OIE: Highly pathogenic avian influenza ,Palestinian Auton. Territories

Information received on 24/03/2015 from Dr Imad Mukarker, Deputy Director General , Veterinary Services and Animal Health , Ministry of Agriculture , NAPLOUSE, Palestinian Auton. Territories

Summary

Report type	Immediate notification
Date of start of the event	22/03/2015
Date of pre-confirmation of the event	23/03/2015
Report date	24/03/2015
Date submitted to OIE	24/03/2015
Reason for notification	Reoccurrence of a listed disease
Date of previous occurrence	16/02/2015
Manifestation of disease	Clinical disease
Causal agent	Highly pathogenic avian influenza virus
Serotype	H5N1
Nature of diagnosis	Suspicion, Clinical, Laboratory (basic), Laboratory (advanced)
This event pertains to	a defined zone within the country

New outbreaks

Summary of outbreaks

Total outbreaks: 1

Outbreak Location

WEST BANK ( Jerusalem, Qatanna, Jerusalem )

Total animals affected

Species	Susceptible	Cases	Deaths	Destroyed	Slaughtered
Birds	40	25	15	25	0

Outbreak statistics

Species	Apparent morbidity rate	Apparent mortality rate	Apparent case fatality rate	Proportion susceptible animals lost*
Birds	62.50%	37.50%	60.00%	100.00%

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

Epidemiology

Source of the outbreak(s) or origin of infection

Fomites (humans, vehicles, feed, etc.)

Control measures

Measures applied	Control of wildlife reservoirs Stamping out Quarantine Movement control inside the country Screening Zoning 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

Central Veterinary Laboratory ( National laboratory )

Tests and results

Species	Test	Test date	Result
Birds	real-time PCR	23/03/2015	Positive

Laboratory name and type

Kimron Veterinary Institute ( Regional Reference Laboratory )

Tests and results

Species

Test

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