OIE: Low pathogenic avian influenza (poultry), Chile

Information received on 04/09/2019 from Dr Oscar Eduardo Videla Pérez, Jefe de División de Protección Pecuaria, Servicio Agrícola y Ganadero, Ministerio de Agricultura, Santiago, Chile

Summary

Report type	Immediate notification
Date of start of the event	27/08/2019
Date of confirmation of the event	02/09/2019
Report date	04/09/2019
Date submitted to OIE	05/09/2019
Reason for notification	Recurrence of a listed disease
Date of previous occurrence	08/03/2017
Manifestation of disease	Sub-clinical infection
Causal agent	Low pathogenic avian influenza virus
Serotype	H7
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

Valparaiso ( El Peumo, Los Nogales )

Total animals affected

Species	Susceptible	Cases	Deaths	Killed and disposed of	Slaughtered
Birds	67500	13000	0	67500	0

Outbreak statistics

Species	Apparent morbidity rate	Apparent mortality rate	Apparent case fatality rate	Proportion susceptible animals lost*
Birds	19.26%	0.00%	0.00%	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	A one-kilometer restriction zone was established around the affected farm as well as a two-kilometers surveillance zone, around the first one, within which active surveillance and epidemiological investigation are ongoing, in accordance with the provisions of the OIE Code.

Control measures

Measures applied	Movement control inside the country Surveillance outside containment and/or protection zone Surveillance within containment and/or protection zone Quarantine 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

Lo Aguirre Laboratory ( National laboratory )

Tests and results