OIE: Highly pathogenic avian influenza ,Cambodia (Follow-up report No. 3)

OIE: Highly pathogenic avian influenza ,Cambodia (Follow-up report No. 3)
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Information received on 21/03/2014 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	Follow-up report No. 3
Date of start of the event	07/02/2014
Date of pre-confirmation of the event	10/02/2014
Report date	21/03/2014
Date submitted to OIE	21/03/2014
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
Related reports	Immediate notification (12/02/2014) Follow-up report No. 1 (26/02/2014) Follow-up report No. 2 (15/03/2014) Follow-up report No. 3 (21/03/2014)

New outbreaks (1)

Outbreak 1 (172/14 NaVRI)

Kandal, Wat Ang Khang Tboung, Banteay Meas, KAMPOT

Date of start of the outbreak

18/03/2014

Outbreak status

Resolved (20/03/2014)

Epidemiological unit

Village

Affected animals

Species	Susceptible	Cases	Deaths	Destroyed	Slaughtered
Birds	526	301	301	225	0

Affected population

Backyard poultry

Summary of outbreaks

Total outbreaks: 1

Total animals affected

Species	Susceptible	Cases	Deaths	Destroyed	Slaughtered
Birds	526	301	301	225	0

Outbreak statistics

Species	Apparent morbidity rate	Apparent mortality rate	Apparent case fatality rate	Proportion susceptible animals lost*
Birds	57.22%	57.22%	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	After receiving the report from poultry owners, the district and provincial veterinarians went there. They collected some samples from chicken, ducks, and geese and send them to the National Veterinary Research Institute (NaVRI). The results were confirmed positive for highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1.

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	No other measures

Diagnostic test results

Laboratory name and type	Species	Test	Test date	Result
National Veterinary Research Institute (NaVRI) (National laboratory)	Birds	anatomo-pathological examination	18/03/2014	Positive
National Veterinary Research Institute (NaVRI) (National laboratory)	Birds	real-time PCR	18/03/2014	Positive

Future Reporting

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

See Also:

http://www.oie.int/wahis_2/public/wahid.php/Reviewreport/Review?page_refer=MapFullEventReport&reportid=14984

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