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5 January 2006
Vol. 19 - No. 1Contents
HIGHLY PATHOGENIC AVIAN INFLUENZA IN UKRAINE
Follow-up report No. 4See also: 28 September 2006, 13 July 2006, 29 June 2006, 22 June 2006, 16 March 2006, 23 February 2006, 9 February 2006, 2 February 2006, 26 January 2006, 19 January 2006, 12 January 2006, 30 December 2005, 30 December 2005, 16 December 2005, 9 December 2005
Translation of information received on 29 December 2005 from Dr Petr I. Verbytskiy, Head, State Department for Veterinary Medicine, Ministry of Agricultural Policy, Kiev:
End of previous report period: 26 December 2005 (see Disease Information, 18 [52], 538, dated 30 December 2005).
End of this report period: 29 December 2005.
Identification of agent: highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) virus subtype H5N1.
Date of first confirmation of the event: 2 December 2005.
Date of start of the event: 25 November 2005.
Nature of diagnosis: clinical, post-mortem and laboratory.
The State Veterinary Services of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea, in collaboration with local authorities, have formed 168 groups to perform clinical examination of backyard poultry throughout the territory of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea.
Between 5 and 28 December 2005, 423,417 holdings in 3,309 villages were inspected (5,511,672 birds of various species).
In the locations listed in the table below, clinical disease was reported in poultry. Laboratory tests are being conducted simultaneously at the Republic Laboratory of Veterinary Medicine of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea, Simferopol, and at the Central State Laboratory of Veterinary Medicine, Kiev.
Updated data on suspected outbreaks reported previously:
First administrative division Lower administrative division (district) Type of epidemiological unit Name of the location Date of start of the outbreak Species Number of animals in the suspected outbreaks susceptible cases deaths destroyed slaughtered Crimea* Alushtinskiy village Privetnoye 22 Dec. 2005 avi 5 5 0 0 Crimea* Belgorodskiy village Vasilivka 19 Dec. 2005 avi 13 13 0 0 Crimea* Krasnoperekopskiy village Krasnoperekopsk 12 Dec. 2005 avi 12 12 0 0 Crimea* Krasnoperekopskiy village Krepkoye 18 Dec. 2005 avi 7 7 0 0 Crimea* Nizhnegorskiy village Nezhinskoye 22 Dec. 2005 avi 3 3 0 0 Crimea* Sovetskiy village Razdolnoye 16 Dec. 2005 avi 5,037 1 1 0 0 Crimea* Sudak village 19 Dec. 2005 avi 3 3 0 0 * Autonomous Republic of Crimea
Diagnosis:
Laboratories where diagnostic tests were performed Diagnostic tests used Date Results State Laboratory of Veterinary Medicine in AR Crimea PCR(1) in progress pending haemagglutination inhibition test in progress pending Donetsk Inter-Regional State Laboratory of Veterinary Medicine for Avian Diseases virus isolation negative Source of outbreaks or origin of infection: contact with wild birds.
Control measures undertaken:
- control of wildlife reservoirs;
- stamping out; as of 28 December 2005, at 6 p.m., a total of 69,662 poultry had been seized and destroyed (by burning) in the affected villages;
- quarantine;
- movement control inside the country;
- screening;
- zoning;
- disinfection of infected premises/establishments.
Vaccination prohibited: yes.
Information on disinfection as of 29 December 2005 (click here)
Final report: no.
(1) PCR: polymerase chain reaction
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* *Q FEVER IN ARGENTINA
Follow-up report No. 1See also: 16 December 2005
Translation of information received on 29 December 2005 from Dr Jorge Nestor Amaya, President, National Agrifood Health and Quality Service (SENASA(1)), Secretariat for Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries and Food, Buenos Aires:
End of previous report period: 9 December 2005 (see Disease Information, 18 [50], 505, dated 16 December 2005).
End of this report period: 29 December 2005.
Date of first confirmation of the event: 10 November 2005.
Clinical disease: no.
Nature of diagnosis: laboratory.
