OIE: Highly pathogenic avian influenza(H5N1), Bhutan

OIE: Highly pathogenic avian influenza(H5N1), Bhutan
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Information received on 13/03/2018 from Dr Tashi Samdup, Director General, Department of Livestock, Ministry of Agriculture and Forests, Thimphu, Bhutan

Summary

Report type	Immediate notification
Date of start of the event	06/03/2018
Date of confirmation of the event	11/03/2018
Report date	13/03/2018
Date submitted to OIE	13/03/2018
Reason for notification	Recurrence of a listed disease
Date of previous occurrence	16/10/2016
Manifestation of disease	Clinical disease
Causal agent	Highly pathogenic avian influenza virus
Serotype	H5N1
Nature of diagnosis	Clinical, Laboratory (basic), Laboratory (advanced), Necropsy
This event pertains to	a defined zone within the country

New outbreaks

Summary of outbreaks

Total outbreaks: 1

Outbreak Location

SAMDRUP JONGKHAR ( Samdrup Jongkhar, Samdrup Jongkhar, Deothang )

Total animals affected

Species	Susceptible	Cases	Deaths	Killed and disposed of	Slaughtered
Birds	60	36	36	24	0

Outbreak statistics

Species	Apparent morbidity rate	Apparent mortality rate	Apparent case fatality rate	Proportion susceptible animals lost*
Birds	60.00%	60.00%	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	Introduction of new live animals Illegal movement of animals
Epidemiological comments	The birds were brought from unknown sources illegally and kept within the temple complex. The disease is so far confined within the temple complex owing to strict enforcement of control measures.

Control measures

Measures applied	Movement control inside the country Surveillance outside containment and/or protection zone Surveillance within containment and/or protection zone Official destruction of animal products Official disposal of carcasses, by-products and waste Stamping out Disinfection Ante and post-mortem inspections Vaccination prohibited No treatment of affected animals
Measures to be applied	Quarantine

Diagnostic test results

Laboratory name and type

National Centre for Animal Health ( National laboratory )

Tests and results

Species	Test	Test date	Result
Birds	real-time reverse transcriptase/polymerase chain reaction (RRT-PCR)	11/03/2018	Positive

Future Reporting

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

See Also:

http://www.oie.int

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