terinary and food safety authority of romania
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Info
rmat
ion
on N
ewca
stle
dis
ease
out
brea
k in
co
mm
erci
al la
ying
hen
sfa
rms
in R
oman
iaPA
FF
Com
mit
tee,
17
Dec
embe
r 20
19B
ruxe
lles
Nat
iona
l San
itary
Vet
erin
ary
and
Food
Sa
fety
Aut
hori
ty o
f R
oman
ia
Loc
atio
n of
the
outb
reak
•L
ocat
ion
of th
e ou
tbre
ak:
Călăr
ași C
ount
y
•O
utbr
eak
SC A
grip
lay
Com
pany
–fa
rm in
Nic
olae
Băl
cesc
ulo
calit
y•
Dat
e of
con
firm
atio
n:
28.1
1.20
19•
Lon
gitu
de: 2
7.08
2030
•L
atitu
de: 4
4.29
567
•L
ast o
utbr
eak
2017
.
The
out
brea
kSC
Agr
ipla
y C
ompa
ny –
farm
in
Nic
olae
Băl
cesc
ulo
calit
yO
utbr
eak
farm
:T
he f
arm
has
bee
n po
pula
ted
on
05.1
1.20
19, w
ith
1070
0 re
arin
g la
ying
hen
s, 1
6 w
eeks
ol
d,pu
rcha
sed
from
ano
ther
com
mer
cial
far
m f
rom
A
lba
coun
ty. A
ccor
ding
to th
e in
form
atio
nre
ceiv
ed
from
the
loca
lcom
pete
nt a
utho
rity
, bef
ore
deli
veri
ng,
the
enti
re h
erd
has
been
vacc
inat
ed a
gain
st N
ewca
stle
di
seas
e. A
t the
far
m o
f or
igin
from
Alb
a co
unty
, and
in
the
othe
r lo
cati
ons
whe
re th
e re
arin
g la
ying
hen
s w
ere
disp
atch
ed fr
om th
is f
arm
, the
re w
ere
not r
egis
tere
d an
y cl
inic
al s
ign.
Fir
stsi
gns
ofdi
seas
e:fr
om21
.11.
2019
,unt
ilth
eda
teof
conf
irm
atio
n,39
43la
ying
hens
died
Susp
icio
n:no
tifie
dby
the
Cou
nty
Vet
erin
ary
Aut
hori
ty(S
VFS
D),
on26
-th
ofD
ecem
ber;
rest
rict
ion
onpo
ultr
ym
ovem
ent
esta
blis
hed,
mea
sure
sac
cord
ing
with
the
prov
isio
nsof
the
Cou
ncil
Dir
ectiv
e92
/66/
EE
C.
Con
firm
atio
n:10
sam
ples
wer
ean
alyz
edat
the
Nat
iona
lR
efer
ence
Lab
orat
ory
byR
T-PC
Ran
dan
atho
mo-
path
olog
ical
ly,
and
reac
ted
posi
tive
on28
.11.
2019
.
Imm
uniz
atio
n, e
pide
mio
logi
cal
inve
stig
atio
n
•T
hepo
ultr
yha
vebe
enim
mun
ized
five
times
agai
nst
New
cast
ledi
seas
evi
rus
(one
day,
9da
ys,
24da
ys,
45da
ys,
80da
ys),
the
last
vacc
inat
ion
agai
nst
New
cast
ledi
seas
ew
aspe
rfor
med
on04
.11.
2019
(at
the
mom
ent
oflo
adin
gin
the
mea
nsof
tran
spor
tth
attr
ansp
orts
the
poul
try
toth
ede
stin
atio
nfa
rm),
16w
eeks
ofag
e,w
ithG
allim
une
407
vacc
ine.
•E
ven
the
farm
erde
clar
edth
atth
efl
ock
was
vacc
inat
edbu
tdid
nots
how
the
docu
men
tsju
stif
ying
for
the
antib
ody
titer
afte
rva
ccin
atio
n,fo
rw
hich
the
owne
rof
the
farm
ofor
igin
was
sanc
tione
d.
