OIE: Highly pathogenic avian influenza ,Laos

OIE: Highly pathogenic avian influenza ,Laos
submited by kickingbird at Oct, 10, 2015 9:54 AM from OIE

Information received on 08/10/2015 from Dr Syseng Khounsy, Deputy Director General, Department of Livestock and Fisheries, Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, Vientiane, Laos

Summary

Report type	Immediate notification
Date of start of the event	03/10/2015
Date of confirmation of the event	03/10/2015
Report date	08/10/2015
Date submitted to OIE	08/10/2015
Reason for notification	Reoccurrence of a listed disease
Date of previous occurrence	31/03/2014
Manifestation of disease	Clinical disease
Causal agent	Highly pathogenic avian influenza virus
Serotype	H5N6
Nature of diagnosis	Clinical, Laboratory (advanced)
This event pertains to	a defined zone within the country

New outbreaks

Summary of outbreaks

Total outbreaks: 1

Outbreak Location

XAYABURY ( Parhao )

Total animals affected

Species	Susceptible	Cases	Deaths	Destroyed	Slaughtered
Birds	534	314	314	220	0

Outbreak statistics

Species	Apparent morbidity rate	Apparent mortality rate	Apparent case fatality rate	Proportion susceptible animals lost*
Birds	58.80%	58.80%	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

Control measures

Measures applied	Movement control inside the country Screening Disinfection / Disinfestation Quarantine Stamping out 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:

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