OIE: Highly pathogenic avian influenza, Laos

OIE: Highly pathogenic avian influenza, Laos
submited by kickingbird at Oct, 24, 2018 7:5 AM from OIE

Information received on 22/10/2018 from Dr Somphanh Chanphengxay, Director General, Department of Livestock and Fisheries, Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, Vientiane, Laos

Summary

Report type	Immediate notification
Date of start of the event	10/10/2018
Date of confirmation of the event	22/10/2018
Report date	22/10/2018
Date submitted to OIE	22/10/2018
Reason for notification	Recurrence of a listed disease
Date of previous occurrence	30/09/2017
Manifestation of disease	Clinical disease
Causal agent	Highly pathogenic avian influenza virus
Serotype	H5N1
Nature of diagnosis	Clinical, Laboratory (advanced)
This event pertains to	a defined zone within the country

New outbreaks

Summary of outbreaks

Total outbreaks: 1

Outbreak Location

Sekong ( Kandonmai, Thateng )

Total animals affected

Species	Susceptible	Cases	Deaths	Killed and disposed of	Slaughtered
Birds	45	28	18	27	0

Outbreak statistics

Species	Apparent morbidity rate	Apparent mortality rate	Apparent case fatality rate	Proportion susceptible animals lost*
Birds	62.22%	40.00%	64.29%	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 Stamping out Zoning Disinfection Vaccination permitted (if a vaccine exists) No treatment of affected animals
Measures to be applied	No other measures

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=28358

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