Summary
Report type: immediate notification
Started: 22 Sep 2021
Confirmed: 24 Sep 2021
Reported: 6 Oct 2021
Reason for notification: 1st occurrence in a zone or a compartment
Causal agent: highly pathogenic avian influenza virus
Serotype: H5
Nature of diagnosis: clinical, laboratory
This event pertains to a defined zone within the country.

New outbreaks (1)
Summary of outbreaks
Total outbreaks (1)
Outbreak location 1: Village of Lebyazhye, Bulaevskiy, North
Kazakhstan
Started: 22 Sep 2021
Epidemiological unit: backyard
Total animals affected:
Species / Susceptible / Cases / Deaths / Killed and disposed of /
Slaughtered or killed for commercial use / Vaccinated
Birds / 3499 / 1371 / 1371 / 2128 / - / -

Epidemiology
Source of the outbreak(s) or origin of infection: unknown or
inconclusive

Control measures applied in domestic: disinfection; control of
wildlife reservoirs; movement control inside the country; official
disposal of carcasses, by-products, and waste; quarantine; stamping
out; screening; zoning

Diagnostic test results
Laboratory name and type / Species / Test / Test date / Result
Republican State Enterprise National Veterinary Reference Center
(national laboratory) / birds / Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) / 24
Sep 2021 / positive