Highly pathogenic avian influenza, Israel (WAHID Interface - OIE World Animal Health Information Database, 2/2/10, edited)

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Highly pathogenic avian influenza, Israel (WAHID Interface - OIE World Animal Health Information Database, 2/2/10, edited)

Highly pathogenic avian influenza, Israel

Information received on 02/02/2010 from Dr Moshe Chaimovitz, Director , Veterinary Services and Animal Health, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Developement, BEIT DAGAN, Israel

• Summary
  • Report type Follow-up report No. 1 (Final report)
  • Start date 24/01/2010
  • Date of first confirmation of the event 26/01/2010
  • Report date 02/02/2010
  • Date submitted to OIE 02/02/2010
  • Date event resolved 02/02/2010
  • 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
  • Related reports
    • Immediate notification (26/01/2010)
    • Follow-up report No. 1 (02/02/2010)

• Outbreaks
  • There are no new outbreaks in this report

• Epidemiology
  • Source of the outbreak(s) or origin of infection
    • Unknown or inconclusive
    • The epidemiological investigation suspects contact with wild bird droppings outside the affected poultry house.

• Epidemiological comments
  • All the birds were culled on 29 January 2010.

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

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

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