OIE: Highly pathogenic avian influenza(H5N1), India

OIE: Highly pathogenic avian influenza(H5N1), India
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Summary

Report type	Immediate notification
Date of start of the event	15/03/2020
Date of confirmation of the event	20/03/2020
Report date	02/06/2020
Date submitted to OIE	02/06/2020
Reason for notification	Recurrence of a listed disease
Date of previous occurrence	03/09/2019
Manifestation of disease	Clinical disease
Causal agent	Highly pathogenic avian influenza Virus
Serotype	H5N1
Nature of diagnosis	Laboratory (advanced)
This event pertains to	a defined zone within the country

New outbreaks (1)

Outbreak 1

Meat Market, Mehgaon, Mehgaon, Bhind, Madhya Pradesh

Date of start of the outbreak

15/03/2020

Outbreak status

Continuing (or date resolved not provided)

Epidemiological unit

Livestock market

Affected animals

Species	Susceptible	Cases	Deaths	Killed and disposed of	Slaughtered
Birds	137	76	76	61	0

Summary of outbreaks

Total outbreaks: 1

Total animals affected

Species	Susceptible	Cases	Deaths	Killed and disposed of	Slaughtered
Birds	137	76	76	61	0

Outbreak statistics

Species	Apparent morbidity rate	Apparent mortality rate	Apparent case fatality rate	Proportion susceptible animals lost*
Birds	55.47%	55.47%	100.00%	100.00%

*Removed from the susceptible population through death, destruction and/or slaughter

Epidemiology

Source of the outbreak(s) or origin of infection

Control measures

Measures applied	Movement control inside the country Surveillance outside containment and/or protection zone Screening Official disposal of carcasses, by-products and waste Stamping out 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
ICAR-National Institute of High Security Animal Disease (OIE Reference Laboratory)	Birds	real-time reverse transcriptase/polymerase chain reaction (RRT-PCR)	20/03/2020	Positive

Future Reporting

The event is continuing. Weekly follow-up reports will be submitted.

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