OIE: Highly pathogenic avian influenza ,Korea (Dem. People´s Rep.)

Information received on 13/05/2013 from Mr Ri Kyong Gun, Director of the Veterinary and, Ministry of Agriculture, Anti-Epizootic Department, PYONGYANG, Korea (Dem. People´s Rep.)

Summary

Report type	Immediate notification
Date of start of the event	19/04/2013
Date of pre-confirmation of the event	02/05/2013
Report date	13/05/2013
Date submitted to OIE	13/05/2013
Reason for notification	New strain of a listed disease
Manifestation of disease	Clinical disease
Causal agent	Highly pathogenic avian influenza virus
Serotype	H5N1
Nature of diagnosis	Clinical, Laboratory (advanced)
This event pertains to	the whole country

New outbreaks

Summary of outbreaks

Total outbreaks: 1

Outbreak Location

P´YONGYANG-SI ( Tudan Duck Factory )

Total animals affected

Species	Susceptible	Cases	Deaths	Destroyed	Slaughtered
Birds	164000	**

Outbreak statistics

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

* 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

Unknown or inconclusive
Contact with wild species

Control measures

Measures applied	Stamping out Quarantine Movement control inside the country Screening Disinfection of infected premises/establishment(s) No vaccination No treatment of affected animals
Measures to be applied	No other measures

Diagnostic test results

Laboratory name and type

Central Veterinary Station ( National laboratory )

Tests and results

Species	Test	Test date	Result
Birds	pathogen isolation by egg inoculation	02/05/2013	Positive

Laboratory name and type

Veterinary Institute of the Academy of Agricultural Sciences ( National laboratory )

Tests and results

Species	Test	Test date	Result
Birds	reverse transcription - polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR)	07/05/2013	Positive

Future Reporting

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