OIE: Highly pathogenic avian influenza, Nepal
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Information received on 20/02/2009 from Dr Mainali Purushottam Prasad, Joint Secretary, OIE Delegate, Ministry of Agriculture and Co-operatives , Kathmandu, Nepal
Summary
Report type | Follow-up report No. 2 |
Start date | 08/01/2009 |
Date of first confirmation of the event | 16/01/2009 |
Report date | 20/02/2009 |
Date submitted to OIE | 20/02/2009 |
Reason for notification | Reoccurrence of a listed disease |
Date of previous occurrence | 12/1996 |
Manifestation of disease | Clinical disease |
Causal agent | Highly pathogenic avian influenza virus |
Serotype | H5N1 |
Nature of diagnosis | Laboratory (advanced) |
This event pertains to | the whole country |
Related reports |
New outbreaks
Outbreak 1 | Sharamatinamati, Jhapa, MECHI | ||||||||||||
Date of start of the outbreak | 17/02/2009 | ||||||||||||
Outbreak status | Continuing (or date resolved not provided) | ||||||||||||
Epidemiological unit | Village | ||||||||||||
Affected animals |
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Affected population | backyard poultry | ||||||||||||
Summary of outbreaks | Total outbreaks: 1 | ||||||||||||
Outbreak statistics |
* Removed from the susceptible population through death, destruction and/or slaughter ** Not calculated because of missing information |
Epidemiology
Source of the outbreak(s) or origin of infection |
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Epidemiological comments | Culling of birds is expected on 21 February 2009. |
Control measures
Measures applied |
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Measures to be applied |
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Diagnostic test results
Laboratory name and type | Central Disease Investigation Laboratory (National laboratory) | ||||||||
Tests and results |
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Laboratory name and type | Weybridge, United Kingdom (OIE’s Reference 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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