OIE: Highly pathogenic avian influenza, India

OIE: Highly pathogenic avian influenza, India
submited by kickingbird at Jan, 16, 2018 13:0 PM from OIE

Information received on 15/01/2018 from Mr Devendra Chaudhry, Secretary, Animal Husbandry, Dairying & Fisheries, Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, New Delhi, India

Summary

Report type	Immediate notification
Date of start of the event	26/12/2017
Date of confirmation of the event	30/12/2017
Report date	15/01/2018
Date submitted to OIE	15/01/2018
Reason for notification	Recurrence of a listed disease
Date of previous occurrence	06/06/2017
Manifestation of disease	Clinical disease
Causal agent	Highly pathogenic avian influenza virus
Serotype	H5N8
Nature of diagnosis	Laboratory (basic), Laboratory (advanced)
This event pertains to	a defined zone within the country

New outbreaks

Summary of outbreaks

Total outbreaks: 1

Outbreak Location

KARNATAKA ( Dasarahalli, Dasarahalli/ Bengaluru East, Bengaluru Urban )

Total animals affected

Species	Susceptible	Cases	Deaths	Killed and disposed of	Slaughtered
Birds	951	9	9	942	0

Outbreak statistics

Species	Apparent morbidity rate	Apparent mortality rate	Apparent case fatality rate	Proportion susceptible animals lost*
Birds	0.95%	0.95%	100.00%	100.00%

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

Epidemiology

Source of the outbreak(s) or origin of infection

Unknown or inconclusive

Control measures

Measures applied	Movement control inside the country Surveillance outside containment and/or protection zone Screening Official disposal of carcasses, by-products and waste Stamping out Disinfection Vaccination prohibited No treatment of affected animals
Measures to be applied	No other measures

Diagnostic test results

Laboratory name and type

National Institute of High Security Animal Diseases, Bhopal ( OIE Reference Laboratory )

Tests and results

Species	Test	Test date	Result
Birds	real-time reverse transcriptase/polymerase chain reaction (RRT-PCR)	30/12/2017	Positive

Future Reporting

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

See Also:

http://www.oie.int/wahis_2/public/wahid.php/Diseaseinformation/WI/index/newlang/en

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