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Highly pathogenic avian influenza, Israel
Information received on 15/04/2012 from Dr Nadav Galon, Director, Veterinary Services and Animal Health, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, BET DAGAN, Israel
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Highly pathogenic avian influenza, Israel
Information received on 15/04/2012 from Dr Nadav Galon, Director, Veterinary Services and Animal Health, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, BET DAGAN, Israel
- Summary
- Report type Follow-up report No. 2 (Final report)
- Start date 13/03/2012
- Date of first confirmation of the event 14/03/2012
- Report date 15/04/2012
- Date submitted to OIE 15/04/2012
- Date event resolved 21/03/2012
- Reason for notification Change in epidemiology
- New disease agent No
- New vector No
- New host species Cats (Clinical)
- Increased pathogenicity No
- Zoonotic impact No
- Causal agent Highly pathogenic avian influenza virus
- Serotype H5
- Related reports
- Immediate notification (15/03/2012)
- Follow-up report No. 1 (25/03/2012)
- Follow-up report No. 2 (15/04/2012)
- Outbreaks
- There are no new outbreaks in this report
- Epidemiology
- Source of the outbreak(s) or origin of infection
- Contact after eating infected carcasses
- Source of the outbreak(s) or origin of infection
- Epidemiological comments
- Cats were seen eating infected carcasses of turkeys.
- Clinical signs appeared on them about one week later.
- The virus found in the cats was similar to the virus found in the turkeys of Shalwa.
- On 21 March 2012, active monitoring was carried out in 15 cats caught in several parts of the village.
- All of them were found negative.
- Two more cats (one dead and one sick) which were picked up near the affected pen of turkeys were found positive.
- Further monitoring of the cats in the village was applied on 1 April 2012.
- 20 cats were caught and were found negative to H5N1.
- Control measures
- Measures applied
- Movement control inside the country
- Screening
- Zoning
- Disinfection of infected premises/establishment(s)
- Modified stamping out
- Vaccination prohibited
- No treatment of affected animals
- Measures to be applied
- No other measures
- Measures applied
- Future Reporting
- The event is resolved. No more reports will be submitted.
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