Details of outbreak (updated data):
First administrative division (province) Lower administrative division Type of epidemiological unit Name of the location Species Number of animals in the outbreak susceptible cases deaths destroyed slaughtered Buenos Aires General Rodriguez farm General Rodriguez cap 297 24 24 0 Origin of infection: unknown or inconclusive.
Control measures
A. Undertaken:
- partial stamping out,
- quarantine;
- movement control inside the country.
B. To be undertaken:
- screening.
Other details/comments:
Slaughter of all 24 reactors and destruction of their carcasses were carried out on 9 December 2005.
Serological tests are being carried out on all susceptible animals in the affected establishment in order to determine the exact prevalence of infection and verify whether there are more infected animals liable for culling.
The necessary epidemiological investigations are being carried out in order to trace, inspect and sample livestock in contact farms.
Final report: no.
(1) SENASA: Servicio Nacional de Sanidad y Calidad Agroalimentaria
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* *RINDERPEST IN GABON
THE DELEGATE DECLARES HER COUNTRY PROVISIONALLY FREE FROM RINDERPESTTranslation of information received on 30 December 2005 from Ms Yolande Mounguengui, Director of Animal Production and Processing Industry, Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Production and Rural Development, Libreville:
Report date: 16 December 2005.
In accordance with the recommendations of the regional technical workshop organised by the Pan African Programme for the Control of Epizootics (PACE) in Conakry, Guinea, in January 2004, Gabon wishes to enter the OIE pathway leading to the country's being recognised as free from rinderpest, in accordance with the provisions of Appendices 3.8.1. and 3.8.2. of the Terrestrial Animal Health Code (2004 Edition).
On this basis, the country declares the whole of its territory provisionally free from rinderpest and also confirms that:
a) Gabon has never experienced an outbreak of rinderpest despite the permanent danger associated with the large scale importation of animals for slaughter or rearing purposes from Chad, Cameroon, Niger and other countries of West Africa (Togo, Benin). In anticipation of the threat of introduction of the disease from animals imported from these countries, cattle farms used a bivalent rinderpest/contagious bovine pleuropneumonia vaccine ("Bissec") until 1998, the year in which vaccination was halted throughout the territory of Gabon by administrative memorandum No. 000099MAEDR/CAB, dated 25 February 2002) signed by the Minister of State for Agriculture, Livestock and Rural Development.
b) Rinderpest is a notifiable disease.
c) A system of early detection is in place. This system is based on the national epidemiological surveillance network for animal diseases (REMAGA), set up in 2001 with the support of PACE. Rinderpest is one of five epizootic diseases under surveillance. Both active and passive surveillance are carried out at farm level and at principal entry points.
d) Measures are applied to prevent the introduction of the disease or the infection. A contingency plan for rinderpest, to be implemented if the disease were introduced, was drawn up and approved in March 2003. The strategy developed in this field with a view to rinderpest control is a component of Gabon's animal disease control plan. It defines measures to control the disease, approved by the steering committee of REMAGA, to be implemented in the event of an epizootic resulting from the introduction of rinderpest into Gabon.
Gabon hereby declares its territory provisionally free from rinderpest, in accordance with the criteria laid down by the OIE.
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* *NEWCASTLE DISEASE IN CYPRUS
Isolation of the virus in wildlifeSee also: 19 January 2006
(Date of previous outbreak of Newcastle disease in Cyprus reported to the OIE: January 2005).
Immediate notification report and final report
Information received on 30 December 2005 from Dr Phedias Loucaides, Director of Veterinary Services, Ministry of Agriculture, Nicosia:
Report date: 16 December 2005.
Reason for immediate notification: re-occurrence of a listed disease or infection in a country or zone/compartment following a report declaring the outbreak(s) ended.
Date of first confirmation of the event: 14 December 2005.
Date of start of the event: 3 November 2005.
Clinical disease: no.
Nature of diagnosis: laboratory.
The virus was isolated from a faecal sample taken on 3 November 2005 at a dam located in the eastern part of the island, close to Achna village. The sample was collected within the framework of the surveillance programme for avian influenza in poultry and wild birds.
