OIE: Highly pathogenic avian influenza,Myanmar

OIE: Highly pathogenic avian influenza,Myanmar
submited by kickingbird at Mar, 3, 2012 7:44 AM from OIE

Information received on 29/02/2012 from Prof. Dr Myint Thein , Director General, Livestock Breeding and Veterinary Department , Ministry of Livestock & Fisheries , YANGOON , Myanmar

Summary

Report type	Immediate notification
Start date	20/02/2012
Date of first confirmation of the event	24/02/2012
Report date	28/02/2012
Date submitted to OIE	29/02/2012
Reason for notification	Reoccurrence of a listed disease
Date of previous occurrence	14/04/2011
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	a defined zone within the country

New outbreaks

Outbreak 1 (10317)

Myothit Quarter, Chaung U, Monywa, SAGAING

Date of start of the outbreak

20/02/2012

Outbreak status

Continuing (or date resolved not provided)

Epidemiological unit

Farm

Affected animals

Species	Susceptible	Cases	Deaths	Destroyed	Slaughtered
Birds	1060	61	61	999	0

Affected Population

Layers

Summary of outbreaks

Total outbreaks: 1

Outbreak statistics

Species	Apparent morbidity rate	Apparent mortality rate	Apparent case fatality rate	Proportion susceptible animals lost*
Birds	5.75%	5.75%	100.00%	100.00%

* Removed from the susceptible population through death, destruction and/or slaughter

Epidemiology

Source of the outbreak(s) or origin of infection	Unknown or inconclusive
Epidemiological comments	5-month and 18-month-old layer chickens in two establishments, with a total of 1,060 chickens. A few chickens were found dead on 20 February 2012. A total of 61 chickens died within 4 days. There are 40,000 chickens reared in 139 farms in Chaung U towship. All are layers and broilers of different ages.

Control measures

Measures applied	Stamping out Quarantine Movement control inside the country Zoning Disinfection of infected premises/establishment(s) Dipping / Spraying Vaccination prohibited No treatment of affected animals
Measures to be applied	No other measures

Diagnostic test results

Laboratory name and type

Regional Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory, Mandalay (Local laboratory)

Tests and results

Species	Test	Test date	Result
Birds	polymerase chain reaction (PCR)	24/02/2012	Positive
Birds	rapid tests	24/02/2012	Positive

Laboratory name and type

Central Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory, Yangon (National laboratory)

Tests and results

Species	Test	Test date	Result
Birds	real-time PCR	26/02/2012	Positive

Future Reporting

The event is continuing. Weekly follow-up reports will be submitted.

See Also:

http://web.oie.int/wahis/public.php?page=single_report&pop=1&reportid=11686

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