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Poland hit by H5N8 bird flu outbreak on turkey farms

Shiloh

Shiloh

Editor, Senior Moderator
Source: https://www.firstpost.com/world/poland-hit-by-bird-flu-outbreak-on-turkey-farms-7848721.html

Poland hit by bird flu outbreak on turkey farms
World Reuters Jan 02, 2020 02:12:19 IST

WARSAW (Reuters) - Bird flu has been detected in turkeys in eastern Poland, authorities said on Wednesday, and local media reported that the outbreak could require up to 40,000 birds to be slaughtered.

Poland, Europe's largest poultry producer according to data from Eurostat, has not had an outbreak of bird flu since 2017...

..."Veterinary services are implementing virus eradication procedures in this situation," local authorities in Lubartowski county said in a press release issued on Tuesday, adding that the virus was a subtype of highly pathogenic H5N8 bird flu that can also threaten people...
 
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[TD="width: *, align: left"]Highly pathogenic avian influenza,
Poland[/TD]
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[TD]Information received on 02/01/2020 from Dr Bogdan Konopka, Chief Veterinary Officer, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, General Veterinary Inspectorate, Warszaw, Poland[/TD]
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[TD]Summary

[TD="width: 10%"]Report type[/TD]
[TD="width: 30%"]Immediate notification[/TD]

[TD="width: 10%"]Date of start of the event[/TD]
[TD="width: 30%"]30/12/2019[/TD]

[TD="width: 10%"]Date of confirmation of the event[/TD]
[TD="width: 30%"]31/12/2019[/TD]

[TD="width: 10%"]Report date[/TD]
[TD="width: 30%"]02/01/2020[/TD]

[TD="width: 10%"]Date submitted to OIE[/TD]
[TD="width: 30%"]02/01/2020[/TD]

[TD="width: 10%"]Reason for notification[/TD]
[TD="width: 30%"]Recurrence of a listed disease[/TD]

[TD="width: 10%"]Date of previous occurrence[/TD]
[TD="width: 30%"]20/04/2017[/TD]

[TD="width: 10%"]Manifestation of disease[/TD]
[TD="width: 30%"]Clinical disease[/TD]

[TD="width: 10%"]Causal agent[/TD]
[TD="width: 30%"]Highly pathogenic avian influenza virus[/TD]

[TD="width: 10%"]Serotype[/TD]
[TD="width: 30%"]H5N8[/TD]

[TD="width: 10%"]Nature of diagnosis[/TD]
[TD="width: 30%"]Laboratory (advanced)[/TD]

[TD="width: 10%"]This event pertains to[/TD]
[TD="width: 30%"]a defined zone within the country[/TD]
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[TD]New outbreaks (1)
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[TD]
Stary Uscimow, Uscimow, lubartowski (0608), Lubelskie
Date of start of the outbreak30/12/2019
Outbreak statusContinuing (or date resolved not provided)
Epidemiological unitFarm
Affected animals
SpeciesSusceptibleCasesDeathsKilled and disposed ofSlaughtered
Birds12089120891208900

[TD="align: left"]Outbreak 1 (2019/1)[/TD]
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[TR]
[TD]
Total outbreaks: 1
Total animals affected
SpeciesSusceptibleCasesDeathsKilled and disposed ofSlaughtered
Birds12089120891208900
Outbreak statistics
SpeciesApparent morbidity rateApparent mortality rateApparent case fatality rateProportion susceptible animals lost*
Birds100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%

[TD="align: left"]Summary of outbreaks[/TD]

[TD="colspan: 2"]*Removed from the susceptible population through death, destruction and/or slaughter[/TD]
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[TR]
[TD]Epidemiology
Source of the outbreak(s) or origin of infection
  • Unknown or inconclusive
Epidemiological commentsFollowing the suspicion of highly pathogenic avian influenza, samples were taken from five dead birds (turkeys).
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[TD] [/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Control measures
Measures applied
  • Screening
  • Traceability
  • Official destruction of animal products
  • Official disposal of carcasses, by-products and waste
  • Stamping out
  • Control of wildlife reservoirs
  • Zoning
  • Vaccination prohibited
  • No treatment of affected animals
Measures to be applied
  • No other measures
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Diagnostic test results
Laboratory name and typeSpeciesTestTest dateResult
National Veterinary Research Institute (National laboratory)Birdsreal-time reverse transcriptase/polymerase chain reaction (RRT-PCR)31/12/2019Positive
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[TD]Future Reporting
The event is continuing. Weekly follow-up reports will be submitted.
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...

