Information received on 16/11/2015 from Dr Sen Sovann, OIE Delegate/Deputy Secretary General , Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries , Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries , Phnom Penh, Cambodia
Report type |
Immediate notification |
Date of start of the event |
12/11/2015 |
Date of confirmation of the event |
14/11/2015 |
Report date |
16/11/2015 |
Date submitted to OIE |
16/11/2015 |
Reason for notification |
Reoccurrence of a listed disease |
Date of previous occurrence |
20/03/2014 |
Manifestation of disease |
Clinical disease |
Causal agent |
Highly pathogenic avian influenza virus |
Serotype |
H5N1 |
Nature of diagnosis |
Suspicion, Clinical, Laboratory (basic), Necropsy |
This event pertains to |
the whole country |
Summary of outbreaks |
Total outbreaks: 2 | ||||||||||||
Outbreak Location |
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Total animals affected |
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Outbreak statistics |
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Source of the outbreak(s) or origin of infection |
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Epidemiological comments |
After having been informed by the owners that their duck flocks were sick and were dying, the district and provincial veterinary services went there to investigate and took some samples (sick ducks), which were sent to NaVRI for testing. The result of test samples were confirmed positive with H5N1. |
Measures applied |
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Measures to be applied |
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Laboratory name and type |
National Veterinary Research Institute (NaVRI) ( National laboratory ) | ||||||||||||
Tests and results |
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The event is continuing. Weekly follow-up reports will be submitted. |