UK- Nottinghamshire - bird flu suspected - H5 - NOT

[Gert van der Hoek]

AVIAN INFLUENZA (33): UK (ENGLAND) H5 SUSPECTED, REQUEST FOR INFORMATION
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Date: Wed 19 May 2010

Source: Japan MAFF (Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries)
[in Japanese, trans. & summ., edited]

http://www.maff.go.jp/j/press/syouan/douei/100519.html


[Japan:] ban on poultry imports from Nottinghamshire, UK
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The British Embassy in Japan informed MAFF, on the evening of 18 May
2010, about a suspected seropositive test result (H5 subtype) in a
duck farm in Nottinghamshire, England. Japan announced discontinuing
imports of domestic fowl from Nottinghamshire, UK. "We are looking
for additional information on the case."

[Confirmation from the UK or otherwise is anticipated. - Mod.AS]

http://www.promedmail.org/pls/otn/f..._BACK_PAGE,F2400_P1001_PUB_MAIL_ID:1000,82801

 

[Gert van der Hoek]

Re: UK- Nottinghamshire - bird flu suspected - H5

Re: UK- Nottinghamshire - bird flu suspected - H5

Silence in the UK at Defra and in the press.

The source of the report cited in ProMED is the website of the Ministry of Agriculture in Japan.

I checked with 2 friends in Japan: no translation bug, no recycled news, the date and the year is: may 18, 2010,
published may 19, 2010.

 

[makoto]

Re: UK- Nottinghamshire - bird flu suspected - H5

Re: UK- Nottinghamshire - bird flu suspected - H5

the import-stop measures of the bird from British Nottinghamshire county

The Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries stopped import of the bird from this county
because it had confirmed the bird flu(H5 sub-type) in the duck farm of British Nottinghamshire at May 18

the course
on the evening of May 18, the British Embassy informed

measure
the import-stop measures of the bird from British Nottinghamshire county
MAFF ask for additional information of the bird flu from British

notice
・MAFF stopped import of the chicken from British all county
・this measure is preventive measure against infection, not for food hygiene

data
in the year 2009, 34192 young birds from British

Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries "MAFF" in Japan http://www.maff.go.jp/j/press/syouan/douei/100519.html (at Japanese)

 

[Gert van der Hoek]

Re: UK- Nottinghamshire - bird flu suspected - H5 - NOT

A message from DEFRA received via Twitter:


DefraGovUK

Hi @Dutchy123 ? there isn?t H5 in Nottinghamshire. The routine investigation is now closed -- testing ruled out a notifiable disease.

 

[sharon sanders]

Re: UK- Nottinghamshire - bird flu suspected - H5 - NOT

Thank you Dutchy and Makoto. A very interesting situation.

 

[Ronan Kelly]

Re: UK- Nottinghamshire - bird flu suspected - H5 - NOT

Archive Number 20100520.1672
Published Date 20-MAY-2010
Subject PRO/AH/EDR> Avian influenza (34): UK (England) H5 - NOT

AVIAN INFLUENZA (34): UK (ENGLAND) H5 - NOT
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A ProMED-mail post
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International Society for Infectious Diseases
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Date: Thu 20 May 2010
From: Ian Brown
<i.h.brown@vla.defra.gsi.gov.uk>


Re: Avian influenza (33): UK (England) H5 susp., RFI
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Through programmes of active surveillance for notifiable avian
influenza in domestic poultry we occasionally detect 'apparent'
serological reactors (in accordance with the use of standard
international methods) in a small number of birds in some flocks of
domestic waterfowl. On a precautionary basis further immediate
investigations are conducted in these flocks (which are temporarily
placed under restriction until results are available) based upon
clinical examination and sampling for virological testing (including
by real-time RT-PCR) to rule out active infection.

Investigations in the cited case have been completed with negative
results and restrictions on this farm have been lifted.

The active surveillance is part of an EU wide mandatory programme in
domestic poultry for reportable AI.

--
Ian Brown
Director of EU/OIE/FAO International Reference Laboratory and UK
national laboratory for Avian Influenza
VLA Weybridge, New Haw, Addlestone, Surrey KT15 3NB
<i.h.brown@vla.defra.gsi.gov.uk>

[We are most grateful to Dr Brown for the above 1st-hand and self
explanatory clarification of the matter. Clearly the UK remains
currently free of avian influenza.

Further information on EU's surveillance for avian influenza in
domestic poultry and wild birds is available at
<http://ec.europa.eu/food/animal/diseases/controlmeasures/avian/eu_resp_surveillance_en.htm>.
- Mod.AS]

[ProMED-mail would like to thank Barry Dyer
<Barry.DYER@internationalsos.com> and Andrea Jones
<andrea@allaboutresources.co.uk> for alerting us on the laboratory
findings as well. - Mod.MPP]

[see also:
Avian influenza (33): UK (England) H5 susp., RFI 20100519.1652]
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