Highly pathogenic avian influenza, Spain (WAHID Interface - OIE World Animal Health Information Database, 1/27/10, edited)

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Highly pathogenic avian influenza, Spain (WAHID Interface - OIE World Animal Health Information Database, 1/27/10, edited)

Highly pathogenic avian influenza, Spain

Information received on 27/01/2010 from Dr Lucio Ignacio Carbajo Goni , Subdirector General de Sanidad de la Producci?n Primaria, Direcci?n General de Recursos Agr?colas y Ganaderos, Ministerio de Medio Ambiente y Medio Rural y Marino, Madrid, Spain

• Summary
  • Report type Follow-up report No. 2 (Final report)
  • Start date 09/10/2009
  • Date of first confirmation of the event 11/10/2009
  • Report date 27/01/2010
  • Date submitted to OIE 27/01/2010
  • Date event resolved 27/01/2010
  • Reason for notification New strain of a listed disease
  • Manifestation of disease Clinical disease
  • Causal agent Highly pathogenic avian influenza virus
  • Serotype H7N7
  • Nature of diagnosis Laboratory (advanced)
  • This event pertains to the whole country
  • Related reports
    • Immediate notification (13/10/2009)
    • Follow-up report No. 1 (16/10/2009)
    • Follow-up report No. 2 (27/01/2010)

• Outbreaks
  • There are no new outbreaks in this report

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

• Epidemiological comments
  • Cleaning and disinfection activities were completed in the premises concerned by the outbreak on 29 October 2009; since then, no other suspicion of highly pathogenic avian influenza has been reported. All birds in the farm were culled, no restocking has been carried out, and the premises are then empty.
  • According to the Article 10.4.3. of the OIE Terrestrial Animal Health Code (2009), a country can regain its health status 3 months after the disinfection of all affected establishments. Therefore, Spain declares regain its notifiable avian influenza free country status with effect from 29 January 2010.

• Control measures
  • Measures applied
    • Stamping out
    • 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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