Summary
Report type |
Immediate notification |
Date of start of the event |
15/02/2020 |
Date of confirmation of the event |
12/03/2020 |
Report date |
03/06/2020 |
Date submitted to OIE |
03/06/2020 |
Reason for notification |
Recurrence of a listed disease |
Date of previous occurrence |
08/02/2020 |
Manifestation of disease |
Clinical disease |
Causal agent |
Highly pathogenic influenza A virus |
Serotype |
H5N1 |
Nature of diagnosis |
Laboratory (advanced) |
This event pertains to |
a defined zone within the country | |
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Outbreak 1 |
B26, Lohia Nagar Housing Colony, Kankarbagh, Patna, Bihar |
Date of start of the outbreak |
15/02/2020 |
Outbreak status |
Continuing (or date resolved not provided) |
Epidemiological unit |
Not applicable |
Affected animals |
Species |
Susceptible |
Cases |
Deaths |
Killed and disposed of |
Slaughtered |
House Crow:Corvus splendens(Corvidae) |
|
1 |
1 |
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Outbreak 2 |
Chainpura, Kuv, Dulhin Bazar, Chainpura, Dulhin Bazar, Patna, Bihar |
Date of start of the outbreak |
05/03/2020 |
Outbreak status |
Continuing (or date resolved not provided) |
Epidemiological unit |
Not applicable |
Affected animals |
Species |
Susceptible |
Cases |
Deaths |
Killed and disposed of |
Slaughtered |
Red Headed Trogon:Harpactes erythrocephalus(Trogonidae) |
|
7 |
7 |
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Outbreak 3 |
High Court Campus, Patna, Patna, Bihar |
Date of start of the outbreak |
18/03/2020 |
Outbreak status |
Continuing (or date resolved not provided) |
Epidemiological unit |
Not applicable |
Affected animals |
Species |
Susceptible |
Cases |
Deaths |
Killed and disposed of |
Slaughtered |
House Crow:Corvus splendens(Corvidae) |
|
48 |
48 |
|
| | |
Outbreak 4 |
Saidpur Hostel, Bazar Samiti Road, Rajendra Nagar, Patna, Bihar |
Date of start of the outbreak |
19/03/2020 |
Outbreak status |
Continuing (or date resolved not provided) |
Epidemiological unit |
Not applicable |
Affected animals |
Species |
Susceptible |
Cases |
Deaths |
Killed and disposed of |
Slaughtered |
House Crow:Corvus splendens(Corvidae) |
|
1 |
1 |
|
| | |
Summary of outbreaks |
Total outbreaks: 4 |
Total animals affected |
Species |
Susceptible |
Cases |
Deaths |
Killed and disposed of |
Slaughtered |
House Crow:Corvus splendens(Corvidae) |
|
50 |
50 |
|
|
Red Headed Trogon:Harpactes erythrocephalus(Trogonidae) |
|
7 |
7 |
|
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Outbreak statistics |
Species |
Apparent morbidity rate |
Apparent mortality rate |
Apparent case fatality rate |
Proportion susceptible animals lost* |
House Crow:Corvus splendens(Corvidae) |
** |
** |
100.00% |
** |
Red Headed Trogon:Harpactes erythrocephalus(Trogonidae) |
** |
** |
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 |
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Control measures
Measures applied |
- Screening
- Official disposal of carcasses, by-products and waste
- Disinfection
- Vaccination prohibited
- No treatment of affected animals
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Measures to be applied |
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Diagnostic test results
Laboratory name and type |
Species |
Test |
Test date |
Result |
ICAR-National Institute of High Security Animal Disease (OIE Reference Laboratory) |
House Crow |
real-time reverse transcriptase/polymerase chain reaction (RRT-PCR) |
12/03/2020 |
Positive |
ICAR-National Institute of High Security Animal Disease (OIE Reference Laboratory) |
House Crow |
real-time reverse transcriptase/polymerase chain reaction (RRT-PCR) |
28/03/2020 |
Positive |
ICAR-National Institute of High Security Animal Disease (OIE Reference Laboratory) |
Red Headed Trogon |
real-time reverse transcriptase/polymerase chain reaction (RRT-PCR) |
17/03/2020 |
Positive | |
Future Reporting
The event is continuing. Weekly follow-up reports will be submitted. | |