OIE: Highly pathogenic avian influenza, Iran

Information received on 09/03/2019 from Dr Alireza Rafiepoor, Head of Iran Veterinary Organization (IVO), Iran Veterinary Organization (IVO), Ministry of Jihad-e-Agriculture, Tehran, Iran

Summary

Report type

Immediate notification

Date of start of the event

26/02/2019

Date of confirmation of the event

26/02/2019

Report date

09/03/2019

Date submitted to OIE

09/03/2019

Reason for notification

Recurrence of a listed disease

Date of previous occurrence

28/01/2019

Manifestation of disease

Clinical disease

Causal agent

Highly pathogenic avian influenza virus

Serotype

H5N8

Nature of diagnosis

Clinical, Laboratory (basic), Laboratory (advanced), Necropsy

This event pertains to

a defined zone within the country

New outbreaks

Summary of outbreaks

Total outbreaks: 1

Outbreak Location

  • East Azarbayejan ( Tabriz City )

Total animals affected

Species

Susceptible

Cases

Deaths

Killed and disposed of

Slaughtered

Birds

31

31

10

21

0

Outbreak statistics

Species

Apparent morbidity rate

Apparent mortality rate

Apparent case fatality rate

Proportion susceptible animals lost*

Birds

100.00%

32.26%

32.26%

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

Based on Iran´s HPAI control strategy, four different steps of HPAI operational control program (1- report/ detect, 2- confirmation, 3- extinction, 4- closure) are ongoing. The main objective of our National Program is to close the HPAI outbreaks; through trace-back and
trace-forward investigation, these new outbreaks were reported and closed successfully

Control measures

Measures applied

  • Surveillance outside containment and/or protection zone
  • Surveillance within containment and/or protection zone
  • Screening
  • Quarantine
  • Official disposal of carcasses, by-products and waste
  • Stamping out
  • Zoning
  • Disinfection
  • Vaccination prohibited
  • No treatment of affected animals

Measures to be applied

  • No other measures

Diagnostic test results

Laboratory name and type

Provincial Veterinary Laboratory of East Azarbayejan ( Local laboratory )

Tests and results

Species

Test

Test date

Result

Birds

real-time PCR

26/02/2019