OIE: Highly pathogenic avian influenza, Nigeria

Information received on 24/01/2019 from Dr Olaniran Alabi, Director, Chief Veterinary Officer, Veterinary and Pest Control Services, Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, ABUJA, Nigeria

Summary

Report type	Follow-up report No. 33
Date of start of the event	19/11/2016
Date of confirmation of the event	16/12/2016
Report date	24/01/2019
Date submitted to OIE	24/01/2019
Reason for notification	New strain of a listed disease in the country
Causal agent	Highly pathogenic avian influenza virus
Serotype	H5N8
Nature of diagnosis	Laboratory (advanced)
This event pertains to	a defined zone within the country
Related reports	Immediate notification (17/12/2016) Follow-up report No. 1 (26/12/2016) Follow-up report No. 2 (08/02/2017) Follow-up report No. 3 (13/02/2017) Follow-up report No. 4 (20/02/2017) Follow-up report No. 5 (06/03/2017) Follow-up report No. 6 (13/03/2017) Follow-up report No. 7 (20/03/2017) Follow-up report No. 8 (04/04/2017) Follow-up report No. 9 (10/04/2017) Follow-up report No. 10 (24/04/2017) Follow-up report No. 11 (08/05/2017) Follow-up report No. 12 (02/06/2017) Follow-up report No. 13 (28/06/2017) Follow-up report No. 14 (18/07/2017) Follow-up report No. 15 (31/07/2017) Follow-up report No. 16 (08/09/2017) Follow-up report No. 17 (19/09/2017) Follow-up report No. 18 (03/10/2017) Follow-up report No. 19 (30/10/2017) Follow-up report No. 20 (13/11/2017) Follow-up report No. 21 (27/11/2017) Follow-up report No. 22 (09/01/2018) Follow-up report No. 23 (02/02/2018) Follow-up report No. 24 (01/03/2018) Follow-up report No. 25 (12/03/2018) Follow-up report No. 26 (17/04/2018) Follow-up report No. 27 (15/05/2018) Follow-up report No. 28 (21/05/2018) Follow-up report No. 29 (05/07/2018) Follow-up report No. 30 (04/09/2018) Follow-up report No. 31 (15/01/2019) Follow-up report No. 32 (22/01/2019) Follow-up report No. 33 (24/01/2019)

New outbreaks (1)

Outbreak 1

Gida Dubu, Bauchi, Bauchi

Date of start of the outbreak

19/01/2019

Outbreak status

Continuing (or date resolved not provided)

Epidemiological unit

Backyard

Affected animals

Species	Susceptible	Cases	Deaths	Killed and disposed of	Slaughtered
Birds	848	50	27	0	0

Affected population

52-weeks old layers. Note form the World Animal Health Information and Analysis Department: This outbreak was erroneously reported on January, 22nd 2019 through the H5N1 HPAI event (start date: January, 2nd 2015) from which it has now been removed.

Summary of outbreaks

Total outbreaks: 1

Total animals affected

Species	Susceptible	Cases	Deaths	Killed and disposed of	Slaughtered
Birds	848	50	27	0	0

Outbreak statistics

Species	Apparent morbidity rate	Apparent mortality rate	Apparent case fatality rate	Proportion susceptible animals lost*
Birds	5.90%	3.18%	54.00%	3.18%

*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	Traceability Quarantine Official destruction of animal products Official disposal of carcasses, by-products and waste Vaccination prohibited No treatment of affected animals
Measures to be applied	No other measures

Diagnostic test results

Laboratory name and type	Species	Test	Test date	Result
National Veterinary Research Institute (Regional Reference Laboratory)	Birds	reverse transcription - polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR)	22/01/2019	Positive

Future Reporting

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