OIE: Highly pathogenic avian influenza (H5N1), Niger
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General information
Report type: immediate notification
Date of start of the event: 12 Mar 2021
Date of confirmation of the event: 15 Mar 2021
Reason for notification: recurrence of a listed disease
Date of previous occurrence: 19 Sep 2017
Manifestation of disease: clinical disease
Causal agent: highly pathogenic avian influenza virus
Serotype: H5N1
Nature of diagnosis: clinical, laboratory
This event pertains to a defined zone within the country.
New outbreaks (1)
Outbreak location 1: Lamorde, Niamey township 4, Niamey
Date of start of the outbreak: 12 Mar 2021
Outbreak status: continuing (or date resolved not provided)
Epidemiological unit: farm
Total animals affected:
Species / Susceptible / Cases / Deaths / Killed and disposed of /
Slaughtered/killed for commercial use / Vaccinated
Birds / 30 000 / 30 000 / 27 000 / 3000 / 0 / 0
Epidemiology
Source of the outbreak(s) or origin of infection: unknown or
inconclusive
Control measures
Measures applied in domestic: surveillance outside containment and/or
protection zone; surveillance within containment and/or protection
zone; traceability; zoning; official disposal of carcasses,
by-products, and waste; disinfection; control of wildlife reservoirs;
stamping out
Measures applied in wild: control of wildlife reservoirs
Diagnostic test results
Laboratory name and type / Species / Test / Test date / Result
Laboratoire central de l´Elevage (LABOCEL) (national laboratory) /
birds / real-time reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction
(rRT-PCR) / positive
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Report type: immediate notification
Date of start of the event: 12 Mar 2021
Date of confirmation of the event: 15 Mar 2021
Reason for notification: recurrence of a listed disease
Date of previous occurrence: 19 Sep 2017
Manifestation of disease: clinical disease
Causal agent: highly pathogenic avian influenza virus
Serotype: H5N1
Nature of diagnosis: clinical, laboratory
This event pertains to a defined zone within the country.
New outbreaks (1)
Outbreak location 1: Lamorde, Niamey township 4, Niamey
Date of start of the outbreak: 12 Mar 2021
Outbreak status: continuing (or date resolved not provided)
Epidemiological unit: farm
Total animals affected:
Species / Susceptible / Cases / Deaths / Killed and disposed of /
Slaughtered/killed for commercial use / Vaccinated
Birds / 30 000 / 30 000 / 27 000 / 3000 / 0 / 0
Epidemiology
Source of the outbreak(s) or origin of infection: unknown or
inconclusive
Control measures
Measures applied in domestic: surveillance outside containment and/or
protection zone; surveillance within containment and/or protection
zone; traceability; zoning; official disposal of carcasses,
by-products, and waste; disinfection; control of wildlife reservoirs;
stamping out
Measures applied in wild: control of wildlife reservoirs
Diagnostic test results
Laboratory name and type / Species / Test / Test date / Result
Laboratoire central de l´Elevage (LABOCEL) (national laboratory) /
birds / real-time reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction
(rRT-PCR) / positive
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