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Information received on 30/01/2007 from Mr Josef Vitásek, Director of State Veterinary , Department for Protection of Health and Animal Welfare, Ministry of Agriculture , PRAGUE, Czech Republic
Summary
| Report type |
Immediate notification |
| Start date |
15/01/2007 |
| Date of confirmation of event |
29/01/2007 |
| Report date |
30/01/2007 |
| Date submitted to OIE |
30/01/2007 |
| Reason for notification |
Reoccurrence of listed disease |
| Date of previous occurrence |
07/1998 |
| Manifestation of disease |
Clinical disease |
| Causal agent |
Avian paramyxovirus |
| Nature of diagnosis |
Clinical, Laboratory (basic) |
| Report pertains to |
Defined zone within the country |
New Outbreaks
| Outbreak 1 |
Jezborice, Pardubice, PARDUBICKÝ |
| Date of start of outbreak |
15/01/2007 |
| Outbreak status |
Continuing (or date resolved not submitted) |
| Epidemiological unit |
Not applicable |
| Affected animals |
| Species |
Susceptible |
Cases |
Deaths |
Destroyed |
Slaughtered |
| Birds |
36 |
3 |
1 |
35 |
0 |
|
| Affected population |
backyard fowls - pigeons |
| Summary of outbreaks |
Total outbreaks: 1 |
| Outbreak statistics |
| Species |
Apparent morbidity rate |
Apparent mortality rate |
Apparent case fatality rate |
Proportion susceptible removed* |
| Birds |
8.33% |
2.78% |
33.33% |
100.00% |
* Removed from the susceptible population either through death, destruction or slaughter |
Epidemiology
| Source of infection |
- Contact with wild Species
|
| Epidemiological comments |
ICPI = 1,48 |
Control measures
| Measures already applied |
- Movement control inside the country
- Disinfection of infected premises/establishment(s)
- Stamping out
- Vaccination permitted
- No treatment of affected animals
|
| Measures to be applied |
|
Diagnostic test results
| Laboratory name and type |
State Veterinary Institute (SVI), Prague (Regional Reference Laboratory) |
| Tests and results |
| Species |
Test |
Test date |
Result |
| Birds |
intracerebral pathogenicity index (ICPI) test |
29/01/2007 |
Positive |
|
Map of outbreak locations
| Location of current outbreaks |
Click on map to zoom in.
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Further Information
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ThePoultrySite News Desk
31 January 2007
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