OIE: Highly pathogenic avian influenza, India

Information received on 09/11/2016 from Mr Devendra Chaudhry, Secretary, Animal Husbandry, Dairying & Fisheries, Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, New Delhi, India

Summary

Report type	Immediate notification
Date of start of the event	23/10/2016
Date of confirmation of the event	25/10/2016
Report date	09/11/2016
Date submitted to OIE	10/11/2016
Reason for notification	Reoccurrence of a listed disease
Date of previous occurrence	05/09/2016
Manifestation of disease	Clinical disease
Causal agent	Highly pathogenic avian influenza virus
Serotype	H5N8
Nature of diagnosis	Laboratory (basic), Laboratory (advanced)
This event pertains to	a defined zone within the country

New outbreaks

Summary of outbreaks

Total outbreaks: 1

Outbreak Location

PUNJAB ( Damenheri, Rajpura, Patiala )

Total animals affected

Species	Susceptible	Cases	Deaths	Destroyed	Slaughtered
Birds	43	10	10	33	0

Outbreak statistics

Species	Apparent morbidity rate	Apparent mortality rate	Apparent case fatality rate	Proportion susceptible animals lost*
Birds	23.26%	23.26%	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 Dipping / Spraying Quarantine Stamping out Vaccination prohibited No treatment of affected animals
Measures to be applied	No other measures

Diagnostic test results

Laboratory name and type

National Institute of High Security Animal Diseases, Bhopal ( National laboratory )

Tests and results

Species	Test	Test date	Result
Birds	real-time PCR	25/10/2016	Positive
Birds	real-time reverse transcriptase/polymerase chain reaction (RRT-PCR)	25/10/2016	Positive

Future Reporting

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