OIE: Highly pathogenic avian influenza ,Korea (Rep. of)

Information received on 27/03/2016 from Dr Oh Soon-Min, Director - Chief Veterinary Officer, General Animal Health Division, Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (MAFRA), SEJONG-SI, Korea (Rep. of)

Summary

Report type	Immediate notification
Date of start of the event	23/03/2016
Date of confirmation of the event	26/03/2016
Report date	27/03/2016
Date submitted to OIE	27/03/2016
Reason for notification	Reoccurrence of a listed disease
Date of previous occurrence	15/11/2015
Manifestation of disease	Clinical disease
Causal agent	Highly pathogenic avian influenza virus
Serotype	H5N8
Nature of diagnosis	Clinical, Laboratory (basic), Laboratory (advanced), Necropsy
This event pertains to	the whole country

New outbreaks

Summary of outbreaks

Total outbreaks: 1

Outbreak Location

GYEONGGI-DO ( Majang-myeon, Icheon-si )

Total animals affected

Species	Susceptible	Cases	Deaths	Destroyed	Slaughtered
Birds	10907	20	20	10887	0

Outbreak statistics

Species	Apparent morbidity rate	Apparent mortality rate	Apparent case fatality rate	Proportion susceptible animals lost*
Birds	0.18%	0.18%	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
Epidemiological comments	The Veterinary Authority is still implementing epidemiological survey.

Control measures

Measures applied	Movement control inside the country Disinfection / Disinfestation Quarantine Stamping out Control of wildlife reservoirs Zoning Vaccination prohibited No treatment of affected animals
Measures to be applied	No other measures

Diagnostic test results

Laboratory name and type

Animal and Plant Quarantine Agency ( National laboratory )

Tests and results

Species	Test	Test date	Result
Birds	reverse transcription - polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR)	26/03/2016	Positive

Future Reporting

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