The highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) situation in Romania has been resolved, according to a report from the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH).
In late January, HPAI was confirmed at three commercial poultry farms – all located in Codlea. Collectively, 224,549 birds were lost as a result of those HPAI cases, with the largest of the three flocks involving 113,646 birds. WOAH did not state in its report the specific type of poultry involved in these operations.
The serotype associated with these cases was H5N1.
The source of the infection was listed as unknown or inconclusive.
The following control measures were implemented: stamping out, traceability, zoning, disinfection, movement control, and official disposal of carcasses, byproducts and waste.
With no new detections of the virus since the last of these three cases was closed in July, WOAH now considers the HPAI situation in Romania to be resolved.
Other animal diseases in Romania
Within the past week, WOAH has also issued reports on outbreaks of African swine fever (ASF) and anthrax.
ASF cases have been confirmed in small domestic pig herds in Visina, Jurilovca, Soconzel, Odoreu, Belejeni, Vasad, Lucanceni, Sanislau, Giurtelecu Simleului, Berueni, Ungheni, Sieu, Tasnad, Alunis, Neudorf and Flmanzi. The largest of those herds was in Alunis, where 287 pigs were susceptible. The next largest herd involved 32 pigs in Sanislau. In most cases, the number of susceptible pigs was in the single digits.
Two farms have had confirmed cases of anthrax, with the larger of the two in Tiganasi. There, 585 sheep, 83 goats and 26 cattle were susceptible. The other affected premises was in Ungheni, where four cattle and one goat were susceptible.
