Information received on 22/04/2017 from Dr Mehdi Khalaj, Head of IVO, Iran Veterinary Organization (IVO), Iran Veterinary Organization, Ministry of Jihad-e-Agriculture, Tehran, Iran
Report type |
Immediate notification |
Date of start of the event |
15/01/2017 |
Date of confirmation of the event |
16/01/2017 |
Report date |
22/04/2017 |
Date submitted to OIE |
24/04/2017 |
Reason for notification |
Recurrence of a listed disease |
Date of previous occurrence |
29/07/2015 |
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 |
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 |
1 - The event was reported according to the Iran passive surveillance in place. |
Measures applied |
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Measures to be applied |
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Laboratory name and type |
Central Veterinary Laboratory of Iran Veterinary Organization (CVL) ( National laboratory ) | ||||||||
Tests and results |
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Laboratory name and type |
Experimental Zooprophylactic Institute (IZS), Venezie (Italy) ( OIE Reference Laboratory ) | ||||||||
Tests and results |
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