OIE: Highly pathogenic avian influenza ,Cambodia

OIE: Highly pathogenic avian influenza ,Cambodia
submited by kickingbird at Feb, 13, 2014 21:14 PM from OIE

Information received on 12/02/2014 from Dr Sen Sovann, Deputy Secretary General , Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries , Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries , Phnom Penh, Cambodia

Summary

Report type	Immediate notification
Date of start of the event	07/02/2014
Date of pre-confirmation of the event	10/02/2014
Report date	12/02/2014
Date submitted to OIE	13/02/2014
Reason for notification	Reoccurrence of a listed disease
Date of previous occurrence	18/08/2013
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

Outbreak Location

KG. CHAM ( Svay Prey, Sandaek, Batheay )

Total animals affected

Species	Susceptible	Cases	Deaths	Destroyed	Slaughtered
Birds	5250	4466	4466	784	0

Outbreak statistics

Species	Apparent morbidity rate	Apparent mortality rate	Apparent case fatality rate	Proportion susceptible animals lost*
Birds	85.07%	85.07%	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

On 7 February 2014, owners of duck flocks reported that their ducks were sick and died in the village. District and provincial veterinarians went there for examination and found that two duck flocks of two owners were sick and died, with clinical signs as leg weakness, white diarrhea, twisted necks, blank eye, motionless and seizures. They then took 5 samples from each duck flock (10 samples) and sent them to the National Veterinary Research Institute (NaVRI) for diagnostic testing.

Control measures

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

Diagnostic test results

Laboratory name and type

National Veterinary Research Institute (NaVRI) ( National laboratory )

Tests and results

Species	Test	Test date	Result
Birds	anatomo-pathological examination	10/02/2014	Positive
Birds	real-time PCR	10/02/2014	Positive

Future Reporting

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

See Also:

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