•T
hepr
elim
inar
yep
idem
iolo
gica
lin
vest
igat
ion
did
not
reve
alth
eor
igin
ofth
evi
rus,
but
itco
uld
besu
spec
ted
aco
mbi
natio
nof
lack
ofbi
o-se
curi
tym
easu
res
and
wro
ngap
plic
atio
nof
the
vacc
inat
ion
proc
edur
es.
The
res
tric
tion
zon
es
Hav
ebe
enes
tabl
ishe
dth
ere
stri
ctio
nzo
nes:
a3
kmzo
ne–
the
prot
ectio
nzo
ne,
and
a10
kmzo
ne–
the
surv
eilla
nce
zone
.In
the
prot
ectio
nzo
ne,
ther
ear
e2
loca
litie
s(N
icol
aeBăl
cesc
u,A
lexa
ndru
Odo
besc
u)
Inth
esu
rvei
llanc
ezo
ne,
ther
ear
e9
loca
litie
s(V
lad
Tepe
s,M
ihai
Vite
azu,
Ras
a,V
isin
ii,In
depe
nden
ta,
Potc
oava
,G
alat
ui,B
ogat
a,Pl
evna
)an
dan
othe
rco
mm
erci
alfa
rm.
Surv
eilla
nce
in t
he p
rote
ctio
n zo
ne
Loc
alit
yV
illag
e
Dat
e of
ex
amin
atio
n
Tot
al
back
yard
sB
acky
ards
wit
h po
ultr
y
No.
of
rece
ptiv
e po
ultr
y
Exa
min
atio
n re
sult
Hea
lthy
Susp
ecte
d
Nic
olae
Băl
cesc
u
Ale
xand
ru
Odo
besc
u
26 -
28,1
1,20
1918
911
999
499
4
Ale
xand
ruO
dobe
scu
Ale
xand
ruO
dobe
scu
20 -
30,1
1,20
19
7364
837
837
Tota
l
262
183
1831
1831
Insp
ecti
ons
in t
he s
urve
illan
ce z
ones
No.
of l
ocal
itie
s
Dat
e of
ex
amin
atio
nT
otal
bac
kyar
ds
Bac
kyar
ds
wit
h re
cept
ive
poul
try
No.
of
poul
try
Resu
lt o
f ex
aminat
ion
Hea
lthy
Susp
ecte
d
Mih
ai V
itea
zu29
,11
-01
,12,
2019
5950
1295
1295
-
Vla
d T
epes
26-2
8,11
,201
911
984
2521
2521
-
Vis
inii
01-3
0,10
,201
935
3557
057
0-
Inde
pend
enta
4-7,
11,2
019
125
125
1100
1100
-
Pot
coav
a01
-30
,10,
2019
4040
725
725
-
Gal
atui
20 -
30,1
1,20
1948
4110
0210
02-
Bog
ata
26-2
9,11
,201
918
1843
043
0-
Ras
a20
-25,
11,2
019
2828
580
580
-
Ple
vna
01 -
30,1
1,20
1918
1834
034
0-
Tot
al49
043
985
6385
63
Cul
ling,
dis
posa
l, di
sinf
ecti
on
•L
ocal
Dis
ease
Con
trol
Cen
ter
(L.D
.C.C
. ) h
as im
plem
ente
d a
plan
for
m
easu
res
in a
ccor
danc
e w
ith th
e pr
ovis
ions
of
Dir
ectiv
e 19
92/6
6 / E
EC
re
gard
ing
the
cont
rol o
f N
ewca
stle
Dis
ease
, tra
nspo
sed
into
nat
iona
l le
gisl
atio
n by
AN
SVSA
Ord
er n
o. 1
53/2
006
and
the
Ope
ratio
nal M
anua
l 3-
rd e
ditio
n 20
19 f
or in
terv
entio
n in
avi
an in
flue
nza
and
New
cast
le d
isea
se.
•T
he c
ullin
g of
the
poul
try
was
com
plet
ed o
n 5.
12.2
019.
Dis
posa
lof
cada
vers
–by
bur
ring
into
the
farm
.
•T
he f
ixat
ion
disi
nfec
tion
was
com
plet
ed o
n 5.
