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

Information received on 06/02/2019 from Dr Ali Al-Qattan, Deputy of Director General of Animal Wealth, Animal Wealth, Public Authority of Agriculture Affairs and Fish Resources, Safat, Kuwait

Summary

Report type	Immediate notification
Date of start of the event	24/01/2019
Date of confirmation of the event	31/01/2019
Report date	06/02/2019
Date submitted to OIE	06/02/2019
Reason for notification	Recurrence of a listed disease
Date of previous occurrence	28/12/2016
Manifestation of disease	Clinical disease
Causal agent	Highly pathogenic influenza A virus
Serotype	H5N8
Nature of diagnosis	Clinical, Laboratory (basic), Laboratory (advanced), Necropsy
This event pertains to	the whole country

New outbreaks

Summary of outbreaks

Total outbreaks: 1

Outbreak Location

Al Farwaniyah ( Al Rai Live Bird Market, Al Rai, Farwaniya )

Total animals affected

Species	Susceptible	Cases	Deaths	Killed and disposed of	Slaughtered
Birds	2000	3	3	1997	0

Outbreak statistics

Species	Apparent morbidity rate	Apparent mortality rate	Apparent case fatality rate	Proportion susceptible animals lost*
Birds	0.15%	0.15%	100.00%	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

Epidemiological comments

Highly pathogenic avian influenza virus H5N8 was detected by the National Veterinary Laboratory of Kuwait.
All in-contact birds in the affected live birds market were humanly killed and disposed of with appropriate disinfection procedures.
The market was closed and movement restriction implemented, including export trade ban of live birds.
There are no commercial poultry farms in a 10-km radius around the affected establishment.
Intensive active surveillance is in place for poultry farms, backyards and other bird markets area including migratory birds.

Control measures

Measures applied	Movement control inside the country Surveillance outside containment and/or protection zone Surveillance within containment and/or protection zone Screening Quarantine Official destruction of animal products 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

Central Veterinary and Research Laboratory ( National laboratory )

Tests and results