OIE: Highly pathogenic avian influenza, Egypt

Information received on 06/03/2019 from Dr Mahmoud Mohamed Ali Abdelhakim, Chief Researcher, CVO and Chairman, General Organization for Veterinary Services (GOVS), Ministry of Agriculture and Land Reclamation, Giza, Egypt

Summary

Report type	Immediate notification (Final report)
Date of start of the event	31/12/2018
Date of confirmation of the event	28/02/2019
Report date	06/03/2019
Date submitted to OIE	06/03/2019
Date event resolved	06/03/2019
Reason for notification	New strain of a listed disease in the country
Causal agent	Highly 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

Ad Daqahliyah ( Ouaish Elhagar, Ouaish Elhagar, Bandar Elmansoura )

Total animals affected

Species	Susceptible	Cases	Deaths	Killed and disposed of	Slaughtered
Birds	10000	10	0	0	990

Outbreak statistics

Species	Apparent morbidity rate	Apparent mortality rate	Apparent case fatality rate	Proportion susceptible animals lost*
Birds	0.10%	0.00%	0.00%	9.90%

* 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	Vaccination in response to the outbreak (s) Surveillance outside containment and/or protection zone Surveillance within containment and/or protection zone Traceability Quarantine Zoning Disinfection Process to inactivate the pathogenic agent in products or by-products Slaughter No treatment of affected animals
Measures to be applied	No other measures

Diagnostic test results

Laboratory name and type

Animal Health Research Institute, Central Laboratory for Veterinary Quality Control on Poultry Production ( National laboratory )

Tests and results

Species	Test	Test date	Result
Birds	real-time PCR	28/02/2019	Positive

Future Reporting

The event is resolved. No more reports will be submitted.