Highly pathogenic avian influenza, Israel (OIE, WAHID Interface, 1/27/10, edited)

[Giuseppe]

Highly pathogenic avian influenza, Israel (OIE, WAHID Interface, 1/27/10, edited)

[Source Full PDF Document: LINK. EDITED.]

Highly pathogenic avian influenza, Israel

Information received on 26/01/2010 from Dr Moshe Chaimovitz, Director , Veterinary Services and Animal Health, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Developement, BEIT DAGAN, Israel

• Summary
  • Report type Immediate notification
  • Start date 24/01/2010
  • Date of first confirmation of the event 26/01/2010
  • Report date 26/01/2010
  • Date submitted to OIE 26/01/2010
  • Reason for notification Reoccurrence of a listed disease
  • Date of previous occurrence 04/01/2008
  • Manifestation of disease Clinical disease
  • Causal agent Highly pathogenic avian influenza virus
  • Serotype H5N1
  • Nature of diagnosis Suspicion, Clinical, Laboratory (basic), Laboratory (advanced), Necropsy
  • This event pertains to the whole country

• New outbreaks
  • Summary of outbreaks
    • Total outbreaks: 1
    • Location(s) - HAIFA (EN SHEMER, HADERA)
      • Total animals affected: Species - Susceptible - Cases - Deaths - Destroyed - Slaughtered
        • Birds - 43000 - 700 - 100 - 0 - 0

• Outbreak statistics
  • Species - Apparent morbidity rate - Apparent mortality rate - Apparent case fatality rate - Proportion susceptible animals lost*
    • Birds - 1.63% - 0.23% - 14.29% - 0.23%
    • * Removed from the susceptible population through death, destruction and/or slaughter

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

• Epidemiological comments
  • The epidemiological investigation is in process.

• Control measures
  • Measures applied
    • Quarantine
    • Movement control inside the country
    • Zoning
    • Vaccination prohibited
    • No treatment of affected animals
  • Measures to be applied
    • Stamping out
    • Screening
    • Disinfection of infected premises/establishment(s)

• Diagnostic test results
  • Laboratory name and type Northern Poultry Diseases Laboratory (Local laboratory)
    • Tests and results: Species - Test - Test date - Result
      • Birds - pathogen isolation by egg inoculation - 26/01/2010 - Positive
      • Birds - polymerase chain reaction (PCR) - 26/01/2010 - Positive
  • Laboratory name and type Kimron Veterinary Institute, Avian and Fish Diseases Laboratory (National laboratory)
    • Tests and results: Species - Test - Test date - Result
      • Birds - real-time PCR - 26/01/2010 - Positive

• Future Reporting
  • The event is continuing. Weekly follow-up reports will be submitted.

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[JJackson]

Re: Highly pathogenic avian influenza, Israel (OIE, WAHID Interface, 1/27/10, edited)

Highly pathogenic avian influenza, Israel (OIE, WAHID Interface, 1/27/10, edited)

[Source Full PDF Document: LINK. EDITED.]

Highly pathogenic avian influenza, Israel

Information received on 26/01/2010 from Dr Moshe Chaimovitz, Director , Veterinary Services and Animal Health, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Developement, BEIT DAGAN, Israel

• Summary
  • Report type Immediate notification
  • Start date 24/01/2010
  • Date of first confirmation of the event 26/01/2010
  • Report date 26/01/2010
  • Date submitted to OIE 26/01/2010
  • Reason for notification Reoccurrence of a listed disease
  • Date of previous occurrence 04/01/2008
  • Manifestation of disease Clinical disease
  • Causal agent Highly pathogenic avian influenza virus
  • Serotype H5N1
  • Nature of diagnosis Suspicion, Clinical, Laboratory (basic), Laboratory (advanced), Necropsy
  • This event pertains to the whole country

• New outbreaks
  • Summary of outbreaks
    • Total outbreaks: 1
    • Location(s) - HAIFA (EN SHEMER, HADERA)
      • Total animals affected: Species - Susceptible - Cases - Deaths - Destroyed - Slaughtered
        • Birds - 43000 - 700 - 100 - 0 - 0

• Outbreak statistics
  • Species - Apparent morbidity rate - Apparent mortality rate - Apparent case fatality rate - Proportion susceptible animals lost*
    • Birds - 1.63% - 0.23% - 14.29% - 0.23%
    • * Removed from the susceptible population through death, destruction and/or slaughter

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

• Epidemiological comments
  • The epidemiological investigation is in process.

• Control measures
  • Measures applied
    • Quarantine
    • Movement control inside the country
    • Zoning
    • Vaccination prohibited
    • No treatment of affected animals
  • Measures to be applied
    • Stamping out
    • Screening
    • Disinfection of infected premises/establishment(s)

• Diagnostic test results
  • Laboratory name and type Northern Poultry Diseases Laboratory (Local laboratory)
    • Tests and results: Species - Test - Test date - Result
      • Birds - pathogen isolation by egg inoculation - 26/01/2010 - Positive
      • Birds - polymerase chain reaction (PCR) - 26/01/2010 - Positive
  • Laboratory name and type Kimron Veterinary Institute, Avian and Fish Diseases Laboratory (National laboratory)
    • Tests and results: Species - Test - Test date - Result
      • Birds - real-time PCR - 26/01/2010 - Positive

• Future Reporting
  • The event is continuing. Weekly follow-up reports will be submitted.

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I note from the media coverage that the remaining birds are to be culled but the preliminary report has some rather low numbers in the rates section.
One of these days we are really going to have to try and see if the CFR is 100% and get any survivors into a breading program. The virus is not going to die out so we need to get some resistance into our commercial flocks for the time when it is globally endemic.