12.01.2012

Epidemiological situation from 1st November to 31st December 2011

H7: One outbreak of H7 LPAI was detected in a farm located in Soveria Mannelli municipality (Calabria region) rearing 439 birds. 150 hens were culled on 14th Dec 2011.
H5: 7 outbreaks of H5 LPAI were detected. 6 in rural farms and one in industrial meat-turkey farm. Four regions were involved: Emilia Romagna, Lazio, Campania and Calabria. The case in the meat-turkey farm was reported in Viterbo province (Lazio region), with mild respiratory symptoms, with low mortality rate (virus was not isolated). Serological typing of neuroamminidase gave positive results for N2 subtype. All turkeys present in the holding were slaughtered in a designed slaughterhouse.