Diagnosis: the virus was typed as an avian paramyxovirus 1 (PMV-1). It was sent afterwards to the OIE Reference Laboratory at Weybridge, United Kingdom, where it was confirmed as belonging to the PMV-1 subtype. The virus has been placed in lineage 4a and grouped with a 99.7% identity with an isolate submitted by Cyprus in 2004.
Laboratories where diagnostic tests were performed Samples examined Diagnostic tests used Date Results Veterinary Services Virology Laboratory faeces haemagglutination test 3 Nov. 2005 positive VLA Weybridge, United Kingdom (OIE Reference Laboratory for avian influenza and Newcastle disease) faeces sequencing at the cleavage site 14 Dec. 2005 positive Source of outbreak or origin of infection: unknown or inconclusive.
Control measures:
- control of wildlife reservoirs;
- movement control inside the country;
- vaccination.
Vaccination in response to the outbreak:
Location Species Total number of vaccinated animals Details of the vaccine All backyard birds in a radius of 3 km and the flocks of the two neighbouring commercial farms (one poultry farm and one ostrich farm) have been vaccinated and booster vaccinated, respectively. poultry and ostriches inactivated polyvalent vaccine Treatment of affected animals: no.
Final report: yes.
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* *FOOT AND MOUTH DISEASE IN CHINA (PEOPLE'S REP. OF ~)
See also: 16 November 2006, 19 October 2006, 21 September 2006, 24 August 2006, 10 August 2006, 3 August 2006, 13 July 2006, 29 June 2006, 15 June 2006, 1 June 2006, 4 May 2006, 30 March 2006, 9 March 2006, 19 January 2006, 18 November 2005, 22 July 2005
(Date of previous outbreak of foot and mouth disease in the People's Republic of China reported to the OIE: May 2005).
Immediate notification report
Information received on 30 December 2005 from Mr Jia Youling, Director General, Veterinary Bureau, Ministry of Agriculture, Beijing:
Report date: 30 December 2005.
Reason for immediate notification: re-occurrence of a listed disease or infection in a country or zone/compartment following a report declaring the outbreak(s) ended.
Identification of agent: foot and mouth disease (FMD) virus serotype Asia1.
Date of first confirmation of the event: 29 December 2005.
Date of start of the event: 6 December 2005.
Clinical disease: yes.
Nature of diagnosis: clinical, post-mortem and laboratory.
Details of outbreak:
First administrative division Lower administrative division Type of epidemiological unit Name of the location Species Number of animals in the outbreak susceptible cases deaths destroyed slaughtered ShanDong province JiNan city village ChangQing bov 91 48 0 91 0 Diagnosis:
Laboratory where diagnostic tests were performed Diagnostic tests used Date Results Lanzhou Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Harbin (national reference laboratory for FMD) - liquid-phase blocking ELISA(1);
- RT-PCR(2);
- virus isolation.
29 Dec. 2005 positive Source of outbreak or origin of infection: unknown or inconclusive.
Control measures undertaken:
- stamping out;
- quarantine;
- movement control inside the country;
- screening;
- zoning;
- vaccination;
- disinfection of infected premises/establishment(s);
- dipping/spraying.
Final report: no.
(1) ELISA: enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay
(2) RT-PCR: reverse transcriptase - polymerase chain reaction
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* *HIGHLY PATHOGENIC AVIAN INFLUENZA IN CHINA (PEOPLE'S REP. OF ~)
Follow-up report No. 12See also: 5 October 2006, 17 August 2006, 27 July 2006, 6 July 2006, 22 June 2006, 8 June 2006, 9 February 2006, 12 January 2006, 16 December 2005, 2 December 2005, 25 November 2005, 18 November 2005, 11 November 2005, 11 November 2005, 4 November 2005, 28 October 2005, 21 October 2005, 12 August 2005
Information received on 3 January 2006 from Mr Jia Youling, Director General, Veterinary Bureau, Ministry of Agriculture, Beijing:
End of previous report period: 15 December 2005 (see Disease Information, 18 [50], 516, dated 16 December 2005).
End of this report period: 3 January 2006.
Identification of agent: highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) virus subtype H5N1.
Date of first confirmation of the event: 7 June 2005.
Clinical disease: yes.
Nature of diagnosis: clinical, post-mortem and laboratory.
