Information received on 18/01/2021 from Dr Atul Chaturvedi, Secretary, Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying, Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying, New Delhi, India
Summary
Report type
Immediate notification
Date of start of the event
02/01/2021
Date of confirmation of the event
07/01/2021
Report date
15/01/2021
Date submitted to OIE
18/01/2021
Reason for notification
Recurrence of a listed disease
Date of previous occurrence
30/09/2020
Manifestation of disease
Clinical disease
Causal agent
Highly pathogenic avian influenza virus
Serotype
H5N8
Nature of diagnosis
Laboratory (advanced)
This event pertains to
a defined zone within the country
New outbreaks (2)

Outbreak 1
Siddharth Poultry Farm, Kheri, Raipur Rani, Panchkula, Haryana
Date of start of the outbreak
02/01/2021
Outbreak status
Continuing (or date resolved not provided)
Epidemiological unit
Farm
Affected animals
Species
Susceptible
Cases
Deaths
Killed and disposed of
Slaughtered
Birds
150128
16840
12127
42419

Outbreak 2
Nature Poultry Farm, Dandlawar, Raipur Rani, Panchkula, Haryana
Date of start of the outbreak
02/01/2021
Outbreak status
Continuing (or date resolved not provided)
Epidemiological unit
Farm
Affected animals
Species
Susceptible
Cases
Deaths
Killed and disposed of
Slaughtered
Birds
18693
5680
3873
14820
0
Summary of outbreaks
Total outbreaks: 2
Total animals affected
Species
Susceptible
Cases
Deaths
Killed and disposed of
Slaughtered
Birds
168821
22520
16000
57239
0
Outbreak statistics
Species
Apparent morbidity rate
Apparent mortality rate
Apparent case fatality rate
Proportion susceptible animals lost*
Birds
13.34%
9.48%
71.05%
**
*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
Culling of poultry birds in 1Km radius of the epicenters is under process

Control measures
Measures applied
Movement control inside the country
Surveillance outside containment and/or protection zone
Surveillance within containment and/or protection zone
Quarantine
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)
07/01/2021
Positive
Future Reporting
The event is continuing. Weekly follow-up reports will be submitted.