OIE: Highly pathogenic avian influenza, Myanmar
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| Information received on 25/07/2017 from Dr Ye Tun Win, Chief Veterinary Officer Director General, Livestock Breeding and Veterinary Department, Ministry of Livestock and Fisheries, Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar | |
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Summary
| Report type |
Immediate notification |
| Date of start of the event |
16/07/2017 |
| Date of confirmation of the event |
23/07/2017 |
| Report date |
25/07/2017 |
| Date submitted to OIE |
25/07/2017 |
| Reason for notification |
Recurrence of a listed disease |
| Date of previous occurrence |
06/04/2016 |
| 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 |
a defined zone within the country | |
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| Outbreak 1 (A/1476/17 I/OG) |
We kyun htein thit, Dawei, Dawei, Tanintharyi Region |
| Date of start of the outbreak |
16/07/2017 |
| Outbreak status |
Continuing (or date resolved not provided) |
| Epidemiological unit |
Farm |
| Affected animals |
| Species |
Susceptible |
Cases |
Deaths |
Killed and disposed of |
Slaughtered |
| Birds |
5000 |
3194 |
3194 |
1806 |
0 | |
| Affected population |
Lohman layers, 3 months, 5 months and 12 months old. Clinical signs are diarrhea, anorexia, drop in egg production and sudden death. | |
| Summary of outbreaks |
Total outbreaks: 1 |
| Total animals affected |
| Species |
Susceptible |
Cases |
Deaths |
Killed and disposed of |
Slaughtered |
| Birds |
5000 |
3194 |
3194 |
1806 |
0 | |
| Outbreak statistics |
| Species |
Apparent morbidity rate |
Apparent mortality rate |
Apparent case fatality rate |
Proportion susceptible animals lost* |
| Birds |
63.88% |
63.88% |
100.00% |
100.00% | |
| *Removed from the susceptible population through death, destruction and/or slaughter | |
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Epidemiology
| Source of the outbreak(s) or origin of infection |
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| Epidemiological comments |
Lack of bio security of the farm and a small holder has an illegal processing place located in front of the farm. | |
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Control measures
| Measures applied |
- Movement control inside the country
- Surveillance outside containment and/or protection zone
- Surveillance within containment and/or protection zone
- Quarantine
- Stamping out
- Zoning
- Disinfection
- Vaccination prohibited
- No treatment of affected animals
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| Measures to be applied |
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Diagnostic test results
| Laboratory name and type |
Species |
Test |
Test date |
Result |
| Yangon Diagnostic Laboratory (National laboratory) |
Birds |
rapid tests |
23/07/2017 |
Positive |
| Yangon Diagnostic Laboratory (National laboratory) |
Birds |
real-time PCR |
23/07/2017 |
Positive | |
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Future Reporting
| The event is continuing. Weekly follow-up reports will be submitted. | |
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