OIE: Highly pathogenic influenza A viruses (infection with) (non-poultry including wild birds), Afghanistan

Information received on 06/01/2018 from Dr Jahangir Miakhail, Acting Director General, General Directorate of Animal Health and Production, Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock, Kabul, Afghanistan

Summary

Report type	Immediate notification
Date of start of the event	28/12/2017
Date of confirmation of the event	03/01/2018
Report date	06/01/2018
Date submitted to OIE	06/01/2018
Reason for notification	Recurrence of a listed disease
Date of previous occurrence	30/04/2007
Manifestation of disease	Clinical disease
Causal agent	Highly pathogenic influenza A virus
Serotype	H5
Nature of diagnosis	Laboratory (advanced), Necropsy
This event pertains to	a defined zone within the country

New outbreaks

Summary of outbreaks

Total outbreaks: 1

Outbreak Location

KHOST ( Khost, Matoon, Center )

Total animals affected

Species	Susceptible	Cases	Deaths	Killed and disposed of	Slaughtered
Rook:Corvidae (Corvus frugilegus)		17	14	3	0

Outbreak statistics

Species	Apparent morbidity rate	Apparent mortality rate	Apparent case fatality rate	Proportion susceptible animals lost*
Rook:Corvidae (Corvus frugilegus)	**	**	82.35%	**

* Removed from the susceptible population through death, destruction and/or slaughter;
** Not calculated because of missing information;

Epidemiology

Source of the outbreak(s) or origin of infection

Unknown or inconclusive
Contact with wild species

Control measures

Measures applied	Disinfection Ante and post-mortem inspections Vaccination permitted (if a vaccine exists) No treatment of affected animals
Measures to be applied	Movement control inside the country Surveillance within containment and/or protection zone Official disposal of carcasses, by-products and waste

Diagnostic test results

Laboratory name and type

Central Veterinary Diagnostic and Research Laboratory ( National laboratory )

Tests and results

Species	Test	Test date	Result
Rook	reverse transcription - polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR)	03/01/2018	Positive

Future Reporting

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