OIE: Highly pathogenic avian influenza ,Hong Kong (SAR

OIE: Highly pathogenic avian influenza ,Hong Kong (SAR - PRC)
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Information received on 05/01/2016 from Dr Thomas Sit, Chief Veterinary Officer / Assistant Director (Inspection & Quarantine), Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government, Hong Kong , Hong Kong (SAR - PRC)

Summary

Report type	Immediate notification (Final report)
Date of start of the event	31/12/2015
Date of confirmation of the event	05/01/2016
Report date	05/01/2016
Date submitted to OIE	06/01/2016
Date event resolved	31/12/2015
Reason for notification	Reoccurrence of a listed disease
Date of previous occurrence	17/11/2015
Manifestation of disease	Clinical disease
Causal agent	Highly pathogenic avian influenza virus
Serotype	H5N6
Nature of diagnosis	Laboratory (advanced)
This event pertains to	the whole country

New outbreaks

Summary of outbreaks

Total outbreaks: 1

Outbreak Location

HONG KONG ( 60 Fung Tak Road, Diamond Hill )

Total animals affected

Species	Susceptible	Cases	Deaths	Destroyed	Slaughtered
Great Egret:Ardeidae (Ardea alba)		1	1	0	0

Outbreak statistics

Species	Apparent morbidity rate	Apparent mortality rate	Apparent case fatality rate	Proportion susceptible animals lost*
Great Egret:Ardeidae (Ardea alba)	**	**	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
Epidemiological comments	An intensive surveillance system is in place for all poultry farms, poultry markets and pet bird shops in Hong Kong. The H5N6 infected wild bird was detected in our ongoing surveillance program on wild birds. No spread of disease was evident. The date of end of the outbreak is the same as the date the bird was found (31 December 2015).

Control measures

Measures applied	Screening Disinfection / Disinfestation No vaccination No treatment of affected animals
Measures to be applied	No other measures

Diagnostic test results

Laboratory name and type

Tai Lung Veterinary Laboratory, Agriculture, Fisheries & Conservation Department ( National laboratory )

Tests and results

Species	Test	Test date	Result
Great Egret	polymerase chain reaction (PCR)	02/01/2016	Positive
Great Egret	virus isolation	05/01/2016	Positive

Laboratory name and type

See Also:

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