Type Location Latitude Longitude Start End​

AL AHMADI Um Alhiman Um Alhiman Farm Um Alhiman 28,8422 48,0052 17/02/2007​

Species Measuring units Susceptible Cases Deaths Destroyed Slaughtered​

Birds Animals 47 2 2 45 0​

Affected Population​

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backyard chickens​

Outbreak (other report - submitted)​

Governorate District Area Unit Type Location Latitude Longitude Start End​

AL AHMADI Al Wafra Wafra Farm Wafra 28,6683 48,1443 13/02/2007​

Species Measuring units Susceptible Cases Deaths Destroyed Slaughtered​

Birds Animals 15 15 15 0 0​

Affected Population​

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chickens​

Outbreak (other report - submitted)​

Governorate District Area Unit Type Location Latitude Longitude Start End​

AL FARWANIYAH Al Omaria Al Omaria Not applicable Kuwait Zoo 29,2362 48,0091 17/02/2007​

Species Measuring units Susceptible Cases Deaths Destroyed Slaughtered​

Birds Animals 1000 7 5 2 0​

Affected Population​

Different types of birds are kept in the zoo; however, only falcons were affected by the disease. In response to the outbreak, other susceptible birds in the zoo were vaccinated.​

Outbreak summary: Total outbreaks = 17 (Submitted)​

Species Susceptible Cases Deaths Destroyed Slaughtered​

Birds 4233 87 68 3170 0​

Epidemiology​

Epidemiological comments Source of Infection​

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? Unknown or inconclusive Follow-up report No.: 1. Report reference: , OIE Ref: 5024, Report Date: 13/03/2007, Country: Kuwait Printed on: Wed Mar 14 18:14:14 Paris, Madrid 2007 Page 4/6​

Control Measures​

? Movement control inside the country​

Applied​

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? Vaccination in response to the outbreak (s) ? Disinfection of infected premises/establishment(s) ? Stamping out​

To be applied​

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? Zoning​

Animals treated​

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No​

Vaccination Prohibited​

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No​

Country / Zone​

Country or zone​

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the whole country​

Diagnostic test results​

Laboratory Type Name of Laboratory Species Test Type Date Results Provided Result​

National laboratory Department of Veterinary Laboratory and Research Birds rapid tests 18/02/2007 Positive National laboratory Department of Veterinary Laboratory and Research Birds real-time PCR 20/02/2007 Positive OIE?s Reference Laboratory VLA Weybridge, UK Birds real-time PCR 23/02/2007 Positive​

Future Reporting​

What further reports will be submitted in relation to this event?​

There are 17outbreaks that are still recorded as unresolved. It is not possible to declare this event resolved until these individual outbreaks are resolved. Follow-up report No.: 1. Report reference: , OIE Ref: 5024, Report Date: 13/03/2007, Country: Kuwait Printed on: Wed Mar 14 18:14:14 Paris, Madrid 2007 Page 5/6 http://www.oie.int/wahid-prod/reports/en_fup_0000005024_20070314_181412.pdf​