Pandemic A/H1N1 2009 virus, Norway (WAHID Interface - OIE World Animal Health Information Database, 10/13/09, edited)

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Pandemic A/H1N1 2009 virus, Norway (WAHID Interface - OIE World Animal Health Information Database, 10/13/09, edited)

Pandemic A/H1N1 2009 virus, Norway

Information received on 13/10/2009 from Dr Keren Bar-Yaacov, Assistant Director General, Chief Veterinary Officer, Legislation, Norwegian Food Safety Authority, BRUMUNDDAL, Norway

• Summary
  • Report type Follow-up report No. 1
  • Start date 09/10/2009
  • Date of first confirmation of the event 10/10/2009
  • Report date 13/10/2009
  • Date submitted to OIE 13/10/2009
  • Reason for notification Emerging disease
  • Morbidity 0.1 %
  • Mortality 0 %
  • Zoonotic impact Possible
  • Causal agent Pandemic A/H1N1 2009 virus
  • Serotype Other
  • This event pertains to the whole country
  • Related reports
    • Immediate notification (12/10/2009)
    • Follow-up report No. 1 (13/10/2009)

• New outbreaks
  • Outbreak 1 - Skogn, District office of S?r-Innherred, Regional office of Tr?ndelag , NORD-TRONDELAG
    • Date of start of the outbreak 09/10/2009
    • Outbreak status Continuing (or date resolved not provided)
    • Epidemiological unit Farm
    • Affected animals: Species - Susceptible - Cases - Deaths - Destroyed - Slaughtered
      • Swine - 415 - 1 - 0 - 415 - 0
    • Affected Population
      • Fattening pig farm with a total of 415 animals. The owner had been sick with flu-like symptoms for some time. He had been working in the index farm.

• Summary of outbreaks
  • Total outbreaks: 1
  • Outbreak statistics: Species - Apparent morbidity rate - Apparent mortality rate - Apparent case fatality rate - Proportion susceptible animals lost*
    • Swine - 0.24% - 0.00% - 0.00% - 100.00%
    • * Removed from the susceptible population through death, destruction and/or slaughter

• Epidemiology
  • Source of the outbreak(s) or origin of infection
    • Contact with infected person

• Control measures
  • Measures applied
    • Stamping out
    • Quarantine
    • Screening
    • No vaccination
    • No treatment of affected animals
  • Measures to be applied
    • No other measures

• Diagnostic test results
  • Laboratory name and type National Veterinary Institute (National laboratory)
    • Tests and results: Species - Test - Test date - Result
      • Swine - real-time reverse transcriptase/polymerase chain reaction (RRT-PCR) - 12/10/2009 - Positive

• Future Reporting
  • The event is continuing. Weekly follow-up reports will be submitted.

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