Information received on 05/12/2017 from Dr Tai-Hwa Shih, Chief Veterinary Officer, Deputy Director General, Bureau of Animal and Plant Health Inspection and Quarantine Council of Agriculture Executive Yuan, Ministry of Agriculture, Taipei, Chinese Taipei
Report type |
Immediate notification |
Date of start of the event |
01/12/2017 |
Date of confirmation of the event |
04/12/2017 |
Report date |
05/12/2017 |
Date submitted to OIE |
05/12/2017 |
Reason for notification |
Recurrence of a listed disease |
Date of previous occurrence |
05/05/2017 |
Manifestation of disease |
Clinical disease |
Causal agent |
Highly pathogenic influenza A virus |
Serotype |
H5N6 |
Nature of diagnosis |
Laboratory (basic), Laboratory (advanced), Necropsy |
This event pertains to |
a defined zone within the 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 |
On 1 December 2017, one dead black-faced spoonbill was found in Taijiang National Park (Republic of China) by the staff of the National Park and was sent to the National Laboratory (Animal Health Research Institute, AHRI) by the local Livestock Disease Control Center (LDCC). H5N6 subtype of highly pathogenic avian influenza was detected and confirmed by the AHRI in the evening of 4 December 2017. |
Measures applied |
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Measures to be applied |
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Laboratory name and type |
Animal Health Research Institute ( National laboratory ) | ||||||||||
Tests and results |
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