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

Information received on 05/03/2019 from Mr Tarun Shridhar, Secretary, Department of Animal Husbandry, Dairying & Fisheries, Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, New Delhi, India
Summary
Report type Follow-up report No. 4
Date of start of the event 15/12/2018
Date of confirmation of the event 21/12/2018
Report date 05/03/2019
Date submitted to OIE 05/03/2019
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
Related reports Immediate notification (07/01/2019)
Follow-up report No. 1 (22/01/2019)
Follow-up report No. 2 (21/02/2019)
Follow-up report No. 3 (22/02/2019)
Follow-up report No. 4 (05/03/2019)
New outbreaks (2)
Outbreak 1 Oxygen Park, Morhabadi, Ranchi Sadar, Ranchi, Jharkhand
Date of start of the outbreak 07/02/2019
Outbreak status Continuing (or date resolved not provided)
Epidemiological unit Not applicable
Affected animals
Species Susceptible Cases Deaths Killed and disposed of Slaughtered
House Crow:Corvus splendens(Corvidae) 1 1 0 0
Outbreak 2 Palojori Police Station, Palojori, Deoghar, Jharkhand
Date of start of the outbreak 13/02/2019
Outbreak status Continuing (or date resolved not provided)
Epidemiological unit Not applicable
Affected animals
Species Susceptible Cases Deaths Killed and disposed of Slaughtered
House Crow:Corvus splendens(Corvidae) 9 9 0 0
Summary of outbreaks Total outbreaks: 2
Total animals affected
Species Susceptible Cases Deaths Killed and disposed of Slaughtered
House Crow:Corvus splendens(Corvidae) 10 10 0 0
Outbreak statistics
Species Apparent morbidity rate Apparent mortality rate Apparent case fatality rate Proportion susceptible animals lost*
House Crow:Corvus splendens(Corvidae) ** ** 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 Species Test Test date Result
National Institute of High Security Animal Diseases, Bhopal (OIE Reference Laboratory) House Crow real-time reverse transcriptase/polymerase chain reaction (RRT-PCR) 16/02/2019 Positive
National Institute of High Security Animal Diseases, Bhopal (OIE Reference Laboratory) House Crow real-time reverse transcriptase/polymerase chain reaction (RRT-PCR) 26/02/2019 Positive
Future Reporting
The event is continuing. Weekly follow-up reports will be submitted.