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28 December 2006
Vol. 19 - No. 52Contents
AVIAN INFLUENZA IN PAKISTAN
Follow-up report No. 4 (final report)See also: 21 December 2006, 6 July 2006, 6 April 2006, 9 March 2006
Information received on 22 December 2006 from Dr Muhammad Afzal, Animal Husbandry Commissioner, Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Livestock, Islamabad:
End of previous report period: 2 December 2006 (see Disease Information, 19 [51], 883, dated 21 December 2006).
End of this report period: 20 December 2006.
Identification of agent: highly pathogenic avian influenza virus subtype H5N1.
Date of first confirmation of the event: 27 February 2006.
Date of start of the event: 23 February 2006.
Avian influenza outbreaks were initially reported at two poultry breeder farms in Charsada and Abbottabad Districts of North West Frontier province (NWFP) in February 2006. Later, a few more outbreaks were reported in Rawalpindi and Islamabad areas. The last outbreak was reported on 3 July 2006. During the avian influenza episode, all measures were taken as required by the OIE Terrestrial Animal Health Code. A stamping-out policy (including disinfection of all affected establishments) with compensation was adopted and all birds at the farms were destroyed under the supervision of state veterinarians. Culling operations were completed by 4 July 2006. Surveillance was carried out in accordance with Appendix 3.8.9. of the OIE Terrestrial Animal Health Code. The final cleaning and disinfection operations on the affected establishments were completed by 4 August 2006.
No further outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza have been reported since 3 July 2006. The ban on inter-provincial movement and movement from affected zones applied to poultry and poultry products has been lifted.
In accordance with Chapter 2.7.12. of the Terrestrial Animal Health Code, the Delegate of Pakistan declares that his country has regained its status as a highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) free country, with effect from 5 November 2006.
Final report: yes.
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* *EQUINE INFECTIOUS ANAEMIA IN THE UNITED KINGDOM/NORTHERN IRELAND
Follow-up report No. 11See also: 21 December 2006, 14 December 2006, 7 December 2006, 30 November 2006, 23 November 2006, 16 November 2006, 9 November 2006, 2 November 2006, 26 October 2006, 5 October 2006, 7 September 2006
Information received on 22 December 2006 from Dr Debby Reynolds, Director General for Animal Health and Welfare, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA), London:
End of previous report period: 15 December 2006 (see Disease Information, 19 [51], 884, dated 21 December 2006).
End of this report period: 22 December 2006.
Date of first confirmation of the event: 1 September 2006.
Date of start of the event: 25 August 2006.
No new outbreaks have been reported since the last follow-up report.
Final report: no.
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* *AMERICAN FOULBROOD OF HONEY BEES IN LUXEMBOURG
See also: 5 October 2006
(Date of previous outbreak of American foulbrood of honey bees in Luxembourg reported to the OIE: September 2006).
Immediate notification report
Translation of information received on 22 December 2006 from Dr Arthur Besch, Director of the Veterinary Services Department, Ministry of Agriculture, Viticulture and Rural Development, Luxembourg:
Report date: 22 December 2006.
Reason for immediate notification: re-occurrence of a listed disease in a country following a report declaring the outbreak(s) ended.
Identification of agent: Paenibacillus larvae sbsp larvae.
Date of first confirmation of the event: 22 December 2006.
Date of start of the event: 28 September 2006.
Clinical disease: yes.
Nature of diagnosis: clinical and laboratory.
Details of outbreaks:
First administrative division Lower administrative division Type of epide-miolo-gical unit Name of the location Date of start of the outbreak Spe-cies Number of hives in the outbreaks susceptible cases deaths destroyed slaugh-tered Capellen Garnich apiary Hivange 28 Sept. 2006 api 18 1 0 18 0 Capellen Garnich apiary Kahler 28 Sept. 2006 api 22 1 0 22 0 Capellen Hobscheid apiary Eischen 28 Sept. 2006 api 15 2 0 15 0 Capellen Kehlen apiary Kehlen 28 Sept. 2006 api 60 3 0 60 0 Capellen Koerich apiary Koerich 28 Sept. 2006 api 28 1 0 28 0 Esch-sur-Alzette Petange apiary Lamadelaine 28 Sept. 2006 api 28 2 0 28 0 Redange Saeul apiary Saeul 28 Sept. 2006 api 10 1 0 10 0 Redange Tuntange apiary Ansembourg 28 Sept. 2006 api 14 3 0 14 0 Redange Tuntange apiary Bour 28 Sept. 2006 api 28 3 0 28 0 Description of affected population: honey bees.
Diagnosis:
Laboratory where diagnostic tests were performed Species examined Diagnostic tests used Date Results Institut für Bienenkunde CELLE api direct immunofluorescence 22 Dec. 2006 positive Source of outbreaks or origin of infection: unknown or inconclusive.
Control measures undertaken:
- stamping out;
- movement control inside the country;
- screening;
- zoning.
Final report: yes.
