Pandemic influenza H1N1 (2009), Japan (WAHID Interface - OIE World Animal Health Information Database, 2/1/10, edited)

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Pandemic influenza H1N1 (2009), Japan (WAHID Interface - OIE World Animal Health Information Database, 2/1/10, edited)

Pandemic influenza H1N1 (2009), Japan

Information received on 01/02/2010 from Dr Toshiro Kawashima, CVO, Animal Health Division, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Tokyo , Japan

• Summary
  • Report type Follow-up report No. 1 (Final report)
  • Start date 12/01/2010
  • Date of first confirmation of the event 20/01/2010
  • Report date 01/02/2010
  • Date submitted to OIE 01/02/2010
  • Date event resolved 01/02/2010
  • Reason for notification Emerging disease
  • Morbidity 6.7 %
  • Mortality 0 %
  • Zoonotic impact It affects also humans
  • Causal agent Pandemic influenza H1N1 (2009)
  • Related reports
    • Immediate notification (20/01/2010)
    • Follow-up report No. 1 (01/02/2010)

• Outbreaks
  • There are no new outbreaks in this report

• Epidemiology
  • Source of the outbreak(s) or origin of infection
    • Unknown or inconclusive

• Epidemiological comments
  • No clinical abnormalities have been observed in all the pigs in the infected farm since 22 January 2010.
  • A total of 478 nasal swabs were collected from each of the 8 houses in the infected farm from 26 to 29 January 2010.
  • Samples were submitted for PCR test for influenza A subtype H1 and all results were found negative.
  • The voluntary movement restraint was lifted on 1 February 2010.

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

• Diagnostic test results
  • Laboratory name and type Livestock Hygiene Service Centre in Yamagata prefecture (Local laboratory)
    • Tests and results: Species - Test - Test date - Result
      • Swine - polymerase chain reaction (PCR) - 31/01/2010 - Negative

• Future Reporting
  • The event is resolved. No more reports will be submitted.

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