Information received on 24/01/2021 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
27/12/2020
Date of confirmation of the event
04/01/2021
Report date
24/01/2021
Date submitted to OIE
24/01/2021
Reason for notification
Recurrence of a listed disease
Date of previous occurrence
30/09/2020
Manifestation of disease
Clinical disease
Causal agent
Highly Pathogenic Influenza A Virus
Serotype
H5N8
Nature of diagnosis
Laboratory (advanced)
This event pertains to
a defined zone within the country
New outbreaks (2)

Outbreak 1
Tehsil Complex, Mandsaur, Mandsaur, Mandsaur, Madhya Pradesh
Date of start of the outbreak
27/12/2020
Outbreak status
Continuing (or date resolved not provided)
Epidemiological unit
Not applicable
Affected animals
Species
Susceptible
Cases
Deaths
Killed and disposed of
Slaughtered
Large-billed Crow:Corvus macrorhynchos(Corvidae)

1
1


House Crow:Corvus splendens(Corvidae)

154
154


Outbreak 2
Near Sai Temple Agar, Agar, Agar Malwa, Madhya Pradesh
Date of start of the outbreak
01/01/2021
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)

173
173


Summary of outbreaks
Total outbreaks: 2
Total animals affected
Species
Susceptible
Cases
Deaths
Killed and disposed of
Slaughtered
Large-billed Crow:Corvus macrorhynchos(Corvidae)

1
1


House Crow:Corvus splendens(Corvidae)

327
327


Outbreak statistics
Species
Apparent morbidity rate
Apparent mortality rate
Apparent case fatality rate
Proportion susceptible animals lost*
Large-billed Crow:Corvus macrorhynchos(Corvidae)
**
**
100.00%
**
House Crow:Corvus splendens(Corvidae)
**
**
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

Control measures
Measures applied
Screening
Official disposal of carcasses, by-products and waste
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
National Institute of High Security Animal Disease (OIE Reference Laboratory)
House Crow
real-time reverse transcriptase/polymerase chain reaction (RRT-PCR)
03/01/2021
Positive
National Institute of High Security Animal Disease (OIE Reference Laboratory)
House Crow
real-time reverse transcriptase/polymerase chain reaction (RRT-PCR)
04/01/2021
Positive
National Institute of High Security Animal Disease (OIE Reference Laboratory)
Large-billed Crow
real-time reverse transcriptase/polymerase chain reaction (RRT-PCR)
03/01/2021
Positive
Future Reporting
The event is continuing. Weekly follow-up reports will be submitted.