OIE: Highly pathogenic avian influenza, Nepal
Information received on 05/02/2010 from Dr Prabhakar Pathak, Director General, Department of Livestock Services , Ministry of Agriculture and Co-operatives, Lalitpur, Nepal
Summary
| Report type |
Immediate notification |
| Start date |
26/01/2010 |
| Date of first confirmation of the event |
31/01/2010 |
| Report date |
05/02/2010 |
| Date submitted to OIE |
05/02/2010 |
| Reason for notification |
Reoccurrence of a listed disease |
| Date of previous occurrence |
20/02/2009 |
| Manifestation of disease |
Clinical disease |
| Causal agent |
Highly pathogenic avian influenza virus |
| Serotype |
H5N1 |
| Nature of diagnosis |
Clinical, Laboratory (basic), Laboratory (advanced), Necropsy |
| This event pertains to |
the whole country |
New outbreaks
| Summary of outbreaks |
Total outbreaks: 1 |
| Location(s) |
- GANDAKI (Pokhara submetropolitan city, ward No. 7, Gharipatan, Kaski)
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| Total animals affected |
| Species |
Susceptible |
Cases |
Deaths |
Destroyed |
Slaughtered |
| Birds |
|
153 |
153 |
|
| |
| Outbreak statistics |
| Species |
Apparent morbidity rate |
Apparent mortality rate |
Apparent case fatality rate |
Proportion susceptible animals lost* |
| Birds |
** |
** |
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 |
|
| Epidemiological comments |
Stamping out operation is in progress. |
Control measures
| Measures applied |
- Quarantine
- Movement control inside the country
- Disinfection of infected premises/establishment(s)
- Dipping / Spraying
- Vaccination prohibited
- No treatment of affected animals
|
| Measures to be applied |
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Diagnostic test results
| Laboratory name and type |
Central Veterinary Laboratory, Kathmandu, Nepal (National laboratory) |
| Tests and results |
| Species |
Test |
Test date |
Result |
| Birds |
reverse transcription - polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) |
31/01/2010 |
Positive | |
| Laboratory name and type |
Veterinary Laboratories Agency (VLA), Weybridge, United Kingdom (OIE’s Reference Laboratory) |
| Tests and results |
| Species |
Test |
Test date |
Result |
| Birds |
real-time PCR |
03/02/2010 |
Positive | |
Future Reporting
| The event is continuing. Weekly follow-up reports will be submitted. |