| Information received on 16/01/2015 from Dr Thomas Sit, Chief Veterinary Officer / Assistant Director (Inspection & Quarantine), Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government, Hong Kong , Hong Kong (SAR - PRC) | |
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Summary
| Report type |
Follow-up report No. 2 |
| Date of start of the event |
30/12/2014 |
| Date of pre-confirmation of the event |
30/12/2014 |
| Report date |
16/01/2015 |
| Date submitted to OIE |
16/01/2015 |
| Reason for notification |
Reoccurrence of a listed disease |
| Date of previous occurrence |
28/04/2014 |
| Manifestation of disease |
Sub-clinical infection |
| Causal agent |
Low pathogenic avian influenza virus |
| Serotype |
H7N9 |
| Nature of diagnosis |
Laboratory (advanced) |
| This event pertains to |
the whole country |
| Related reports |
Immediate notification (02/01/2015)
Follow-up report No. 1 (09/01/2015)
Follow-up report No. 2 (16/01/2015)
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| Outbreaks |
There are no new outbreaks in this report | |
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Epidemiology
| Source of the outbreak(s) or origin of infection |
- Legal movement of animals
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| Epidemiological comments |
Surveillance and monitoring of local chicken farms have been stepped up. So far, no H7 viruses were detected in samples taken from the local chicken farms in Hong Kong. | |
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Control measures
| Measures applied |
- Stamping out
- Quarantine
- Movement control inside the country
- Screening
- Zoning
- Disinfection of infected premises/establishment(s)
- No vaccination
- No treatment of affected animals
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| Measures to be applied |
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Diagnostic test results
| Laboratory name and type |
Species |
Test |
Test date |
Result |
| Centre of Influenza Research, School of Public Health, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, University of Hong Kong (Regional Reference Laboratory) |
Birds |
gene sequencing |
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Pending | |
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Future Reporting
| The event is continuing. Weekly follow-up reports will be submitted. | |