Report - Outbreak of HPAI in Hungary Part II

[Theresa42]

Outbreak of HPAI in Hungary Part II (I suppose there must be a Part I somewhere)
SCFCAH meeting
06-02-2007
http://ec.europa.eu/food/committees/regulatory/scfcah/animal_health/ai_hungary06022007.pdf

Slide 5
26-1-2007
Survey of authority
?hundreds of geese showed signs of damaged nervous system
?autopsy: haemorrhages and necrosis in pancreas, fibrinousairsacculitis, enteritis, haemorrhages in heart

Slide 20
Results
?from a large scale breeding geese farm 59 blood samples were examined by HI test, 25 sample were H5 positive
?2x60 swabs were PCR negative!
?examination was repeated from the 4 different stock of the farm (4x10 blood, cloacaland tracheal swab),
?in 1 affected stock were 9 blood samples positive
?All swabs were PCR negative

 

[Blue]

Re: Report - Outbreak of HPAI in Hungary Part II

Nasty signs and symptoms. Where else are we seeing enteritis? Where else have we seen hemorrhages in the heart?

 

[FrenchieGirl]

Re: Report - Outbreak of HPAI in Hungary Part II

Outbreak of HPAI in Hungary Part II (I suppose there must be a Part I somewhere)
SCFCAH meeting
06-02-2007
http://ec.europa.eu/food/committees/regulatory/scfcah/animal_health/ai_hungary06022007.pdf

Slide 5
26-1-2007
Survey of authority
?hundreds of geese showed signs of damaged nervous system
?autopsy: haemorrhages and necrosis in pancreas, fibrinousairsacculitis, enteritis, haemorrhages in heart

Slide 20
Results
?from a large scale breeding geese farm 59 blood samples were examined by HI test, 25 sample were H5 positive
?2x60 swabs were PCR negative!
?examination was repeated from the 4 different stock of the farm (4x10 blood, cloacaland tracheal swab),
?in 1 affected stock were 9 blood samples positive
?All swabs were PCR negative

Part I is here, among other interesting reports:

http://ec.europa.eu/food/committees/regulatory/scfcah/animal_health/index_en.htm
in the presentations of 26 January 2007 - AI in Hungary direct link: http://ec.europa.eu/food/committees/regulatory/scfcah/animal_health/ai_hungary26012007.pdf

 

[sharon sanders]

Re: Report - Outbreak of HPAI in Hungary Part II

Nasty signs and symptoms. Where else are we seeing enteritis? Where else have we seen hemorrhages in the heart?

Here are slides of H5N1 in chickens including heart damage:

http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1969

 

[Theresa42]

Re: Report - Outbreak of HPAI in Hungary Part II

Part I is here, among other interesting reports:

http://ec.europa.eu/food/committees/regulatory/scfcah/animal_health/index_en.htm
in the presentations of 26 January 2007 - AI in Hungary direct link: http://ec.europa.eu/food/committees/regulatory/scfcah/animal_health/ai_hungary26012007.pdf

Thanks, FrenchieGirl!

 

[sharon sanders]

Re: Report - Outbreak of HPAI in Hungary Part II

Thanks FrenchieGirl and Theresa42.

 

[DRJJ]

Re: Report - Outbreak of HPAI in Hungary Part II

Outbreak of HPAI in Hungary Part II (I suppose there must be a Part I somewhere)
SCFCAH meeting
06-02-2007
http://ec.europa.eu/food/committees/regulatory/scfcah/animal_health/ai_hungary06022007.pdf

Slide 5
26-1-2007
Survey of authority
?hundreds of geese showed signs of damaged nervous system
?autopsy: haemorrhages and necrosis in pancreas, fibrinousairsacculitis, enteritis, haemorrhages in heart

Slide 20
Results
?from a large scale breeding geese farm 59 blood samples were examined by HI test, 25 sample were H5 positive
?2x60 swabs were PCR negative!
?examination was repeated from the 4 different stock of the farm (4x10 blood, cloacaland tracheal swab),
?in 1 affected stock were 9 blood samples positive
?All swabs were PCR negative

What does 2 X 60 samples were PCR negative mean? What are the implications of this? Is the PCR test no longer well targeted to the virus?