OIE: Highly pathogenic avian influenza ,Palestinian Auton. Territories

Information received on 20/01/2015 from Dr Imad Mukarker, Deputy Director General , Veterinary Services and Animal Health , Ministry of Agriculture , NAPLOUSE, Palestinian Auton. Territories

Summary

Report type	Immediate notification
Date of start of the event	17/01/2015
Date of pre-confirmation of the event	19/01/2015
Report date	20/01/2015
Date submitted to OIE	20/01/2015
Reason for notification	Reoccurrence of a listed disease
Date of previous occurrence	14/03/2011
Manifestation of disease	Clinical disease
Causal agent	Highly pathogenic avian influenza virus
Serotype	H5
Nature of diagnosis	Suspicion, Clinical, Laboratory (advanced)
This event pertains to	a defined zone within the country

New outbreaks

Summary of outbreaks

Total outbreaks: 1

Outbreak Location

WEST BANK ( Siris, Jenin )

Total animals affected

Species	Susceptible	Cases	Deaths	Destroyed	Slaughtered
Birds	17400	17400	12000	1400	4000

Outbreak statistics

Species	Apparent morbidity rate	Apparent mortality rate	Apparent case fatality rate	Proportion susceptible animals lost*
Birds	100.00%	68.97%	68.97%	100.00%

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

Epidemiology

Source of the outbreak(s) or origin of infection	Fomites (humans, vehicles, feed, etc.)
Epidemiological comments	The farmer slaughtered 4,000 birds from the infected flock before the confirmation of the outbreak. All slaughtered birds will be condemned.

Control measures

Measures applied	Stamping out Quarantine Movement control inside the country Screening Zoning Disinfection of infected premises/establishment(s) Vaccination prohibited No treatment of affected animals
Measures to be applied	Control of wildlife reservoirs

Diagnostic test results

Laboratory name and type

Central Veterinary Laboratory ( Local laboratory )

Tests and results

Species	Test	Test date	Result
Birds	real-time PCR	19/01/2015	Positive

Laboratory name and type

Kimron Institute ( Regional Reference Laboratory )

Tests and results

Species