Information received on 17/12/2010 from Dr Kiyoon Chang, CVO & Director, Quarantine Policy Division, Food Safety & Consumer Affairs Policy Bureau, MIFAFF (Ministry of Food, Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries) , Gyeonggi -Do, Korea (Rep. of)
Summary
Report type | Immediate notification |
Start date | 07/12/2010 |
Date of first confirmation of the event | 16/12/2010 |
Report date | 17/12/2010 |
Date submitted to OIE | 17/12/2010 |
Reason for notification | Reoccurrence of a listed disease |
Date of previous occurrence | 17/10/2010 |
Manifestation of disease | Sub-clinical infection |
Causal agent | Low pathogenic avian influenza virus |
Serotype | H7N2 |
Nature of diagnosis | Laboratory (advanced) |
This event pertains to | a defined zone within the country |
New outbreaks
Summary of outbreaks | Total outbreaks: 1 | ||||||||||||
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* Removed from the susceptible population through death, destruction and/or slaughter |
Epidemiology
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Epidemiological comments | As part of a continuous avian influenza surveillance programme, samples (faeces, laryngo-pharyngeal swab) were collected from a poultry farm on 7 December. HA test result in Chungcheongnam-do Veterinary Research Institute was positive on 16 December. The NVRQS found avian influenza antigen (H7) by PCR on 16 December and confirmed it as low pathogenic avian influenza virus (H7N2) by gene sequencing on 17 December. Ducks and chickens in the farm were culled on 16 December. There is no other poultry farm within the area of 500m radius from the farm. 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 10.4. on avian influenza of the Terrestrial Animal Health Code (2010). |
Control measures
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Diagnostic test results
Laboratory name and type | National Veterinary Research and Quarantine Service (NVRQS) (National laboratory) | ||||||||||||
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Future Reporting
The event is continuing. Weekly follow-up reports will be submitted. |