Bird flu outbreak at the largest turkey farm in Romania

Published 2023년 1월 30일

Tridge summary

A severe outbreak of avian flu, caused by the H5N1 strain, was reported at a turkey farm near Brasov, Romania, leading to the activation of local and national health authorities. In response, a protection and surveillance zone was established, involving the collaboration of various agencies and authorities to manage the situation and prevent the spread of the virus. The measures include the isolation of the affected farm, restrictions on the movement of people, animals, and transport within a 10 km radius, and increased surveillance of other poultry farms. Additionally, Romania has intensified its surveillance and monitoring of domestic and wild birds across its EU border crossing points due to the increased prevalence of avian flu in Europe. So far, two outbreaks have been confirmed at the same economic agent's farms, with concerns about a potential secondary outbreak, highlighting the serious efforts being made to control the spread of the disease.

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Original content

"From January 26, immediately after the announcement of the suspicion, the Local Operational Unit of the Veterinary Sanitary and Food Safety Directorate (DSVSA) Brasov was activated, which took the first measures to isolate the outbreak. At the same time, the Local Disease Control Center (CLCB) from Brasov county and neighboring counties was activated, as well as the Central Operational Unit, led by the president of the National Veterinary and Food Safety Authority (ANSVSA), Dr. Alexandru Nicolae Bociu. A team of specialists from the ANSVSA, led by vice-president Danut Pale, went to the farm in question, to participate in the epidemiological investigation and supervise the application of procedural measures, which aim to prevent the spread of the virus", it is shown in the press release sent by ANSVSA. A protection and surveillance zone was delimited around the outbreak, so that severe restrictions on the movement of people, animals and means of transport were taken within a ...

Source: EuroMeat