OIE: Low pathogenic avian influenza (poultry), South Africa

OIE: Low pathogenic avian influenza (poultry), South Africa
submited by kickingbird at Jun, 19, 2014 11:36 AM from OIE

Information received on 13/06/2014 from Dr Bothle Michael Modisane, Chief Director , Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Animal Production and Health, PRETORIA, South Africa

Summary

Report type	Follow-up report No. 3
Date of start of the event	28/02/2013
Date of pre-confirmation of the event	29/06/2013
Report date	13/06/2014
Date submitted to OIE	13/06/2014
Reason for notification	New strain of a listed disease
Manifestation of disease	Clinical disease
Causal agent	Low pathogenic avian influenza virus
Serotype	H7N7
Nature of diagnosis	Laboratory (advanced)
This event pertains to	the whole country
Related reports	Immediate notification (04/07/2013) Follow-up report No. 1 (25/07/2013) Follow-up report No. 2 (23/12/2013) Follow-up report No. 3 (13/06/2014)

New outbreaks (2)

Outbreak 1 (LPAI_2014_H7N7_001)

LPAI_2014_H7N7_001, Hessequa, WESTERN CAPE PROVINCE

Date of start of the outbreak

31/01/2014

Outbreak status

Resolved (13/05/2014)

Epidemiological unit

Farm

Affected animals

Species	Susceptible	Cases	Deaths	Destroyed	Slaughtered
Birds	467	38	0	0	0

Affected population

Commercial ostriches

Outbreak 2 (LPAI_2014_H7N7_002)

LPAI_2014_H7N7_002, Hessequa, WESTERN CAPE PROVINCE

Date of start of the outbreak

01/04/2014

Outbreak status

Continuing (or date resolved not provided)

Epidemiological unit

Farm

Affected animals

Species	Susceptible	Cases	Deaths	Destroyed	Slaughtered
Birds	465	307	215	0	0

Affected population

Commercial ostriches

Summary of outbreaks

Total outbreaks: 2

Total animals affected

Species	Susceptible	Cases	Deaths	Destroyed	Slaughtered
Birds	932	345	215	0	0

Outbreak statistics

Species	Apparent morbidity rate	Apparent mortality rate	Apparent case fatality rate	Proportion susceptible animals lost*
Birds	37.02%	23.07%	62.32%	23.07%

*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	Note by the OIE Animal Health Information Department: H5 and H7 avian influenza in its low pathogenic form in poultry is a notifiable disease as per Chapter 10.4. on avian influenza of the Terrestrial Animal Health Code (2013).

Control measures

Measures applied	Quarantine Movement control inside the country Screening Vaccination prohibited No treatment of affected animals
Measures to be applied	No other measures

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=15410

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