https://www.oie.int/wahis_2/public/...?page_refer=MapFullEventReport&reportid=32802
 
Source: https://nationalpost.com/pmn/health-pmn/polish-bird-flu-outbreak-spreads-with-two-more-cases

Polish bird flu outbreak spreads, with two more cases
Reuters
January 3, 2020
5:39 AM EST

WARSAW — Two more outbreaks of bird flu have been reported in Poland at opposite ends of the country, authorities said on Friday, bringing the total number of incidents in Europe’s largest poultry producer to five this week.

One of the outbreaks of the H5N8 strain reported on Friday was in the eastern Lubelskie region at a farm about 500 meters from where three cases in turkeys were reported this week...

...In the latest case in the Lubelskie region, 13,000 guinea fowl were affected, regional veterinary officer Pawel Piotrowski said.

An outbreak of the H5N8 strain was also confirmed on a chicken farm in Przygodzice, in the western Wielkopolskie region, Poland’s General Veterinary Inspectorate said in a statement..
 
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[TD="width: *, align: left"]Highly pathogenic avian influenza,
Poland[/TD]
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[TD]Information received on 07/01/2020 from Dr Bogdan Konopka, Chief Veterinary Officer, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, General Veterinary Inspectorate, Warszaw, Poland[/TD]
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[TD]Summary

[TD="width: 10%"]Report type[/TD]
[TD="width: 30%"]Follow-up report No. 1[/TD]

[TD="width: 10%"]Date of start of the event[/TD]
[TD="width: 30%"]30/12/2019[/TD]

[TD="width: 10%"]Date of confirmation of the event[/TD]
[TD="width: 30%"]31/12/2019[/TD]

[TD="width: 10%"]Report date[/TD]
[TD="width: 30%"]07/01/2020[/TD]

[TD="width: 10%"]Date submitted to OIE[/TD]
[TD="width: 30%"]07/01/2020[/TD]

[TD="width: 10%"]Reason for notification[/TD]
[TD="width: 30%"]Recurrence of a listed disease[/TD]

[TD="width: 10%"]Date of previous occurrence[/TD]
[TD="width: 30%"]20/04/2017[/TD]

[TD="width: 10%"]Manifestation of disease[/TD]
[TD="width: 30%"]Clinical disease[/TD]

[TD="width: 10%"]Causal agent[/TD]
[TD="width: 30%"]Highly pathogenic avian influenza virus[/TD]

[TD="width: 10%"]Serotype[/TD]
[TD="width: 30%"]H5N8[/TD]

[TD="width: 10%"]Nature of diagnosis[/TD]
[TD="width: 30%"]Laboratory (advanced)[/TD]

[TD="width: 10%"]This event pertains to[/TD]
[TD="width: 30%"]a defined zone within the country[/TD]

[TD="width: 10%"]Related reports[/TD]
[TD="width: 30%"] Immediate notification (02/01/2020) Follow-up report No. 1 (07/01/2020) [/TD]
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[TD]New outbreaks (8)
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[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]
Stary Uscimow, Uscimow, Lubartowski (0608) , Lubelskie
Date of start of the outbreak31/12/2019
Outbreak statusContinuing (or date resolved not provided)
Epidemiological unitFarm
Affected animals
SpeciesSusceptibleCasesDeathsKilled and disposed ofSlaughtered
Birds9500300012093800

[TD="align: left"]Outbreak 1 (2019/2)[/TD]
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]
Stary Uscimow, Uscimow , Lubartowski (0608) , Lubelskie
Date of start of the outbreak31/12/2019
Outbreak statusContinuing (or date resolved not provided)
Epidemiological unitFarm
Affected animals
SpeciesSusceptibleCasesDeathsKilled and disposed ofSlaughtered
Birds20600189001890017000

