Low pathogenic avian influenza (poultry), Ireland (OIE, April 23 2012): No New H5N2 Outbreaks, Final Report

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Low pathogenic avian influenza (poultry), Ireland


Information received on 23/04/2012 from Dr Martin Blake, Chief Veterinary Officer, Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Agriculture House, Dublin, Ireland

• Summary
  • Report type Follow-up report No. 2 (Final report)
  • Start date 17/03/2012
  • Date of first confirmation of the event 29/03/2012
  • Report date 23/04/2012
  • Date submitted to OIE 23/04/2012
  • Date event resolved 23/04/2012
  • Reason for notification Reoccurrence of a listed disease
  • Date of previous occurrence 1998
  • Manifestation of disease Clinical disease
  • Causal agent Low pathogenic avian influenza virus
  • Serotype H5N2
  • Nature of diagnosis Clinical, Laboratory (advanced)
  • This event pertains to the whole country
  • Related reports
    • Immediate notification (03/04/2012)
    • Follow-up report No. 1 (12/04/2012)
    • Follow-up report No. 2 (23/04/2012)
• Outbreaks
  • There are no new outbreaks in this report
• Epidemiology
  • Source of the outbreak(s) or origin of infection
    • Contact with wild species
• Epidemiological comments
  • Final cleansing and disinfection was completed on 2 April 2012.
  • The single commercial poultry holding in the restriction zone was sampled on 24 March 2012, 30 March 2012 and 17 April 2012 with negative results for H5 and H7.
  • There have been no new outbreaks of LPAI H5N2.
  • The restriction zone was lifted on 23 April 2012.
• Control measures
  • Measures applied
    • Stamping out
    • Movement control inside the country
    • Zoning
    • Disinfection of infected premises/establishment(s)
    • Vaccination prohibited
    • No treatment of affected animals
  • Measures to be applied
    • No other measures
• Future Reporting
  • The event is resolved. No more reports will be submitted.

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