OIE: Low pathogenic avian influenza (poultry), Dominican Republic
submited by kickingbird at Dec, 24, 2007 20:57 PM from OIE
Information received on 21/12/2007 from Dra Gomez Lissette, punto focal OIE, Dirección General de Ganadería, Departamento de Sanidad Animal, SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic
Summary
| Report type | Immediate notification |
| Start date | 10/12/2007 |
| Date of confirmation of event | 21/12/2007 |
| Report date | 21/12/2007 |
| Date submitted to OIE | 21/12/2007 |
| Reason for notification | First occurrence of a listed disease |
| Manifestation of disease | Sub-clinical infection |
| Causal agent | Low pathogenic avian influenza virus |
| Serotype | H5N2 |
| Nature of diagnosis | Laboratory (basic), Laboratory (advanced) |
| Report pertains to | Entire country |
New outbreaks
| Summary of outbreaks | Total outbreaks: 2 | ||||||||||||
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| Description of Affected Population | live bird market |
Epidemiology
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| Epidemiological comments | Note by the OIE Animal Health Information Department: H5 and H7 avian influenza in its low pathogenic form in poultry is a notifiable disease as per Chapter 2.7.12. on avian influenza of the Terrestrial Animal Health Code. |
Control measures
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Diagnostic test results
| Laboratory name and type | Ames, Iowa (Estados Unidos) (OIE’s Reference Laboratory) | ||||||||||||
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- USCDC: confirms H5N1 Bird Flu Infection in a Child in California 16 hours ago
- GISAID: H5N1 Bird Flu continues to take its toll in the United States, also affecting British Columbia in Canada 2 days ago
- USCDC: A(H5N1) Bird Flu Response Update November 18, 2024 4 days ago
- US: Avian influenza confirmed in backyard flock of birds in Hawaii 7 days ago
- GISAID: H5N1 Bird Flu Circulating in Dairy Cows and Poultry in the United States 8 days ago
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