OIE: Highly pathogenic avian influenza ,Palestinian Auton. Territories

OIE: Highly pathogenic avian influenza ,Palestinian Auton. Territories
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Information received on 02/04/2015 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	24/03/2015
Date of pre-confirmation of the event	24/03/2015
Report date	02/04/2015
Date submitted to OIE	02/04/2015
Reason for notification	Reoccurrence of a listed disease
Date of previous occurrence	03/2015
Manifestation of disease	Clinical disease
Causal agent	Highly pathogenic avian influenza virus
Serotype	H5
Nature of diagnosis	Suspicion, Clinical
This event pertains to	a defined zone within the country

New outbreaks

Summary of outbreaks

Total outbreaks: 1

Outbreak Location

GAZA STRIP ( Gaza Strip, Jabalia, Gaza )

Total animals affected

Species	Susceptible	Cases	Deaths	Destroyed	Slaughtered
Birds	1200	1200	1100	100	0

Outbreak statistics

Species	Apparent morbidity rate	Apparent mortality rate	Apparent case fatality rate	Proportion susceptible animals lost*
Birds	100.00%	91.67%	91.67%	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

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

Future Reporting

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

See Also:

http://www.oie.int

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