OIE: Highly pathogenic avian influenza, Bhutan

OIE: Highly pathogenic avian influenza, Bhutan
submited by kickingbird at Jan, 10, 2012 19:21 PM from OIE

Information received on 10/01/2012 from Mr Tenzin Dhendup, Director, Ministry of Agriculture, Department of Livestock, THIMPHU, Bhutan

Summary

Report type	Immediate notification
Start date	30/12/2011
Date of first confirmation of the event	08/01/2012
Report date	09/01/2012
Date submitted to OIE	10/01/2012
Reason for notification	Reoccurrence of a listed disease
Date of previous occurrence	25/03/2010
Manifestation of disease	Clinical disease
Causal agent	Highly pathogenic avian influenza virus
Serotype	H5N1
Nature of diagnosis	Clinical, Laboratory (basic), Laboratory (advanced)
This event pertains to	a defined zone within the country

New outbreaks

Summary of outbreaks

Total outbreaks: 1

Location(s)

Total animals affected

Species	Susceptible	Cases	Deaths	Destroyed	Slaughtered
Birds	2010	87	87	1241	0

Outbreak statistics

Species	Apparent morbidity rate	Apparent mortality rate	Apparent case fatality rate	Proportion susceptible animals lost*
Birds	4.33%	4.33%	100.00%	66.07%

* 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	Remaining susceptible poultry birds in the affected area will be culled.

Control measures

Measures applied	Stamping out Quarantine Movement control inside the country Screening Disinfection of infected premises/establishment(s) Dipping / Spraying Vaccination prohibited No treatment of affected animals
Measures to be applied	No other measures

Diagnostic test results

Laboratory name and type

High Security Animal Disease Laboratory (HSADL), Bhopal, India (OIE抯 Reference Laboratory)

Tests and results

Species	Test	Test date	Result
Birds	real-time reverse transcriptase/polymerase chain reaction (RRT-PCR)	08/01/2012	Positive
Birds	reverse transcription - polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR)	08/01/2012	Positive

Future Reporting

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

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