OIE: Highly pathogenic avian influenza,Nigeria

Information received on 03/08/2016 from Dr Gideon Mbursa Mshelbwala, Director, Veterinary Services, Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, ABUJA, Nigeria

Summary

Report type	Follow-up report No. 37
Date of start of the event	24/12/2014
Date of confirmation of the event	08/01/2015
Report date	03/08/2016
Date submitted to OIE	03/08/2016
Reason for notification	Reoccurrence of a listed disease
Date of previous occurrence	09/2007
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
Related reports	Immediate notification (16/01/2015) Follow-up report No. 1 (19/01/2015) Follow-up report No. 2 (26/01/2015) Follow-up report No. 3 (18/02/2015) Follow-up report No. 4 (02/03/2015) Follow-up report No. 5 (03/05/2015) Follow-up report No. 6 (13/05/2015) Follow-up report No. 7 (16/07/2015) Follow-up report No. 8 (29/07/2015) Follow-up report No. 9 (04/08/2015) Follow-up report No. 10 (11/08/2015) Follow-up report No. 11 (17/08/2015) Follow-up report No. 12 (03/09/2015) Follow-up report No. 13 (08/09/2015) Follow-up report No. 14 (14/09/2015) Follow-up report No. 15 (21/09/2015) Follow-up report No. 16 (22/09/2015) Follow-up report No. 17 (23/09/2015) Follow-up report No. 18 (28/09/2015) Follow-up report No. 19 (06/10/2015) Follow-up report No. 20 (15/10/2015) Follow-up report No. 21 (19/10/2015) Follow-up report No. 22 (27/10/2015) Follow-up report No. 23 (29/10/2015) Follow-up report No. 24 (16/11/2015) Follow-up report No. 25 (19/11/2015) Follow-up report No. 26 (24/11/2015) Follow-up report No. 27 (15/12/2015) Follow-up report No. 28 (02/01/2016) Follow-up report No. 29 (05/01/2016) Follow-up report No. 30 (11/01/2016) Follow-up report No. 31 (13/01/2016) Follow-up report No. 32 (19/01/2016) Follow-up report No. 33 (21/01/2016) Follow-up report No. 34 (18/03/2016) Follow-up report No. 35 (29/03/2016) Follow-up report No. 36 (28/06/2016) Follow-up report No. 37 (03/08/2016)

New outbreaks (1)

Outbreak 1

Oyedele, Iddo, OYO

Date of start of the outbreak

08/07/2016

Outbreak status

Continuing (or date resolved not provided)

Epidemiological unit

Farm

Affected animals

Species	Susceptible	Cases	Deaths	Destroyed	Slaughtered
Birds	1647	886	886	0	0

Affected population

Mixed poultry species of layers, local chickens and turkeys.

Summary of outbreaks

Total outbreaks: 1

Total animals affected

Species	Susceptible	Cases	Deaths	Destroyed	Slaughtered
Birds	1647	886	886	0	0

Outbreak statistics

Species	Apparent morbidity rate	Apparent mortality rate	Apparent case fatality rate	Proportion susceptible animals lost*
Birds	53.79%	53.79%	100.00%	53.79%

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

Epidemiology

Source of the outbreak(s) or origin of infection	Unknown or inconclusive
Epidemiological comments	The farmer is raising different poultry species in the same farm.

Control measures

Measures applied	Movement control inside the country Disinfection / Disinfestation Quarantine Surveillance within containment and/or protection zone Vaccination prohibited No treatment of affected animals
Measures to be applied	Stamping out Official destruction of animal products Official disposal of carcasses, by-products and waste

Diagnostic test results

Laboratory name and type	Species	Test	Test date	Result
National Veterinary Research Institute Vom (Regional Reference Laboratory)	Birds	reverse transcription - polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR)	01/08/2016	Positive

Future Reporting

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