OIE: Highly pathogenic avian influenza, Ghana
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| Information received on 17/07/2018 from Dr Kingsley Mickey Aryee, Ag. Chief Veterinary Officer, Veterinary Services Directorate, Ministry of Food and Agriculture, Accra, Ghana | |
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Summary
| Report type |
Follow-up report No. 1 |
| Date of start of the event |
06/06/2018 |
| Date of confirmation of the event |
21/06/2018 |
| Report date |
17/07/2018 |
| Date submitted to OIE |
17/07/2018 |
| Reason for notification |
Recurrence of a listed disease |
| Date of previous occurrence |
04/11/2016 |
| Manifestation of disease |
Clinical disease |
| Causal agent |
Highly pathogenic avian influenza virus |
| Serotype |
H5 |
| Nature of diagnosis |
Clinical, Laboratory (advanced) |
| This event pertains to |
the whole country |
| Related reports |
Immediate notification (29/06/2018)
Follow-up report No. 1 (17/07/2018)
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| Outbreak 1 |
Atia, Ejisu, Ashanti |
| Date of start of the outbreak |
27/06/2018 |
| Outbreak status |
Continuing (or date resolved not provided) |
| Epidemiological unit |
Farm |
| Affected animals |
| Species |
Susceptible |
Cases |
Deaths |
Killed and disposed of |
Slaughtered |
| Birds |
6451 |
6451 |
2033 |
4418 |
0 | |
| Affected population |
Signs of dullness, diarrhea, swollen face and combs, hemorrhages on the shanks, followed by deaths. By 8th of July 2018, 2033 infected birds have died. | |
| Summary of outbreaks |
Total outbreaks: 1 |
| Total animals affected |
| Species |
Susceptible |
Cases |
Deaths |
Killed and disposed of |
Slaughtered |
| Birds |
6451 |
6451 |
2033 |
4418 |
0 | |
| Outbreak statistics |
| Species |
Apparent morbidity rate |
Apparent mortality rate |
Apparent case fatality rate |
Proportion susceptible animals lost* |
| Birds |
100.00% |
31.51% |
31.51% |
100.00% | |
| *Removed from the susceptible population through death, destruction and/or slaughter | |
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Epidemiology
| Source of the outbreak(s) or origin of infection |
- Unknown or inconclusive
- Illegal movement of animals
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| Epidemiological comments |
This outbreak is linked to the index farm at Boankra as there was an illegal movement of infected birds from Boankra to Atia. Also, the distance between the index farm and the farm at Atia is only 2.55 kilometers. | |
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Control measures
| Measures applied |
- Movement control inside the country
- Surveillance outside containment and/or protection zone
- Surveillance within containment and/or protection zone
- Quarantine
- Official destruction of animal products
- Official disposal of carcasses, by-products and waste
- Control of wildlife reservoirs
- Selective killing and disposal
- Zoning
- Disinfection
- Process to inactivate the pathogenic agent in products or by-products
- Slaughter
- Vaccination permitted (if a vaccine exists)
- No treatment of affected animals
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| Measures to be applied |
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Future Reporting
| The event is continuing. Weekly follow-up reports will be submitted. | |
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