OIE: Highly pathogenic avian influenza, Russia

Information received on 13/06/2018 from Dr Evgeny Nepoklonov, Vice-minister, Ministry of Agriculture, Ministry of Agriculture, Moscow, Russia

Summary

Report type	Immediate notification
Date of start of the event	07/06/2018
Date of confirmation of the event	09/06/2018
Report date	13/06/2018
Date submitted to OIE	13/06/2018
Reason for notification	Recurrence of a listed disease
Date of previous occurrence	13/03/2018
Manifestation of disease	Clinical disease
Causal agent	Highly pathogenic avian influenza virus
Serotype	H5
Nature of diagnosis	Clinical, Laboratory (advanced)
This event pertains to	a defined zone within the country

Summary of outbreaks

Total outbreaks: 1

Outbreak Location

Total animals affected

Species	Susceptible	Cases	Deaths	Killed and disposed of	Slaughtered
Birds	99	6	6

Outbreak statistics

Species	Apparent morbidity rate	Apparent mortality rate	Apparent case fatality rate	Proportion susceptible animals lost*
Birds	6.06%	6.06%	100.00%	**

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

Source of the outbreak(s) or origin of infection

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

Laboratory name and type

All-Russian Research Institute for Animal Health (FGBI-ARRIAH) ( National laboratory )

Tests and results

Species	Test	Test date	Result
Birds	polymerase chain reaction (PCR)	09/06/2018	Positive

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