[TD="align: left"]Outbreak 2 (2019/3)[/TD]
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]
Topola Osiedle, Przygodzice, Ostrowski (3017), Wielkopolskie
Date of start of the outbreak31/12/2019
Outbreak statusContinuing (or date resolved not provided)
Epidemiological unitFarm
Affected animals
SpeciesSusceptibleCasesDeathsKilled and disposed ofSlaughtered
Birds36069360691261348080

[TD="align: left"]Outbreak 3 (2020/2)[/TD]
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]
Stary Uscimow, Uscimow , Lubartowski (0608) , Lubelskie
Date of start of the outbreak01/01/2020
Outbreak statusContinuing (or date resolved not provided)
Epidemiological unitFarm
Affected animals
SpeciesSusceptibleCasesDeathsKilled and disposed ofSlaughtered
Birds12960500500124600

[TD="align: left"]Outbreak 4 (2020/1)[/TD]
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]
Olchowiec Kolonia, Zolkiewka, Krasnostawski (0606) , Lubelskie
Date of start of the outbreak02/01/2020
Outbreak statusContinuing (or date resolved not provided)
Epidemiological unitFarm
Affected animals
SpeciesSusceptibleCasesDeathsKilled and disposed ofSlaughtered
Birds43107360

[TD="align: left"]Outbreak 5 (2020/4)[/TD]
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]
Stary Uscimow, Uscimow, Lubartowski (0608) , Lubelskie
Date of start of the outbreak03/01/2020
Outbreak statusContinuing (or date resolved not provided)
Epidemiological unitFarm
Affected animals
SpeciesSusceptibleCasesDeathsKilled and disposed ofSlaughtered
Birds1318625001550116360

[TD="align: left"]Outbreak 6 (2020/5)[/TD]
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]
Wolka Orlowska, Izbica, Krasnostawski (0606), Lubelskie
Date of start of the outbreak03/01/2020
Outbreak statusContinuing (or date resolved not provided)
Epidemiological unitFarm
Affected animals
SpeciesSusceptibleCasesDeathsKilled and disposed ofSlaughtered
Birds36191350

[TD="align: left"]Outbreak 7 (2020/3)[/TD]
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]
Drozdowka, Uscimow , Lubartowski (0608) , Lubelskie
Date of start of the outbreak04/01/2020
Outbreak statusContinuing (or date resolved not provided)
Epidemiological unitFarm
Affected animals
SpeciesSusceptibleCasesDeathsKilled and disposed ofSlaughtered
Birds240002020239800

[TD="align: left"]Outbreak 8 (2020/6)[/TD]
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]
Total outbreaks: 8
Total animals affected
SpeciesSusceptibleCasesDeathsKilled and disposed ofSlaughtered
Birds1163946101822359940350
Outbreak statistics
SpeciesApparent morbidity rateApparent mortality rateApparent case fatality rateProportion susceptible animals lost*
Birds52.42%19.21%36.64%100.00%

[TD="align: left"]Summary of outbreaks[/TD]

[TD="colspan: 2"]*Removed from the susceptible population through death, destruction and/or slaughter[/TD]
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Epidemiology
Source of the outbreak(s) or origin of infection
  • Unknown or inconclusive
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] [/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Control measures
Measures applied
  • Screening
  • Traceability
  • Official destruction of animal products
  • Official disposal of carcasses, by-products and waste
  • Stamping out
  • Control of wildlife reservoirs
  • Zoning
  • Vaccination prohibited
  • No treatment of affected animals
Measures to be applied
  • No other measures
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Diagnostic test results
Laboratory name and typeSpeciesTestTest dateResult
National Veterinary Research Institute (National laboratory)Birdsreal-time reverse transcriptase/polymerase chain reaction (RRT-PCR)02/01/2020Positive
National Veterinary Research Institute (National laboratory)Birdsreal-time reverse transcriptase/polymerase chain reaction (RRT-PCR)03/01/2020Positive
National Veterinary Research Institute (National laboratory)Birdsreal-time reverse transcriptase/polymerase chain reaction (RRT-PCR)04/01/2020Positive
National Veterinary Research Institute (National laboratory)Birdsreal-time reverse transcriptase/polymerase chain reaction (RRT-PCR)05/01/2020Positive
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Future Reporting
The event is continuing. Weekly follow-up reports will be submitted.
[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]

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https://www.oie.int/wahis_2/public/...?page_refer=MapFullEventReport&reportid=32829
 
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