OIE: Highly pathogenic avian influenza, Iraq

OIE: Highly pathogenic avian influenza, Iraq
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Information received on 12/02/2018 from Dr Salah Fadhil Abbas, Director General, Veterinary Directorate, Ministry of Agriculture , Baghdad, Iraq

Summary

Report type	Follow-up report No. 4
Date of start of the event	27/12/2017
Date of confirmation of the event	28/12/2017
Report date	12/02/2018
Date submitted to OIE	12/02/2018
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
Related reports	Immediate notification (07/01/2018) Follow-up report No. 1 (14/01/2018) Follow-up report No. 2 (29/01/2018) Follow-up report No. 3 (07/02/2018) Follow-up report No. 4 (12/02/2018)

New outbreaks (1)

Outbreak 1 (5)

Alshaikhhamed-altaji, Zwabaa, BAGHDAD

Date of start of the outbreak

08/02/2018

Outbreak status

Continuing (or date resolved not provided)

Epidemiological unit

Farm

Affected animals

Species	Susceptible	Cases	Deaths	Killed and disposed of	Slaughtered
Birds	29000	18400	13240	15760	0

Summary of outbreaks

Total outbreaks: 1

Total animals affected

Species	Susceptible	Cases	Deaths	Killed and disposed of	Slaughtered
Birds	29000	18400	13240	15760	0

Outbreak statistics

Species	Apparent morbidity rate	Apparent mortality rate	Apparent case fatality rate	Proportion susceptible animals lost*
Birds	63.45%	45.66%	71.96%	100.00%

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

Epidemiology

Source of the outbreak(s) or origin of infection

Control measures

Measures applied

Measures to be applied

Diagnostic test results

Laboratory name and type	Species	Test	Test date	Result
Central Veterinary Laboratory (National laboratory)	Birds	real-time PCR	11/02/2018	Positive

Future Reporting

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

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