Information received on 15/04/2018 from Dr Thomas Sit, Chief Veterinary Officer / Assistant Director (Inspection & Quarantine), Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government, Hong Kong , Hong Kong (SAR - PRC)
Report type |
Immediate notification |
Date of start of the event |
07/04/2018 |
Date of confirmation of the event |
12/04/2018 |
Report date |
15/04/2018 |
Date submitted to OIE |
16/04/2018 |
Reason for notification |
Recurrence of a listed disease |
Date of previous occurrence |
04/04/2018 |
Manifestation of disease |
Sub-clinical infection |
Causal agent |
Highly pathogenic influenza A virus |
Serotype |
H5N6 |
Nature of diagnosis |
Laboratory (advanced) |
This event pertains to |
the whole country |
Summary of outbreaks |
Total outbreaks: 1 | ||||||||||||
Outbreak Location |
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Total animals affected |
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Outbreak statistics |
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Source of the outbreak(s) or origin of infection |
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Epidemiological comments |
An avian influenza intensive surveillance system is in place for all poultry farms, poultry markets, and pet bird shops in Hong Kong. A sample collected from a pet bird shop during routine surveillance on 7 April 2018 tested positive for H5N6 highly pathogenic influenza A virus. A total of 2,834 pet birds were removed from the shop, culled and disposed of on 13 April 2018. The Yuen Po Street Bird Garden where the pet bird shop was located will be closed for 21 days. No spread of disease is evident. Neither the Hong Kong Wetland Park nor Mai Po Nature Reserve nor any poultry farms are located within three kilometres of the outbreak location. |
Measures applied |
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Measures to be applied |
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Laboratory name and type |
Tai Lung Veterinary Laboratory, Agriculture, Fisheries & Conservation Department ( National laboratory ) | ||||||||||||
Tests and results |
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