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* *BLUETONGUE IN ITALY
Follow-up report No. 5See also: 21 December 2006, 7 December 2006, 30 November 2006, 23 November 2006, 9 November 2006
Information received on 22 December 2006 from Dr Romano Marabelli, Head of the Department for Veterinary Public Health, Nutrition and Food Safety, Ministry of Public Health, Rome:
End of previous report period: 18 December 2006 (see Disease Information, 19 [51], 889, dated 21 December 2006).
End of this report period: 22 December 2006.
Identification of agent: bluetongue virus serotype 1.
Date of first confirmation of the event: 30 October 2006.
Date of start of the event: 15 October 2006.
Clinical disease: yes.
Nature of diagnosis: clinical and laboratory.
New outbreak:
First administrative division (province) Lower administrative division (district) Type of epide-miolo-gical unit Name of the location Date of start of the outbreak Spe-cies Number of animals in the outbreak susceptible cases deaths destroyed slaugh-tered Sardegna Cagliari farm Pula 11 Dec. 2006 ovi 39 1 0 0 0 Diagnosis:
Laboratory where diagnostic tests were performed Species examined Diagnostic tests used Dates Results Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale, Teramo ovi - antigen detection ELISA(1)
- real-time PCR(2)
- 30 Oct. 2006
positive
positive
Source of outbreak or origin of infection: vectors.
Control measures undertaken:
- movement control inside the country;
- screening.
Treatment of affected animals: no.
Vaccination prohibited: no.
Final report: no.
(1) ELISA: enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay
(2) PCR: polymerase chain reaction
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* *EPIZOOTIC HAEMORRHAGIC DISEASE IN TUNISIA
(Disease never reported before in Tunisia).
Immediate notification report
Translation of information received on 22 December 2006 from Professor Malek Zrelli, Director General of Veterinary Services, Ministry of Agriculture, Environment and Water Resources, Tunis:
Report date: 22 December 2006.
Reason for immediate notification: an emerging disease with significant morbidity or mortality, or zoonotic potential.
Identification of agent: epizootic haemorrhagic disease virus.
Date of first confirmation of the event: 18 December 2006.
Date of start of the event: 3 September 2006.
Clinical disease: yes.
Nature of diagnosis: suspicion, clinical and laboratory.
Details of outbreaks:
First administrative division Lower administrative division (Imada) Type of epide-miolo-gical unit Name of the location Date of start of the outbreak Spe-cies Number of animals in the outbreaks susceptible cases deaths destroyed slaugh-tered Ariana Ariana farm Ariana 4 Oct. 2006 bov 60 1 0 0 0 Beja Goubellat farm Ksar Tir 24 Sept. 2006 bov 9 2 0 0 0 Beja Nefza farm Ouchtata 18 Sept. 2006 bov 61 17 1 0 0 Beja Teboursouk farm Tebousouk 4 Oct. 2006 bov 13 3 0 0 0 Ben Arous Mornag farm Oudha 2 Nov. 2006 bov 13 1 0 0 0 Bizerte Mateur farm Mateur 27 Oct. 2006 bov 20 2 2 0 0 Jendouba Ain Drahem farm Ain Drahem 10 Sept. 2006 bov 12 7 0 0 0 Kairouan Hajeb Layoun farm Gouiba 3 Sept. 2006 bov 47 11 1 0 0 Kasserine Feriana farm Boulaaba 19 Sept. 2006 bov 11 4 0 0 0 Mahdia Saada farm Saada 29 Oct. 2006 bov 7 1 0 0 0 Mannouba Oued Ellil farm Oued Ellil 10 Oct. 2006 bov 27 2 0 0 0 Monastir Ouerdanine farm Ouerdanine 29 Sept. 2006 bov 14 5 0 0 0 Monastir Sahline farm Metameur 23 Oct. 2006 bov 38 1 0 0 0 Nabeul Hammamet farm Sidi Jedidi 15 Sept. 2006 bov 25 6 0 0 0 Nabeul Nabeul farm Dar Chabane 5 Oct. 2006 bov 7 1 0 0 0 Sfax Bir ali farm Bir Ali 22 Sept. 2006 bov 5 3 1 0 0 Sidi Bouzid Jelma farm Jelma 4 Oct. 2006 bov 355 1 … … … Sidi Bouzid Sidi Bouzid farm El Makerem 9 Sept 2006 bov 37 8 0 0 0 Siliana Makthar farm Makthar 5 Sept. 2006 bov 39 9 1 0 0 Tozeur Degueche farm Boublel 2 Oct. 2006 bov 24 5 0 0 0 Tozeur Degueche farm Haman 30 Sept. 2006 bov 14 3 0 0 0 Tozeur Degueche farm Helya 26 Sept. 2006 bov 23 2 0 0 0 Zaghouan Bir Mcharga farm Bir Mcharga 2 Oct. 2006 bov 5 1 0 0 0 Zaghouan Zaghouan farm Zaghouan 3 Oct. 2006 bov 4 4 0 0 0 Description of affected populations: mostly dairy cattle (mainly Holstein breed) and a few local cattle.
