OIE: Highly pathogenic avian influenza ,Nepal

Information received on 14/10/2012 from Dr Nar Bahadur Rajwar, Director General, Department of Livestock Services, Department of Livestock Services, Lalitpur, Nepal

Summary

Report type	Immediate notification (Final report)
Date of start of the event	27/08/2012
Date of pre-confirmation of the event	03/09/2012
Report date	14/10/2012
Date submitted to OIE	14/10/2012
Date event resolved	15/10/2012
Reason for notification	Reoccurrence of a listed disease
Date of previous occurrence	30/03/2012
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

Outbreak Location

BAGMATI ( Sanepa-2, Sanchal, Lalitpur )

Total animals affected

Species	Susceptible	Cases	Deaths	Destroyed	Slaughtered
Birds	2500	2500	2500	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	Stamping out followed by cleaning, disinfection, disposal and sealing of the infected premises has been completed. Post-operative surveillance activities are being intensively carried out throughout the country.

Control measures

Measures applied	Stamping out Quarantine Movement control inside the country Screening Zoning 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

Central Veterinary Laboratory ( National laboratory )

Tests and results

Species	Test	Test date	Result
Birds	polymerase chain reaction (PCR)	03/09/2012	Positive

Laboratory name and type

Australian Animal Health Laboratory, Geelong, Australia ( OIE’s Reference Laboratory )

Tests and results

Species	Test	Test date	Result
Birds