OIE: Highly pathogenic avian influenza ,Chinese Taipei
submited by kickingbird at Jan, 13, 2015 7:56 AM from OIE
Information received on 11/01/2015 from Dr Ping-Cheng Yang, Vice President, Agriculture Technology Research Institute, Council of Agriculture, Hsinchu City, Chinese Taipei
Summary
Report type |
Immediate notification |
Date of start of the event |
08/01/2015 |
Date of pre-confirmation of the event |
11/01/2015 |
Report date |
11/01/2015 |
Date submitted to OIE |
11/01/2015 |
Reason for notification |
Reoccurrence of a listed disease |
Date of previous occurrence |
23/07/2014 |
Manifestation of disease |
Clinical disease |
Causal agent |
Highly pathogenic avian influenza virus |
Serotype |
H5N8 |
Nature of diagnosis |
Clinical, Laboratory (advanced) |
This event pertains to |
a defined zone within the country |
New outbreaks
Summary of outbreaks |
Total outbreaks: 1 | ||||||||||||
Outbreak Location |
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Total animals affected |
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Outbreak statistics |
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Epidemiology
Source of the outbreak(s) or origin of infection |
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Epidemiological comments |
Abnormal mortality was noticed and reported to the local disease control center by the owner of the breeding goose farm. Two dead geese were taken from the farm for diagnosis and the farm has been put under movement restrictions since then. |
Control measures
Measures applied |
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Measures to be applied |
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Diagnostic test results
Laboratory name and type |
Animal Health Research Institute (AHRI) ( National laboratory ) | ||||||||||||
Tests and results |
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