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

Information received on 17/04/2019 from Dr Hiresh Rajan Bhowmik, Director General, Department of Livestock Services, Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock, Dhaka, Bangladesh

Summary

Report type

Immediate notification (Final report)

Date of start of the event

15/12/2018

Date of confirmation of the event

11/04/2019

Report date

17/04/2019

Date submitted to OIE

17/04/2019

Date event resolved

17/04/2019

Reason for notification

Recurrence of a listed disease

Date of previous occurrence

27/03/2018

Manifestation of disease

Clinical disease

Causal agent

Highly pathogenic influenza A virus

Serotype

H5

Nature of diagnosis

Clinical, Laboratory (advanced)

This event pertains to

a defined zone within the country

New outbreaks

Summary of outbreaks

Total outbreaks: 1

Outbreak Location

  • Khulna ( Noapara, Abhaynagar, Jashore )

Total animals affected

Species

Susceptible

Cases

Deaths

Killed and disposed of

Slaughtered

House Crow:Corvidae (Corvus splendens)

31

31

0

0

Outbreak statistics

Species

Apparent morbidity rate

Apparent mortality rate

Apparent case fatality rate

Proportion susceptible animals lost*

House Crow:Corvidae (Corvus splendens)

**

**

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

Epidemiological comments

The event is resolved.

Control measures

Measures applied

  • Surveillance outside containment and/or protection zone
  • Surveillance within containment and/or protection zone
  • Official disposal of carcasses, by-products and waste
  • Disinfection
  • Vaccination permitted (if a vaccine exists)
  • No treatment of affected animals

Measures to be applied

  • No other measures

Diagnostic test results

Laboratory name and type

Bangladesh Livestock Research Institute ( OIE Reference Laboratory )

Tests and results

Species

Test

Test date

Result

House Crow

real-time PCR

11/04/2019

Positive

Future Reporting