Information received on 1 April 2005 from Dr Sen Sovann, Deputy Director, Department of Animal Health and Production (DAHP), Phnom Penh:
End of previous report period: 22 September 2004 (see Disease Information, 17 [39], 280, dated 24 September 2004).
End of this report period: 28 March 2005.
Precise identification of agent : avian influenza A virus subtype H5N1.
Nature of diagnosis: clinical and laboratory.
Details of new outbreaks:
| First administrative division | Lower administrative division | Type of epide-miolo-gical unit | Name of the location | Date of start of the outbreak | Spe-cies | Number of animals in the outbreak | ||||
| susceptible | cases | deaths | destroyed | slaugh-tered | ||||||
| Kandal province | Takmao district | ... | Kro Peuha | 2 Feb. 2005 | avi | 105 | 70 | 70 | 35 | 0 |
| Kompot province | Banteay Meas district | ... | Kia Thavong Leu | 24 Mar. 2005 | avi | 28 | 19 | 19 | 9 | 0 |
Description of affected population in the new outbreaks: backyard chickens.
Diagnosis:
| Laboratories where diagnosis was made | Diagnostic tests used | Date | Results |
|
National Animal Health and Production Investigation Center (NAHPIC) Pasteur Institute, Cambodia |
RT-PCR (reverse transcriptase - polymerase chain reaction) |
4 February 2005 25 March 2005 |
positive |
Source of new outbreaks: unknown; under investigation.
Control measures:
- stamping out and disinfection;
- control of animal movement in the affected areas.