Saturday, 15 June 2019

PRO/AH/EDR> Influenza A, poultry (03): Belgium, A(H3), low pathogenicity, spread, control

Influenza -- Belgium
Timeline
- 1st case detected in January 2019
-- In the framework of the avian influenza surveillance programme
-- Flock of outdoor laying hens
-- LPAI H3N1, but brain was positive in PCR
-- Depopulation on initiative of the farmer
- 6 Apr 2019: the same farm is infected again
- Quick rise of the number of cases since last week of April [2019]
Current situation
- H3 influenza confirmed in 71 poultry farms by PCR, of which 6 confirmed as H3N1
Clinical symptoms
- Eggshell defects

Read more about it at HealthMap Global Disease Alerts via http://healthmap.org/ln.php?6522254&promed&0

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