Newcastle Disease In Italy
ITALY - A report (via OIE) on the Newcastle Disease in the palermo district
28 July 2003
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(Date of previous outbreak of Newcastle disease in Italy reported to the OIE: December 2000).
Emergency report
Translation of information received on 23 July 2003 from Dr Romano Marabelli, Director General of Veterinary Services, Ministry of Public Health, Rome:
Report date: 23 July 2003.
Date of suspicion: 26 June 2003.
Date of confirmation: 15 July 2003.
Outbreaks:
| Registration No. | Location |
| 2003/01 | Palermo district, Palermo province, Sicily region |
Description of affected population: chicks.
Total number of animals in the outbreak:
| species | susceptible | cases | deaths | destroyed | slaughtered |
| avi | 10 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
Control measures: control measures provided for under national and European regulations.
Source: OFFICE INTERNATIONAL DES EPIZOOTIES - 28th July 2003
