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

OIE: Highly pathogenic avian influenza ,Korea (Dem. People´s Rep.)
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Information received on 16/04/2014 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	21/03/2014
Date of pre-confirmation of the event	26/03/2014
Report date	16/04/2014
Date submitted to OIE	16/04/2014
Reason for notification	Reoccurrence of a listed disease
Date of previous occurrence	09/05/2013
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: 2

Outbreak Location

P´YONGYANG-SI ( Sopo chicken factory Hadang chicken factory, Hyongjesan )

Total animals affected

Species	Susceptible	Cases	Deaths	Destroyed	Slaughtered
Birds	46217	46217 **	46217	0	0

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;

Epidemiology

Source of the outbreak(s) or origin of infection

Unknown or inconclusive

Control measures

Measures applied	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 Laboratory and Veterinary Research Institute ( National laboratory )

Tests and results

Species	Test	Test date	Result
Birds	polymerase chain reaction (PCR)	26/03/2014	Positive

Future Reporting

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

See Also:

http://www.oie.int

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