OIE: Highly pathogenic avian influenza, Palestinian Auton. Territories

OIE: Highly pathogenic avian influenza, Palestinian Auton. Territories
submited by kickingbird at Mar, 5, 2011 4:7 AM from OIE

Information received on 03/03/2011 from Dr Saed Seyam, Head, Veterinary Services and Animal Health, Ministry of Agriculture , Ramallah, Palestinian Auton. Territories

Summary

Report type	Immediate notification
Start date	27/02/2011
Date of first confirmation of the event	03/03/2011
Report date	03/03/2011
Date submitted to OIE	03/03/2011
Reason for notification	Reoccurrence of a listed disease
Date of previous occurrence	19/04/2006
Manifestation of disease	Clinical disease
Causal agent	Highly pathogenic avian influenza virus
Serotype	H5N1
Nature of diagnosis	Clinical, Laboratory (advanced), Necropsy
This event pertains to	the whole country

New outbreaks

Summary of outbreaks

Total outbreaks: 1

Location(s)

WEST BANK (Sealet al Harthieh, Jenin)

Total animals affected

Species	Susceptible	Cases	Deaths	Destroyed	Slaughtered
Birds	2000	2000	2000	0	0

Outbreak statistics

Species	Apparent morbidity rate	Apparent mortality rate	Apparent case fatality rate	Proportion susceptible animals lost*
Birds	100.00%	100.00%	100.00%	100.00%

* Removed from the susceptible population through death, destruction and/or slaughter

Epidemiology

Source of the outbreak(s) or origin of infection	Unknown or inconclusive
Epidemiological comments	It is the only turkey farm in that area. All farms around are negative to avian influenza virus via PCR. A continuous sampling will follow every 24 hours for the first 3 days. Traceability study is in progress.

Control measures

Measures applied	Control of wildlife reservoirs Quarantine Movement control inside the country Screening Zoning Disinfection of infected premises/establishment(s) Modified stamping out Vaccination prohibited No treatment of affected animals
Measures to be applied	Vaccination in response to the outbreak (s) Dipping / Spraying

Diagnostic test results

Laboratory name and type

Kimron Veterinary Institute (Regional Reference Laboratory)

Tests and results

Species	Test	Test date	Result
Birds	polymerase chain reaction (PCR)	03/03/2011	Positive

Future Reporting

The event is continuing. Weekly follow-up reports will be submitted.

See Also:

http://www.oie.int

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