OIE: Highly pathogenic avian influenza, Egypt

Information received on 30/11/2016 from Dr Ibrahim Mahrous Saleh Mohamed, Chairman, General Organization for Veterinary Services (GOVS), Ministry of Agriculture and Land Reclamation, Cairo, Egypt

Summary

Report type	Immediate notification
Date of start of the event	24/11/2016
Date of confirmation of the event	26/11/2016
Report date	30/11/2016
Date submitted to OIE	30/11/2016
Reason for notification	New strain of a listed disease in the country
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

DUMYAT ( Dumyat, Dumyat )

Total animals affected

Species	Susceptible	Cases	Deaths	Destroyed	Slaughtered
Common Coot:Rallidae (Fulica atra)		2	2	0	0

Outbreak statistics

Species	Apparent morbidity rate	Apparent mortality rate	Apparent case fatality rate	Proportion susceptible animals lost*
Common Coot:Rallidae (Fulica atra)	**	**	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

Control measures

Measures applied	Disinfection / Disinfestation Surveillance outside containment and/or protection zone Surveillance within containment and/or protection zone Vaccination permitted (if a vaccine exists) No treatment of affected animals
Measures to be applied	No other measures

Diagnostic test results

Laboratory name and type

Animal Health Research Center (AHRI), Reference Laboratory for Veterinary Quality Control on Poultry Production ( National laboratory )

Tests and results

Species	Test	Test date	Result
Common Coot	real-time PCR	26/11/2016	Positive

Future Reporting

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