OIE: Highly pathogenic avian influenza, Malaysia

Information received on 08/03/2017 from Dr Bin Md Isa Kamarudin, Director General, Department of Veterinary Services, Ministry of Agriculture and Agro-based Industry, Putrajaya, Malaysia

Summary

Report type	Immediate notification
Date of start of the event	28/02/2017
Date of confirmation of the event	06/03/2017
Report date	08/03/2017
Date submitted to OIE	08/03/2017
Reason for notification	Reoccurrence of a listed disease
Date of previous occurrence	10/06/2007
Manifestation of disease	Clinical disease
Causal agent	Highly pathogenic avian influenza virus
Serotype	H5N1
Nature of diagnosis	Clinical, Laboratory (advanced)
This event pertains to	a defined zone within the country

New outbreaks

Summary of outbreaks

Total outbreaks: 1

Outbreak Location

KELANTAN ( Kg.Pulau Tebu, Tunjong, Kota Bharu )

Total animals affected

Species	Susceptible	Cases	Deaths	Destroyed	Slaughtered
Birds	26	16	15	11	0

Outbreak statistics

Species	Apparent morbidity rate	Apparent mortality rate	Apparent case fatality rate	Proportion susceptible animals lost*
Birds	61.54%	57.69%	93.75%	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 Quarantine Surveillance outside containment and/or protection zone Stamping out Vaccination prohibited No treatment of affected animals
Measures to be applied	No other measures

Diagnostic test results

Laboratory name and type

Veterinary Research Institute (VRI) Ipoh ( Regional Reference Laboratory )

Tests and results

Species	Test	Test date	Result
Birds	reverse transcription - polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR)	06/03/2017	Positive

Future Reporting

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