New outbreak:
First administrative division Lower administrative division Type of epidemiological unit Name of the location Date of start of the outbreak Species Number of animals in the outbreak susceptible cases deaths destroyed slaughtered Sichuan province Dazhu county village Liuyan 22 Dec. 2005 avi 1,800 1,800 12,900 0 Description of affected population: chickens and ducks.
Diagnosis:
Laboratory where diagnostic tests were performed Diagnostic tests used Date Results Harbin Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Harbin (national reference laboratory for avian influenza) - haemagglutination inhibition test;
- RT-PCR(1);
- virus isolation in SPF(2) eggs.
3 Jan. 2006 positive Harbin Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Harbin (national reference laboratory for avian influenza) intravenous pathogenicity index (IVPI) test 3 Jan. 2006 positive (highly pathogenic) Source of outbreak or origin of infection: unknown or inconclusive.
Control measures undertaken:
- stamping out;
- quarantine;
- movement control inside the country;
- screening;
- zoning;
- vaccination;
- disinfection of infected premises/establishments;
- dipping/spraying.
Final report: no.
(1) RT-PCR: reverse transcriptase - polymerase chain reaction
(2) SPF: specific pathogen-free
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* *NEWCASTLE DISEASE IN ROMANIA
Follow-up report No. 5See also: 21 December 2006, 2 November 2006, 15 June 2006, 6 April 2006, 9 March 2006, 23 February 2006, 2 February 2006, 19 January 2006, 30 December 2005, 16 December 2005, 9 December 2005, 2 December 2005, 25 November 2005
Information received on 4 January 2006 from Dr Gabriel Predoi, Director General, National Sanitary Veterinary and Food Safety Authority, Bucharest:
End of previous report period: 27 December 2005 (see Disease Information, 18 [52], 551, dated 30 December 2005).
End of this report period: 4 January 2006.
Date of first confirmation of the event: 14 October 2005.
Date of start of the event: 15 September 2005.
New suspected* outbreaks:
First administrative division (County) Lower administrative division Name of the location Date of start of the outbreak Species Number of animals in the suspected* outbreaks susceptible cases deaths destroyed slaughtered Arges Bradu Bradu de Sus avi 77 63 63 Arges Oarja Ceausesti avi 27 #13 13 14 0 Arges Oarja Ceausesti avi 60 60 60 0 0 Arges Pitesti Fundatura Balcescu avi 30 #1 1 6 Arges Poiana Lacului Paduroiu Deal avi 70 #65 65 3 Arges Vedea Vedea avi 16 16 16 0 0 Brasov Brasov avi 15 5 5 10 0 Brasov Moieciu de Jos Moieciu de Jos avi 45 21 2 24 Bucharest 1st district avi 8 #2 2 6 0 Bucharest 5th district avi 19 #3 3 16 0 Bucharest 5th district avi 5 #1 1 4 0 Buzau Balta Alba Balta Alba avi 82 #17 17 Buzau Bisoca Bisoca avi 7 #3 3 4 0 Buzau Pogoanele Caldarasti avi 32 #3 3 7 Buzau Pogoanele Pogoanele avi 61 #4 4 Buzau Ramnicu Sarat Anghel Saligny avi 32 #30 30 2 0 Calarasi Fundulea Fundulea avi 11 #8 8 3 0 Dambovita Contesti Crangasi avi 68 68 65 3 0 Gorj Danciulesti Obarsia avi 20 #2 2 Ilfov Berceni Cornetu avi #3 3 3 Ilfov Berceni Cornetu avi 8 8 8 0 0 Ilfov Cernica Caldararu avi 12 #10 10 2 0 Ilfov Dascalu Dascalu avi 62 62 62 0 0 Ilfov Pantelimon Pantelimon avi 55 55 55 0 0 Prahova Boldesti Scaieni Boldesti Scaieni avi 27 18 5 Prahova Boldesti Scaieni Boldesti Scaieni avi 27 23 23 4 0 Prahova Ciorani Ciorani avi 40 40 40 0 0 Prahova Dumbrava Dumbrava avi 20 19 20 0 0 Prahova Targsorul Vechi Strejnic avi 15 15 15 0 0 Prahova Targsorul Vechi Strejnic avi 10 7 10 0 0 Valcea Livezi Livezi avi 19 #10 10 9 0 Valcea Pietrari Pietrari avi 49 12 12 37 0 Vaslui Tatarani Giurgesti avi 32 #16 16 16 0 Vrancea Vulturu Vulturu avi 36 #19 19 17 0 Vrancea Vulturu Vulturu avi 45 42 42 3 0 * Intracerebral pathogenicity index tests are being performed for confirmation purposes.
