Information received on 26/07/2007 from Ms Charusheela Sohoni, , Department of Animal Husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries , Secretary to the Government of India , New Delhi , India
Summary
Report type | Immediate notification |
Start date | 07/07/2007 |
Date of confirmation of event | 24/07/2007 |
Report date | 26/07/2007 |
Date submitted to OIE | 26/07/2007 |
Reason for notification | Reoccurrence of a listed disease |
Date of previous occurrence | 04/2006 |
Manifestation of disease | Clinical disease |
Causal agent | Highly pathogenic avian influenza virus |
Serotype | H5N1 |
Nature of diagnosis | Laboratory (basic), Laboratory (advanced) |
Report pertains to | Defined zone within the country |
New outbreaks
Outbreak 1 | Chingmeirong West, Chingmeirong , Imphal East, MANIPUR | ||||||||||||
Date of start of outbreak | 07/07/2007 | ||||||||||||
Outbreak status | Continuing (or date resolved not submitted) | ||||||||||||
Epidemiological unit | Village | ||||||||||||
Affected animals |
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Affected population | backyard poultry | ||||||||||||
Summary of outbreaks | Total outbreaks: 1 | ||||||||||||
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Epidemiology
Source of infection |
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Epidemiological comments | Epidemiological investigation is ongoing. Stamping out of all domestic poultry is being applied in a 5-km-radius zone around the outbreak followed by compensation of the owners. An intensive surveillance campaign has been launched in a a 10-km-radius zone including: - closure of poultry markets and prohibition on sale and transportation of poultry products, - sealing up of premises after disinfection. Restocking will be applied in accordance with a specific protocol. |
Control measures
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Measures to be applied |
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Diagnostic test results
Laboratory name and type | High Security Animal Disease Laboratory, Indian Veterinary Research Institute (IVRI), Bhopal (National laboratory) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tests and results |
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Laboratory name and type | National Institute of Virology, Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), Pune (National laboratory) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tests and results |
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Map of outbreak locations
Location of current outbreaks |