OIE: Highly pathogenic avian influenza, Cambodia

OIE: Highly pathogenic avian influenza, Cambodia
submited by kickingbird at May, 18, 2016 8:2 AM from OIE

Information received on 17/05/2016 from Dr Sen Sovann, OIE Delegate/Deputy Secretary General , Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries , Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries , Phnom Penh, Cambodia

Summary

Report type	Immediate notification
Date of start of the event	04/05/2016
Date of confirmation of the event	10/05/2016
Report date	17/05/2016
Date submitted to OIE	17/05/2016
Reason for notification	Reoccurrence of a listed disease
Date of previous occurrence	18/11/2015
Manifestation of disease	Clinical disease
Causal agent	Highly pathogenic avian influenza virus
Serotype	H5N1
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

KAMPOT (Koh Reussei, Trapaingbey, Chhuk)

Total animals affected

Species	Susceptible	Cases	Deaths	Destroyed	Slaughtered
Birds	505	155	155	350	0

Outbreak statistics

Species	Apparent morbidity rate	Apparent mortality rate	Apparent case fatality rate	Proportion susceptible animals lost*
Birds	30.69%	30.69%	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	On May 9, 2016 after having received a report from a poultry owner, saying that its chickens and ducks were sick or dead, provincial and district veterinarians went there to check and took five sick chickens which they sent to the National Veterinary Research Institute for diagnosis. The test result of the National Veterinary Research Institute was positive to H5N1.

Control measures

Measures applied	Movement control inside the country Disinfection / Disinfestation Dipping / Spraying Stamping out Vaccination prohibited No treatment of affected animals
Measures to be applied	No other measures

Diagnostic test results

Laboratory name and type

National Veterinary Research Institute (NAVRI) (National laboratory)

Tests and results

Species	Test	Test date	Result
Birds	anatomo-pathological examination	10/05/2016	Positive
Birds	real-time PCR	10/05/2016	Positive

Future Reporting

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

See Also:

http://www.oie.int

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