# Incomplete data.
Affected population: backyard flocks.
Diagnosis:
Laboratory where diagnostic tests are being performed Samples examined Diagnostic tests used Date Results Institute for Diagnostic and Animal Health (National Reference Laboratory) cloacal swabs, tracheal swabs, organs virus isolation in embryonated SPF(1) eggs 20 Dec. 2005 - 4 Jan. 2006 all positive intracerebral pathogenicity index test in progress pending Origin of infection: contact with wild birds.
Control measures undertaken:
- affected backyard premises placed under official control;
- partial stamping out applied to the affected premises (culling of poultry by gassing with CO2 in containers; destruction of corpses by burning and burying);
- quarantine of infected area;
- disinfection of infected backyard premises.
Vaccination prohibited: no.
Final report: no.
(1) SPF: specific pathogen free
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* *HIGHLY PATHOGENIC AVIAN INFLUENZA IN ROMANIA
Follow-up report No. 15See also: 2 March 2006, 23 February 2006, 16 February 2006, 19 January 2006, 30 December 2005, 23 December 2005, 16 December 2005, 9 December 2005, 2 December 2005, 2 December 2005, 25 November 2005, 18 November 2005, 4 November 2005, 4 November 2005, 28 October 2005, 21 October 2005, 21 October 2005, 14 October 2005, 14 October 2005
Information received on 4 January 2006 from Dr Gabriel Predoi, Director General, National Sanitary Veterinary and Food Safety Authority, Bucharest:
End of previous report period: 29 December 2005 (see Disease Information, 18 [52], 555, dated 30 December 2005).
End of this report period: 4 January 2006.
Identification of agent: highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) virus serotype H5.
Date of first confirmation of the event: 7 October 2005.
Date of start of the event: 4 October 2005.
Nature of diagnosis: clinical and laboratory.
New outbreak:
First administrative division (county) Lower administrative division (district) Name of the location (village) Date of start of the outbreak Species Number of animals in the outbreak susceptible cases deaths destroyed slaughtered Ialomita Albesti Albesti 27 Dec. 2005 avi 82 #14 14 68 0 # Incomplete data.
Affected population: hens.
Diagnosis:
Laboratory where diagnostic tests were performed Location of the outbreak Samples examined Diagnostic tests used Date Results Institute for Diagnostics and Animal Health (national reference laboratory) Albesti village 10 samples: organs from 4 hens. - RT-PCR(1).
- rapid test for diagnosis of HPAI;
- virus isolation in SPF(2) embryonated eggs.
29 Dec. 2005 - positive;
- positive;
- positive for HPAI subtype H5.
Origin of infection: contact with wild birds.
Control measures
A. Undertaken:
- partial stamping out;
- quarantine;
- movement control inside the country;
- screening;
- zoning;
- disinfection of infected premises/establishments.
B. To be undertaken:
- control of wildlife reservoirs.
Treatment of affected animals: no.
Vaccination prohibited: no.
Other details/comments:
The control measures have been applied in Albesti since 2 January 2006. Partial stamping-out has been applied to the infected premises and to neighbouring backyard premises, in accordance with the legislative provisions in force (Ministry for Agriculture, Forestry and Rural Development Order No. 311, Art. 10).
- Movement control has been applied to people, poultry, poultry products, feed, etc.
- Backyard premises in the locality have been disinfected.
- Corpses were destroyed by burning and burying. No information is yet available on the number of poultry culled and the number of backyard premises where poultry were culled.
Final report: no.
(1) RT-PCR: reverse transcriptase - polymerase chain reaction
(2) SPF: specific pathogen-free
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