Newcastle disease in Sweden
SWEDEN - This is a report from OIE on the outbreak of Newcastle Disease in Sweden.
24 November 2006
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See also: 15 June 2006, 2 March 2006, 16 February 2006, 19 January 2006, 19 January 2006, 30 December 2005, 23 December 2005
(Date of previous outbreak of Newcastle disease in Sweden reported to the OIE: December 2005).
Immediate notification report
Information received on 17 and 22 November 2006 from Dr Leif Denneberg, Chief Veterinary Officer, Swedish Board of Agriculture, Jönköping:
Report date: 22 November 2006.
Reason for immediate notification: re-occurrence of a listed disease in a zone following a report declaring the outbreak(s) ended.
Identification of agent: avian paramyxovirus type 1 (APMV1).
Date of first confirmation of the event: 16 November 2006.
Date of start of the event: 15 November 2006.
Clinical disease: yes.
Nature of diagnosis: laboratory.
Details of outbreak:
| First admini- strative division (county) |
Lower admini- strative division (municipality) |
Type of epide-miolo-gical unit | Name of the location | Date of start of the outbreak | Spe-cies | Number of animals in the outbreak | ||||
| susce- ptible |
cases | deaths | dest- royed |
slaugh- tered |
||||||
| Östergötland | Norrköping | farm | Åkerby | 15 Nov. 2006 | avi | 32,400 | 52 | 52 | 32,348 | 0 |
Description of affected population: the affected establishment has two houses with 3 flocks with a total of 32,400 layer poultry.
Diagnosis:
| Laboratory where diagnostic tests were performed | Species examined | Diagnostic tests used | Date | Result |
| National Veterinary Institute of Sweden | avi | gene sequencing | 16 Nov. 2006 | positive |
Source of outbreak or origin of infection: unknown or inconclusive.
Control measures undertaken:
- stamping out;
- zoning;
- disinfection of infected premises/establishment(s).
Treatment of affected animals: no.
Vaccination prohibited: yes.
Other details/comments: all poultry were killed and immediately sent for destruction from 16 to 19 November 2006. Preliminary disinfection of the last emptied house was concluded on 21 November 2006.
Final report: no.
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