OIE: Highly pathogenic avian influenza, Cote D´Ivoire

OIE: Highly pathogenic avian influenza, Cote D´Ivoire
submited by kickingbird at May, 29, 2015 10:6 AM from OIE

Information received on 28/05/2015 from Dre Diarra Cissé, Directrice, Services Vétérinaires, Ministère des Ressources Animales et Halieutiques, Abidjan, Cote D´Ivoire

Summary

Report type	Immediate notification
Date of start of the event	09/04/2015
Date of confirmation of the event	20/05/2015
Report date	28/05/2015
Date submitted to OIE	28/05/2015
Reason for notification	Reoccurrence of a listed disease
Date of previous occurrence	31/01/2007
Manifestation of disease	Clinical disease
Causal agent	Highly pathogenic avian influenza virus
Serotype	H5N1
Nature of diagnosis	Clinical, Laboratory (advanced)
This event pertains to	a defined zone within the country

New outbreaks

Summary of outbreaks

Total outbreaks: 1

Outbreak Location

BOUAKE (Quartier Koko, Bouaké)

Total animals affected

Species	Susceptible	Cases	Deaths	Destroyed	Slaughtered
Birds	138	98	93	0	0

Outbreak statistics

Species	Apparent morbidity rate	Apparent mortality rate	Apparent case fatality rate	Proportion susceptible animals lost*
Birds	71.01%	67.39%	94.90%	67.39%

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

Epidemiology

Source of the outbreak(s) or origin of infection

Introduction of new live animals
Contact with wild species

Control measures

Measures applied	Quarantine Movement control inside the country Screening No vaccination No treatment of affected animals
Measures to be applied	Stamping out Zoning Disinfection of infected premises/establishment(s) Dipping / Spraying

Diagnostic test results

Laboratory name and type

Central Veterinary Laboratory of LANADA (National laboratory)

Tests and results

Species	Test	Test date	Result
Birds	reverse transcription - polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR)	20/05/2015	Positive

Future Reporting

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

See Also:

http://www.oie.int

Latest news in those days:

Primers and probes for H5 and N1 qRT-PCR detection [CNIC] 2 hours ago
USFDA: Updates on Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) 2 days ago
Resources: Consensus sequences for U.S. H5N1 clade 2.3.4.4b 3 days ago
USDA Publishes H5N1 Influenza A Virus Genetic Sequences on publicly available site 3 days ago
Avian Influenza A(H5N1) U.S. Situation Update and CDC Activities 5 days ago

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