OIE: Highly pathogenic avian influenza ,Niger

Information received on 21/04/2015 from Dr Ibrahim Bangana, Directeur Général, Services Vétérinaires, Services Vétérinaires, Niamey, Niger

Summary

Report type	Immediate notification
Date of start of the event	02/04/2015
Date of confirmation of the event	21/04/2015
Report date	21/04/2015
Date submitted to OIE	22/04/2015
Reason for notification	Reoccurrence of a listed disease
Date of previous occurrence	09/06/2006
Manifestation of disease	Clinical disease
Causal agent	Highly pathogenic avian influenza virus
Serotype	H5N1
Nature of diagnosis	Suspicion, Clinical, Laboratory (basic), Laboratory (advanced), Necropsy
This event pertains to	a defined zone within the country

Summary of outbreaks

Total outbreaks: 1

Outbreak Location

Total animals affected

Species	Susceptible	Cases	Deaths	Destroyed	Slaughtered
Birds	2440	2440	2290	0	0

Outbreak statistics

Species	Apparent morbidity rate	Apparent mortality rate	Apparent case fatality rate	Proportion susceptible animals lost*
Birds	100.00%	93.85%	93.85%	93.85%

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

Source of the outbreak(s) or origin of infection

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

Laboratory name and type

Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale delle Venezie, Padua, Italy ( OIEs Reference Laboratory )

Tests and results

Species	Test	Test date	Result
Birds	gene sequencing	21/04/2015	Positive
Birds	real-time reverse transcriptase/polymerase chain reaction (RRT-PCR)	21/04/2015	Positive
Birds	reverse transcription - polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR)	21/04/2015	Positive

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