OIE: Highly pathogenic avian influenza ,Burkina Faso

Information received on 01/04/2015 from Dr Lassina Ouattara, Directeur Général, Services Vétérinaires, Ministère des Ressources Animales et Halieutiques, OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso

Summary

Report type	Immediate notification
Date of start of the event	10/02/2015
Date of pre-confirmation of the event	31/03/2015
Report date	01/04/2015
Date submitted to OIE	01/04/2015
Reason for notification	Reoccurrence of a listed disease
Date of previous occurrence	22/05/2006
Manifestation of disease	Clinical disease
Causal agent	Highly pathogenic avian influenza virus
Serotype	H5N1
Nature of diagnosis	Clinical, Laboratory (advanced)
This event pertains to	the whole country

New outbreaks

Summary of outbreaks

Total outbreaks: 4

Outbreak Location

KADIOGO ( Koubri, Koubri Sector 18 Ougadougou, Kadiogo )
SANGUIE ( Baguiemo, Batondo, Tenado Naponé, Pouni )

Total animals affected

Species	Susceptible	Cases	Deaths	Destroyed	Slaughtered
Birds	188639	115394	115394	400	400

Outbreak statistics

Species	Apparent morbidity rate	Apparent mortality rate	Apparent case fatality rate	Proportion susceptible animals lost*
Birds	61.17%	61.17%	100.00%	61.60%

* 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	- Orders at province level declaring the infection. - Identification of farms in the outbreak area. - Disinfection of premises. - Movement restrictions. - Strengthening epidemiological surveillance. - Sampling for detection of highly pathogenic avian influenza virus.

Control measures

Measures applied	Movement control inside the country Disinfection of infected premises/establishment(s) Modified stamping out No vaccination No treatment of affected animals
Measures to be applied	No other measures

Diagnostic test results

Laboratory name and type

Experimental Zooprophylactic Institute (IZS), Venezie - Padova (Italy) ( OIEs Reference Laboratory )

Tests and results

Species	Test	Test date	Result
Birds	reverse transcription - polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR)	31/03/2015	Positive

Future Reporting

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