OIE: Highly pathogenic avian influenza, Iraq

Information received on 07/01/2018 from Dr Salah Fadhil Abbas, Director General, Veterinary Directorate, Ministry of Agriculture , Baghdad, Iraq

Summary

Report type	Immediate notification
Date of start of the event	27/12/2017
Date of confirmation of the event	28/12/2017
Report date	07/01/2018
Date submitted to OIE	07/01/2018
Reason for notification	Recurrence of a listed disease
Date of previous occurrence	12/10/2016
Manifestation of disease	Clinical disease
Causal agent	Highly pathogenic avian influenza virus
Serotype	H5N8
Nature of diagnosis	Clinical, Laboratory (basic), Laboratory (advanced), Necropsy
This event pertains to	a defined zone within the country

Summary of outbreaks

Total outbreaks: 1

Outbreak Location

Total animals affected

Species	Susceptible	Cases	Deaths	Killed and disposed of	Slaughtered
Birds	43000	8250	7250	35750	0

Outbreak statistics

Species	Apparent morbidity rate	Apparent mortality rate	Apparent case fatality rate	Proportion susceptible animals lost*
Birds	19.19%	16.86%	87.88%	100.00%

* Removed from the susceptible population through death, destruction and/or slaughter;

Source of the outbreak(s) or origin of infection

Measures applied

Measures to be applied

Laboratory name and type

Iraq Central Veterinary Laboratory ( National laboratory )

Tests and results

Species	Test	Test date	Result
Birds	real-time PCR	28/12/2017	Positive