12.2
019;
the
clea
ning
of
man
ure
and
the
was
hing
will
be
com
plet
ed in
the
peri
od06
.12.
2019
to –
20.1
2.20
19an
d th
e fi
nal d
isin
fect
ion
will
be
done
on
27th
Dec
embe
r.
•L
.D.C
.C. o
rder
ed n
o tr
ade
in li
ve p
oultr
y, p
oultr
y m
eat p
rodu
cts,
fro
m th
e re
stri
ctio
n zo
nes.
Stam
ping
out
-cu
lling
wit
hC
O2
Epi
dem
iolo
gy
•E
pide
mio
logy
, ong
oing
: it s
eem
s th
at th
e so
urce
of
the
viru
s is
in w
ild
bird
s. I
ncid
enta
lly, s
ome
brea
ches
in th
e bi
o se
curi
ty s
yste
mof
the
farm
coul
d al
low
the
tran
smis
sion
of
the
viru
s fr
om w
ild b
irds
to d
omes
tic b
irds
.
•N
o ot
her
poul
try
wer
e re
port
ed a
s si
ck o
r fo
und
dead
in th
e ar
ea
•Sp
read
/Tra
ce F
orw
ard:
We
have
not
iden
tifie
d an
y m
ovem
ent o
f liv
e po
ultr
y, o
r da
y ol
d ch
icks
fro
m Călăr
așiC
ount
y to
oth
er M
embe
r St
ates
du
ring
the
high
ris
k pe
riod
.
Vic
init
y of
far
m
Gălăț
uiL
ake
isse
tup
asa
fish
pond
,th
esi
teho
stin
ghe
rds
ofpr
otec
ted
spec
ies
ofw
ildbi
rds,
but
also
61w
ildbi
rds
spec
ies,
for
exam
ple:
larg
eco
rmor
ant,
yello
wcl
aw,
smal
leg
ret,
win
ter
swan
,re
ddu
ck,
larg
em
acke
rel,
mac
kere
l.A
lso,
the
site
isim
port
ant
for
nest
ing,
but
also
for
win
teri
ngdu
cks
and
gees
e.D
urin
gth
em
igra
tion
peri
od,
the
site
host
sm
ore
than
20.0
00sp
ecie
sof
seab
irds
.
Con
clus
ions
The
farm
was
popu
late
don
05.1
1.20
19w
ithbi
rds
ofor
igin
from
S.C
.A
lbat
ros
Gol
dS.
R.L
.A
lba
Iulia
,bi
rds
vacc
inat
edin
the
orig
ine
farm
onth
eda
teof
ship
men
t04.
11.2
019.
The
ocur
renc
eof
the
dise
ase
may
bedu
eto
vacc
inat
ion
atth
etim
eof
boar
ding
over
lapp
ing
with
the
tran
spor
tst
ress
ofth
ebi
rds.
Inth
ehe
rds
inco
mpl
etel
yim
mun
ized
due
toth
ein
corr
ect
vacc
inat
ions
,en
zoot
icas
pect
sar
een
coun
tere
d,in
whi
chth
enu
mbe
rof
case
sof
illne
ssva
ries
betw
een
20-8
0%,
inth
eSC
Agr
ipla
yC
ompa
nySR
Lho
ldin
gm
orbi
dity
and
mor
talit
yre
achi
nga
perc
enta
geof
40%
.
The
poss
ible
orig
inof
the
viru
sm
aybe
due
toth
ew
ildbi
rds,
whi
char
eca
rrie
rsof
the
viru
s,L
ake
Gălăț
uiho
stin
g61
wild
bird
ssp
ecie
s,fo
rex
ampl
e:la
rge
corm
oran
t,ye
llow
stal
k,sm
alle
gret
,win
ter
swan
,red
duck
,coc
hine
al,b
utit
also
allo
ws
win
teri
ngof
wild
duck
san
dge
ese,
the
vira
lst
rain
bein
ga
high
lypa
thog
enic
stra
in,
whi
chca
uses
pred
omin
ant
inte
rnal
hem
orrh
agic
lesi
ons,
tran
smitt
edby
air
orby
cont
amin
ated
excr
etio
ns.
Tha
nk y
ou f
or y
our
atte
ntio
n!