OIE: Highly pathogenic avian influenza, China (People´s Rep. of)

OIE: Highly pathogenic avian influenza, China (People´s Rep. of)
submited by kickingbird at Jun, 7, 2018 11:5 AM from OIE

Information received on 06/06/2018 from Dr Zhang Zhongqiu, Director General , China Animal Disease Control Centre, Veterinary Bureau, Ministry of Agriculture, Beijing, China (People´s Rep. of)

Summary

Report type	Immediate notification
Date of start of the event	22/05/2018
Date of confirmation of the event	30/05/2018
Report date	06/06/2018
Date submitted to OIE	06/06/2018
Reason for notification	New strain of a listed disease
Manifestation of disease	Clinical disease
Causal agent	Highly pathogenic avian influenza virus
Serotype	H7N9
Nature of diagnosis	Clinical, Laboratory (basic), Laboratory (advanced)
This event pertains to	a defined zone within the country

New outbreaks

Summary of outbreaks

Total outbreaks: 1

Outbreak Location

Liaoning ( Liaozhong District, Shenyang )

Total animals affected

Species	Susceptible	Cases	Deaths	Killed and disposed of	Slaughtered
Birds	17000	11000	9000	8000	0

Outbreak statistics

Species	Apparent morbidity rate	Apparent mortality rate	Apparent case fatality rate	Proportion susceptible animals lost*
Birds	64.71%	52.94%	81.82%	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 Screening Quarantine Official destruction of animal products Official disposal of carcasses, by-products and waste Stamping out Disinfection Vaccination permitted (if a vaccine exists) No treatment of affected animals
Measures to be applied	No other measures

Diagnostic test results

Laboratory name and type

Harbin National Avian influenza Reference Laboratory ( OIE Reference Laboratory )

Tests and results

Species	Test	Test date	Result
Birds	reverse transcription - polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR)	30/05/2018	Positive
Birds	virus isolation	30/05/2018	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/Reviewreport/Review?page_refer=MapFullEventReport&reportid=26747

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