OIE: Highly pathogenic avian influenza, Thailand
submited by kickingbird at Nov, 16, 2008 11:39 AM from OIE
Information received on 10/11/2008 from Dr Sakchai Sriboonsue, Director General , Department of Livestock Development, Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives , Bangkok, Thailand
Summary
| Report type | Immediate notification |
| Start date | 27/10/2008 |
| Date of first confirmation of the event | 09/11/2008 |
| Report date | 10/11/2008 |
| Date submitted to OIE | 10/11/2008 |
| Reason for notification | Reoccurrence of a listed disease |
| Date of previous occurrence | 13/02/2008 |
| Causal agent | Highly pathogenic avian influenza virus |
| Serotype | H5N1 |
| Nature of diagnosis | Laboratory (basic), Laboratory (advanced) |
| This event pertains to | the whole country |
New outbreaks
| Outbreak 1 | Village No 5, TongSaLeam, TongSaLeam, SUKHOTHAI | ||||||||||||
| Date of start of the outbreak | 27/10/2008 | ||||||||||||
| Outbreak status | Continuing (or date resolved not provided) | ||||||||||||
| Epidemiological unit | Village | ||||||||||||
| Affected animals |
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| Affected population | native chickens | ||||||||||||
| Summary of outbreaks | Total outbreaks: 1 | ||||||||||||
| Outbreak statistics |
* Removed from the susceptible population through death, destruction and/or slaughter |
Epidemiology
| Source of the outbreak(s) or origin of infection |
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| Epidemiological comments | - The native chickens at the affected house were firstly found dead on 27 October 2008 from Escherichia coli infection and intestinal parasitic infestation. - There was only one household affected with 5 dead chickens in several days in this village. - The samples were later submitted to the National Institute of Animal Health (the National Veterinary Laboratory) in Bangkok for confirmation. |
Control measures
| Measures applied |
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| Measures to be applied |
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Diagnostic test results
| Laboratory name and type | National Institute of Animal Health (National laboratory) | ||||||||
| Tests and results |
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Future Reporting
| The event is continuing. Weekly follow-up reports will be submitted. |
Map of outbreak locations
| Location of current outbreaks |
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