OIE: Highly pathogenic avian influenza, Nepal
submited by kickingbird at Feb, 6, 2010 17:25 PM from OIE
Information received on 05/02/2010 from Dr Prabhakar Pathak, Director General, Department of Livestock Services , Ministry of Agriculture and Co-operatives, Lalitpur, Nepal
Summary
Report type | Immediate notification |
Start date | 26/01/2010 |
Date of first confirmation of the event | 31/01/2010 |
Report date | 05/02/2010 |
Date submitted to OIE | 05/02/2010 |
Reason for notification | Reoccurrence of a listed disease |
Date of previous occurrence | 20/02/2009 |
Manifestation of disease | Clinical disease |
Causal agent | Highly pathogenic avian influenza virus |
Serotype | H5N1 |
Nature of diagnosis | Clinical, Laboratory (basic), Laboratory (advanced), Necropsy |
This event pertains to | the whole country |
New outbreaks
Summary of outbreaks | Total outbreaks: 1 | ||||||||||||
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Total animals affected |
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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 | Stamping out operation is in progress. |
Control measures
Measures applied |
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Measures to be applied |
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Diagnostic test results
Laboratory name and type | Central Veterinary Laboratory, Kathmandu, Nepal (National laboratory) | ||||||||
Tests and results |
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Laboratory name and type | Veterinary Laboratories Agency (VLA), 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. |
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