OIE: Highly pathogenic influenza A viruses (infection with) (non-poultry including wild birds), India

Information received on 15/12/2018 from Mr Tarun Shridhar, Secretary, Department of Animal Husbandry, Dairying & Fisheries, Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, New Delhi, India

Summary

Report type

Immediate notification (Final report)

Date of start of the event

07/12/2018

Date of confirmation of the event

12/12/2018

Report date

15/12/2018

Date submitted to OIE

15/12/2018

Date event resolved

20/12/2018

Reason for notification

Recurrence of a listed disease

Date of previous occurrence

05/06/2018

Manifestation of disease

Clinical disease

Causal agent

Highly pathogenic influenza A virus

Serotype

H5N1

Nature of diagnosis

Laboratory (advanced)

This event pertains to

the whole country

New outbreaks

Summary of outbreaks

Total outbreaks: 1

Outbreak Location

  • Orissa ( Alanda and Siala, Krushnaprasad, Puri )

Total animals affected

Species

Susceptible

Cases

Deaths

Killed and disposed of

Slaughtered

House Crow:Corvidae (Corvus splendens)

120

120

0

0

Outbreak statistics

Species

Apparent morbidity rate

Apparent mortality rate

Apparent case fatality rate

Proportion susceptible animals lost*

House Crow:Corvidae (Corvus splendens)

**

**

100.00%

**


* Removed from the susceptible population through death, destruction and/or slaughter;
** Not calculated because of missing information;

Epidemiology

Source of the outbreak(s) or origin of infection

  • Unknown or inconclusive

Control measures

Measures applied

  • Screening
  • Official disposal of carcasses, by-products and waste
  • Disinfection
  • Vaccination prohibited
  • No treatment of affected animals

Measures to be applied

  • No other measures

Diagnostic test results

Laboratory name and type

National Institute of High Security Animal Diseases, Bhopal ( OIE Reference Laboratory )

Tests and results

Species

Test

Test date

Result

House Crow

real-time reverse transcriptase/polymerase chain reaction (RRT-PCR)

12/12/2018

Positive

Future Reporting

The event is resolved. No more reports will be submitted.