OIE: Highly pathogenic avian influenza ,China (People´s Rep. of) (Tiger)

Information received on 25/02/2015 from Dr Zhang Zhongqiu, Director General , China Animal Disease Control Centre, Veterinary Bureau, Ministry of Agriculture, Beijing, China (People´s Rep. of)

Summary

Report type	Immediate notification
Date of start of the event	04/02/2015
Date of pre-confirmation of the event	12/02/2015
Report date	25/02/2015
Date submitted to OIE	25/02/2015
Reason for notification	Listed disease in an unusual host species
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: 1

Outbreak Location

GUANGXI ( Nanning, Nanning )

Total animals affected

Species	Susceptible	Cases	Deaths	Destroyed	Slaughtered
Tiger:Felidae (Panthera tigris)	8	2	2	0	0

Outbreak statistics

Species	Apparent morbidity rate	Apparent mortality rate	Apparent case fatality rate	Proportion susceptible animals lost*
Tiger:Felidae (Panthera tigris)	25.00%	25.00%	100.00%	25.00%

* Removed from the susceptible population through death, destruction and/or slaughter;

Epidemiology

Source of the outbreak(s) or origin of infection

Unknown or inconclusive
Contact with wild species

Control measures

Measures applied	Control of wildlife reservoirs Disinfection of infected premises/establishment(s) Dipping / Spraying No vaccination No treatment of affected animals
Measures to be applied	No other measures

Diagnostic test results

Laboratory name and type

Harbin Veterinary Research Institute ( OIE’s Reference Laboratory )

Tests and results

Species	Test	Test date	Result
Tiger	reverse transcription - polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR)	12/02/2015	Positive
Tiger	virus isolation	12/02/2015	Positive

Future Reporting

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