OIE: Low pathogenic avian influenza (poultry), Dominican Republic

Information received on 24/01/2019 from Dra Nimia Lissette Gómez Rodríguez, Directora, Dirección de Sanidad Animal Dirección General de Ganadería (DIGEGA), Ministerio de Agricultura, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic

Summary

Report type	Immediate notification
Date of start of the event	02/11/2018
Date of confirmation of the event	29/11/2018
Report date	24/01/2019
Date submitted to OIE	24/01/2019
Reason for notification	Recurrence of a listed disease
Date of previous occurrence	27/06/2018
Manifestation of disease	Clinical disease
Causal agent	Low pathogenic avian influenza virus
Serotype	H5N2
Nature of diagnosis	Laboratory (advanced)
This event pertains to	a defined zone within the country

New outbreaks

Summary of outbreaks

Total outbreaks: 1

Outbreak Location

Puerto Plata ( Puerto Plata, Cayacoa, Luperón )

Total animals affected

Species	Susceptible	Cases	Deaths	Killed and disposed of	Slaughtered
Birds	1126	773	745	136	217

Outbreak statistics

Species	Apparent morbidity rate	Apparent mortality rate	Apparent case fatality rate	Proportion susceptible animals lost*
Birds	68.65%	66.16%	96.38%	97.51%

* 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	Surveillance outside containment and/or protection zone Surveillance within containment and/or protection zone Quarantine Official destruction of animal products Selective killing and disposal Slaughter Vaccination prohibited No treatment of affected animals
Measures to be applied	Movement control inside the country

Diagnostic test results

Laboratory name and type

Central Veterinary Laboratory ( National laboratory )

Tests and results

Species	Test	Test date	Result
Birds	agar-gel immunodiffusion (AGID)	29/11/2018	Positive
Birds	haemagglutination inhibition test (HIT)	29/11/2018