OIE: Highly pathogenic avian influenza, Lebanon

OIE: Highly pathogenic avian influenza, Lebanon
submited by kickingbird at Apr, 28, 2016 19:51 PM from OIE

Information received on 23/04/2016 from Dr Elias Ibrahim, Veterinarian Animal Resources Director, Animal Resources Directorate, Ministry of Agriculture, Beirut , Lebanon

Summary

Report type	Immediate notification
Date of start of the event	20/04/2016
Date of confirmation of the event	22/04/2016
Report date	23/04/2016
Date submitted to OIE	23/04/2016
Reason for notification	First occurrence of a listed disease
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

AL BIQA´ (Nabichit)

Total animals affected

Species	Susceptible	Cases	Deaths	Destroyed	Slaughtered
Birds	80000	20000	20000	60000	0

Outbreak statistics

Species	Apparent morbidity rate	Apparent mortality rate	Apparent case fatality rate	Proportion susceptible animals lost*
Birds	25.00%	25.00%	100.00%	100.00%

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

Epidemiology

Source of the outbreak(s) or origin of infection

Illegal movement of animals

Control measures

Measures applied	Disinfection / Disinfestation Traceability Dipping / Spraying Quarantine Stamping out Official destruction of animal products Official disposal of carcasses, by-products and waste Surveillance within containment and/or protection zone Zoning 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

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