Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza H5N1 Found In Indonesian Pigs

June 14, 2005 — George Charbonneau (Ed. MontseTorremorell)

This information was received on 23 May 2005 from Prof. H.R. Wasito, Director General of Livestock Services, Department of Agriculture, Jakarta. The investigation was focused on finding evidence of highly pathogenic avian influenza virus subtype H5N1 in the pig population. The animals tested showed no evidence of clinical disease.Three surveys were conducted in Tangerang district, Banten province, using purposive and pooled sampling. A total of 187 samples were taken during the surveys. The first survey was conducted on 23 Feb 2005 in a farm in Babat village, Legok subdistrict, where 5 out of 10 nasal swabs were positive and the subtype involved was identified as H5N1. As a follow-up, the second survey was conducted on 14 Apr 2005 in Rancaiyuh village, Panongan subdistrict, where 6 out of 10 nasal swabs taken from 31 pigs over 5 months old were positive for H5N1. The third survey was on 26 Apr 2005 in Babat village, Legok subdistrict, where one out of 6 nasal swabs taken from 6 pigs over one year old was positive for H5N1. Not a single pig has shown clinical signs of avian influenza.

Source: June 1 2005, Promed Mail

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