Information received on 25/02/2017 from Dr Bimal Kumar Nirmal, Doctor, Department of Livestock Services, DGA openRR, NEPAL, Nepal
Report type |
Immediate notification |
Date of start of the event |
17/02/2017 |
Date of confirmation of the event |
22/02/2017 |
Report date |
25/02/2017 |
Date submitted to OIE |
25/02/2017 |
Reason for notification |
Reoccurrence of a listed disease |
Date of previous occurrence |
22/05/2014 |
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 |
Summary of outbreaks |
Total outbreaks: 1 | ||||||||||||
Outbreak Location |
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Total animals affected |
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Outbreak statistics |
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Source of the outbreak(s) or origin of infection |
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Epidemiological comments |
Ducks reared under a backyard system started to show torticollis and greenish white diarrhea and died. Chicken reared in the same premises also died acutely without showing any prominent clinical signs. Premises adjoining to the affected household also showed the similar symptoms with few deaths. |
Measures applied |
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Measures to be applied |
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Laboratory name and type |
Central Veterinary Laboratory ( National laboratory ) | ||||||||||||
Tests and results |
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