Information received on 24/03/2017 from Dr Zhang Zhongqiu, Director General , China Animal Disease Control Centre, Veterinary Bureau, Ministry of Agriculture, Beijing, China (People´s Rep. of)
Report type |
Immediate notification |
Date of start of the event |
19/03/2017 |
Date of confirmation of the event |
24/03/2017 |
Report date |
24/03/2017 |
Date submitted to OIE |
24/03/2017 |
Reason for notification |
New strain of a listed disease |
Manifestation of disease |
Clinical disease |
Causal agent |
Highly pathogenic avian influenza virus |
Serotype |
H7N9 |
Nature of diagnosis |
Clinical, Laboratory (basic), Laboratory (advanced) |
This event pertains to |
a defined zone within the country |
Summary of outbreaks |
Total outbreaks: 1 | ||||||||||||
Outbreak Location |
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Total animals affected |
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Outbreak statistics |
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Source of the outbreak(s) or origin of infection |
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Measures applied |
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Measures to be applied |
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Laboratory name and type |
Harbin National Reference Lab for Avian Influenza ( OIE Reference Laboratory ) | ||||||||
Tests and results |
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The event is continuing. Weekly follow-up reports will be submitted.
Fulltext of outbreak investigation in Chinese can be downloaded at: http://www.flu.org.cn/scn/article_detail.asp?articleId=12437 |