OIE: Highly pathogenic avian influenza ,Kazakhstan

Information received on 22/05/2015 from Dr Samat Tyulegenov, Deputy Director, RSE "National Reference Center for Veterinary", Ministry of Agriculture, ASTANA, Kazakhstan

Summary

Report type	Immediate notification
Date of start of the event	12/05/2015
Date of confirmation of the event	12/05/2015
Report date	22/05/2015
Date submitted to OIE	22/05/2015
Reason for notification	First occurrence of a listed disease
Manifestation of disease	Clinical disease
Causal agent	Highly pathogenic avian influenza virus
Serotype	H5
Nature of diagnosis	Laboratory (advanced)
This event pertains to	a defined zone within the country

New outbreaks

Summary of outbreaks

Total outbreaks: 1

Outbreak Location

GUR´YEV ( State Nature Reserve Akzhayik )

Total animals affected

Species	Susceptible	Cases	Deaths	Destroyed	Slaughtered
Dalmatian pelican:Pelecanidae (Pelecanus crispus)		2	2	0	0

Outbreak statistics

Species	Apparent morbidity rate	Apparent mortality rate	Apparent case fatality rate	Proportion susceptible animals lost*
Dalmatian pelican:Pelecanidae (Pelecanus crispus)	**	**	100.00%	**

* Removed from the susceptible population through death, destruction and/or slaughter;
** Not calculated because of missing information;

Epidemiology

Source of the outbreak(s) or origin of infection

Unknown or inconclusive

Control measures

Measures applied	Control of wildlife reservoirs Screening No vaccination No treatment of affected animals
Measures to be applied	No other measures

Diagnostic test results

Laboratory name and type

National Veterinary Reference Center ( National laboratory )

Tests and results

Species	Test	Test date	Result
Dalmatian pelican	polymerase chain reaction (PCR)	12/05/2015	Positive

Future Reporting

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