Diagnosis:
Laboratory where diagnostic tests were performed Species examined Diagnostic test used Date Result National Veterinary Research Institute bov ELISA(1) (for antigen detection) 18 December 2006 positive Source of outbreaks or origin of infection: unknown or inconclusive.
Control measures undertaken:
- control of arthropods;
- screening;
- disinfection of infected premises/establishment(s).
Treatment of affected animals: yes (antibiotics, anti-inflammatories and antiseptics).
Vaccination prohibited: yes.
Other details/comments:
- Morbidity has been 11% and the mortality 0.6%.
- After treatment, the affected animals recover.
Final report: yes.
(1) ELISA: enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay
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* *HIGHLY PATHOGENIC AVIAN INFLUENZA IN KOREA (REP. OF ~)
Follow-up report no. 1See also: 30 November 2006
Information received on 22 December 2006 from Dr Chang-Seob Kim, Chief Veterinary Officer, Animal Health Division, Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (MAF), Gwacheon:
End of previous report period: 26 November 2006 (see Disease Information, 19 [48], 841, dated 30 November 2006).
End of this report period: 22 December 2006.
Identification of agent: highly pathogenic avian influenza virus subtype H5N1.
Date of first confirmation of the event: 22 November 2006.
Clinical disease: yes.
Nature of diagnosis: clinical, post-mortem and laboratory.
New outbreaks:
First administrative division (province) Type of epide-miolo-gical unit Name of the location (city) Date of start of the outbreak Spe-cies Number of animals in the outbreaks susceptible cases deaths destroyed slaugh-tered Chungcheongnam-do farm Asan … avi 10,000 … 1 … … Jeollabuk-do farm Iksan … avi 12,000 400 400 11,600 0 Jeollabuk-do farm Kimje … avi 290,000 3,720 3,720 286,280 0 Affected populations:
- Iksan outbreak: a parent stock farm for broiler chickens;
- Kimje outbreak: a laying quail farm
- Asan outbreak: a parent stock farm for ducks.
Diagnosis:
Laboratory where diagnostic tests were performed Species examined Diagnostic tests used Results National Veterinary Research and Quarantine Service, Anyang, Kyonggi avi PCR(1) positive for H5 haemagglutination inhibition test positive for H5 neuraminidase inhibition test positive for N1 virus isolation positive Source of outbreaks or origin of infection: unknown or inconclusive (under investigation).
Control measures undertaken:
- control of wildlife reservoirs;
- stamping out;
- quarantine (removal of feed, manure and egg plates from the farms within a 3-km-radius zone around the outbreaks is prohibited);
- movement control inside the country (a 10-km-radius zone around the infected holdings);
- screening;
- zoning;
- burial of dead and destroyed poultry as well as of feed, manure and egg plates in the affected farms;
- disinfection and surveillance intensified in the poultry holdings.
Vaccination prohibited: yes.
Other details/comments:
- The new outbreak in Iksan was in a farm located 3 km south of the Iksan affected farm, notified in the immediate notification report;
- The outbreak in Kimje was in a farm located 18 km south of the new outbreak in Iksan;
- Stamping out will be applied to all domesticated birds within a 3-km-radius zone around the affected farms. Stamping out has already been applied to 764,000 poultry in Iksan and 343,000 poultry in Kimje. Stamping out in the Asan outbreak is ongoing.
Final report: no.
(1) PCR: polymerase chain reaction
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* *VESICULAR STOMATITIS IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Follow-up report no. 14 (final report)See also: 7 December 2006, 23 November 2006, 16 November 2006, 2 November 2006, 26 October 2006, 19 October 2006, 12 October 2006, 5 October 2006, 28 September 2006, 21 September 2006, 14 September 2006, 7 September 2006, 31 August 2006, 24 August 2006, 13 April 2006, 16 February 2006, 26 January 2006, 12 January 2006, 23 December 2005, 9 December 2005, 18 November 2005, 4 November 2005, 28 October 2005, 21 October 2005, 14 October 2005, 7 October 2005, 30 September 2005, 23 September 2005, 16 September 2005, 2 September 2005, 26 August 2005, 19 August 2005, 5 August 2005, 29 July 2005, 15 July 2005, 8 July 2005
Information received on 27 December 2006 from Dr Ron DeHaven, Associate Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Washington, DC:
End of previous report period: 4 December 2006 (see Disease Information, 19 [49], 854, dated 7 December 2006).
End of this report period: 26 December 2006.
Identification of agent: vesicular stomatitis virus type New Jersey.
Date of first confirmation of the event: 17 August 2006.
Date of start of the event: 13 August 2006.
There are currently no known vesicular stomatitis-positive premises/outbreaks in Wyoming or in any other state. The last vesicular stomatitis-positive premises in Wyoming were released from quarantine on 19 December 2006.
Final report: yes.
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