OIE: Highly pathogenic avian influenza, Russia

Information received on 07/06/2017 from Dr Evgeny Nepoklonov, Vice-minister, Ministry of Agriculture, Ministry of Agriculture, Moscow, Russia

Summary

Report type	Follow-up report No. 17
Date of start of the event	02/12/2016
Date of confirmation of the event	06/12/2016
Report date	07/06/2017
Date submitted to OIE	07/06/2017
Reason for notification	Recurrence of a listed disease
Date of previous occurrence	07/11/2016
Manifestation of disease	Clinical disease
Causal agent	Highly pathogenic avian influenza virus
Serotype	H5N8
Nature of diagnosis	Laboratory (basic), Laboratory (advanced)
This event pertains to	a defined zone within the country
Related reports	Immediate notification (08/12/2016) Follow-up report No. 1 (16/12/2016) Follow-up report No. 2 (29/12/2016) Follow-up report No. 3 (16/01/2017) Follow-up report No. 4 (26/01/2017) Follow-up report No. 5 (28/02/2017) Follow-up report No. 6 (06/03/2017) Follow-up report No. 7 (15/03/2017) Follow-up report No. 8 (23/03/2017) Follow-up report No. 9 (14/04/2017) Follow-up report No. 10 (20/04/2017) Follow-up report No. 11 (27/04/2017) Follow-up report No. 12 (04/05/2017) Follow-up report No. 13 (12/05/2017) Follow-up report No. 14 (17/05/2017) Follow-up report No. 15 (22/05/2017) Follow-up report No. 16 (30/05/2017) Follow-up report No. 17 (07/06/2017)

New outbreaks (1)

Outbreak 1

Petrovsky, Tyulachinsky, RESPUBLIKA TATARSTAN

Date of start of the outbreak

04/05/2017

Outbreak status

Continuing (or date resolved not provided)

Epidemiological unit

Backyard

Affected animals

Species	Susceptible	Cases	Deaths	Killed and disposed of	Slaughtered
Birds	51	13	13	38	0

Summary of outbreaks

Total outbreaks: 1

Total animals affected

Species	Susceptible	Cases	Deaths	Killed and disposed of	Slaughtered
Birds	51	13	13	38	0

Outbreak statistics

Species	Apparent morbidity rate	Apparent mortality rate	Apparent case fatality rate	Proportion susceptible animals lost*
Birds	25.49%	25.49%	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

Control measures

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

Diagnostic test results

Laboratory name and type	Species	Test	Test date	Result
All-Russian Research Institute for Animal Health (FGBI-ARRIAH) (National laboratory)	Birds	reverse transcription - polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR)	03/06/2017	Positive

Future Reporting

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