OIE: Highly pathogenic avian influenza, Vietnam

OIE: Highly pathogenic avian influenza, Vietnam
submited by kickingbird at Oct, 4, 2016 8:8 AM from OIE

Information received on 02/10/2016 from Dr Dong Pham Van, Director General, Chief Veterinary Officer, Department of Animal Health, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Hano?, Vietnam

Summary

Report type	Immediate notification
Date of start of the event	25/09/2016
Date of confirmation of the event	28/09/2016
Report date	02/10/2016
Date submitted to OIE	02/10/2016
Reason for notification	Reoccurrence of a listed disease
Date of previous occurrence	23/05/2016
Manifestation of disease	Clinical disease
Causal agent	Highly pathogenic avian influenza virus
Serotype	H5N1
Nature of diagnosis	Laboratory (advanced)
This event pertains to	a defined zone within the country

New outbreaks

Summary of outbreaks

Total outbreaks: 1

Outbreak Location

CA MAU ( Khanh Binh Dong, Khanh Binh Dong, Tran Van Thoi )

Total animals affected

Species	Susceptible	Cases	Deaths	Destroyed	Slaughtered
Birds	800	500	300	500	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

Unknown or inconclusive

Control measures

Measures applied	Vaccination in response to the outbreak (s) Disinfection / Disinfestation Stamping out Surveillance within containment and/or protection zone No treatment of affected animals
Measures to be applied	No other measures

Diagnostic test results

Laboratory name and type

Regional Animal Health Office 7 ( Regional Laboratory )

Tests and results

Species	Test	Test date	Result
Birds	real-time reverse transcriptase/polymerase chain reaction (RRT-PCR)	28/09/2016	Positive

Future Reporting

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

See Also:

http://www.oie.int

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