OIE: Highly pathogenic avian influenza ,Bhutan

OIE: Highly pathogenic avian influenza ,Bhutan
submited by kickingbird at Apr, 16, 2015 20:38 PM from OIE

Information received on 16/04/2015 from Dr Tashi Samdup, Director, Department of Livestock, Ministry of Agriculture and Forests, Thimphu, Bhutan

Summary

Report type	Immediate notification
Date of start of the event	03/04/2015
Date of confirmation of the event	06/04/2015
Report date	16/04/2015
Date submitted to OIE	16/04/2015
Reason for notification	Reoccurrence of a listed disease
Date of previous occurrence	17/04/2013
Manifestation of disease	Clinical disease
Causal agent	Highly pathogenic avian influenza virus
Serotype	H5N1
Nature of diagnosis	Laboratory (advanced), Necropsy
This event pertains to	a defined zone within the country

New outbreaks

Summary of outbreaks

Total outbreaks: 1

Outbreak Location

THIMPHU ( Motithang City Camp, Thimphu Thromde )

Total animals affected

Species	Susceptible	Cases	Deaths	Destroyed	Slaughtered
Birds	37	16	16	21	0

Outbreak statistics

Species	Apparent morbidity rate	Apparent mortality rate	Apparent case fatality rate	Proportion susceptible animals lost*
Birds	43.24%	43.24%	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

The outbreak has occurred in a backyard, free-ranging poultry population. While interviewing the owners of the birds, none of the mentioned source of infection could be ascertained. Further investigation on the source of infection will be followed-up. A host-pathogen interaction particularly in this case would be potential research topic. Only a small number of birds in an isolated pocket was affected. No further infection in flocks in close proximity was detected.

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

National Centre for Animal Health, Serbithang, Thimphu ( National laboratory )

Tests and results

Species	Test	Test date	Result
Birds	real-time PCR	06/04/2015	Positive

Laboratory name and type

National Institute of High Security Animal Diseases (NIHSAD), Bhopal, India ( OIEs Reference Laboratory )

Tests and results

Species	Test	Test date	Result
Birds	real-time PCR	14/04/2015	Positive

Future Reporting

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

See Also:

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