OIE: Highly pathogenic avian influenza, Russia

Information received on 28/01/2019 from Dr Nikolay Vlasov, Deputy Head, Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance , Ministry of Agriculture, Moscou, Russia

Summary

Report type	Follow-up report No. 16
Date of start of the event	07/06/2018
Date of confirmation of the event	09/06/2018
Report date	28/01/2019
Date submitted to OIE	28/01/2019
Reason for notification	Recurrence of a listed disease
Date of previous occurrence	13/03/2018
Manifestation of disease	Clinical disease
Causal agent	Highly pathogenic avian influenza virus
Serotype	H5
Nature of diagnosis	Clinical, Laboratory (advanced)
This event pertains to	a defined zone within the country
Related reports	Immediate notification (13/06/2018) Follow-up report No. 1 (20/06/2018) Follow-up report No. 2 (27/06/2018) Follow-up report No. 3 (04/07/2018) Follow-up report No. 4 (11/07/2018) Follow-up report No. 5 (18/07/2018) Follow-up report No. 6 (25/07/2018) Follow-up report No. 7 (31/07/2018) Follow-up report No. 8 (08/08/2018) Follow-up report No. 9 (16/08/2018) Follow-up report No. 10 (17/08/2018) Follow-up report No. 11 (29/08/2018) Follow-up report No. 12 (06/09/2018) Follow-up report No. 13 (01/10/2018) Follow-up report No. 14 (06/11/2018) Follow-up report No. 15 (11/01/2019) Follow-up report No. 16 (28/01/2019)

New outbreaks (1)

Outbreak 1

Ursdon 2, Ust?-Donetsky, Rostovskaya Oblast

Date of start of the outbreak

21/01/2019

Outbreak status

Continuing (or date resolved not provided)

Epidemiological unit

Farm

Affected animals

Species	Susceptible	Cases	Deaths	Killed and disposed of	Slaughtered
Birds	16177	51	51

Affected population

A parent flock of 340-day-old laying turkeys

Summary of outbreaks

Total outbreaks: 1

Total animals affected

Species	Susceptible	Cases	Deaths	Killed and disposed of	Slaughtered
Birds	16177	51	51

Outbreak statistics

Species	Apparent morbidity rate	Apparent mortality rate	Apparent case fatality rate	Proportion susceptible animals lost*
Birds	0.32%	0.32%	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	Movement control inside the country Surveillance within containment and/or protection zone Screening Quarantine Official disposal of carcasses, by-products and waste Stamping out Control of wildlife reservoirs Disinfection 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
All-Russian Research Institute for Animal Health (National laboratory)	Birds	reverse transcription - polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR)	23/01/2019	Positive

Future Reporting

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