| Information received on 26/06/2017 from Dr Oh Soon-Min, Director - Chief Veterinary Officer, General Animal Health Division, Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (MAFRA), SEJONG-SI, Korea (Rep. of) | |
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Summary
| Report type |
Immediate notification |
| Date of start of the event |
24/01/2017 |
| Date of confirmation of the event |
28/01/2017 |
| Report date |
26/06/2017 |
| Date submitted to OIE |
26/06/2017 |
| Reason for notification |
Recurrence of a listed disease |
| Date of previous occurrence |
04/2016 |
| Manifestation of disease |
Clinical disease |
| Causal agent |
Highly pathogenic influenza A virus |
| Serotype |
H5N8 |
| Nature of diagnosis |
Laboratory (advanced) |
| This event pertains to |
the whole country | |
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| Outbreak 1 |
Seosan-si, Yangdae-dong, CHUNGCHEONGNAM-DO |
| Date of start of the outbreak |
24/01/2017 |
| Outbreak status |
Resolved (24/01/2017) |
| Epidemiological unit |
Other |
| Affected animals |
| Species |
Susceptible |
Cases |
Deaths |
Killed and disposed of |
Slaughtered |
| Mallard:Anas platyrhynchos(Anatidae) |
|
4 |
|
|
0 | | |
| Outbreak 2 |
Jeonju-si, Songcheon-dong, JEOLLABUK-DO |
| Date of start of the outbreak |
27/01/2017 |
| Outbreak status |
Resolved (27/01/2017) |
| Epidemiological unit |
Other |
| Affected animals |
| Species |
Susceptible |
Cases |
Deaths |
Killed and disposed of |
Slaughtered |
| Grey Heron:Ardea cinerea(Ardeidae) |
|
1 |
1 |
|
0 | | |
| Outbreak 3 |
Hongseong-gun, Seobu-myeon, CHUNGCHEONGNAM-DO |
| Date of start of the outbreak |
01/02/2017 |
| Outbreak status |
Resolved (01/02/2017) |
| Epidemiological unit |
Other |
| Affected animals |
| Species |
Susceptible |
Cases |
Deaths |
Killed and disposed of |
Slaughtered |
| Mallard:Anas platyrhynchos(Anatidae) |
|
1 |
|
|
0 | | |
| Outbreak 4 |
Gochang-gun, Seongnae-myeon, JEOLLABUK-DO |
| Date of start of the outbreak |
04/02/2017 |
| Outbreak status |
Resolved (04/02/2017) |
| Epidemiological unit |
Other |
| Affected animals |
| Species |
Susceptible |
Cases |
Deaths |
Killed and disposed of |
Slaughtered |
| Greater White-fronted Goose:Anser albifrons(Anatidae) |
|
1 |
|
|
0 | | |
| Outbreak 5 |
Jeonju-si, Deokjin-gu, JEOLLABUK-DO |
| Date of start of the outbreak |
07/02/2017 |
| Outbreak status |
Resolved (07/02/2017) |
| Epidemiological unit |
Other |
| Affected animals |
| Species |
Susceptible |
Cases |
Deaths |
Killed and disposed of |
Slaughtered |
| Grey Heron:Ardea cinerea(Ardeidae) |
|
1 |
1 |
|
0 | | |
| Outbreak 6 |
Jeonju-si, Deokjin-gu, JEOLLABUK-DO |
| Date of start of the outbreak |
07/02/2017 |
| Outbreak status |
Resolved (07/02/2017) |
| Epidemiological unit |
Other |
| Affected animals |
| Species |
Susceptible |
Cases |
Deaths |
Killed and disposed of |
Slaughtered |
| Great Egret:Ardea alba(Ardeidae) |
|
1 |
1 |
|
0 | | |
| Outbreak 7 |
Sungchang-gun, Jeokseong-myeon, JEOLLABUK-DO |
| Date of start of the outbreak |
09/02/2017 |
| Outbreak status |
Resolved (09/02/2017) |
| Epidemiological unit |
Other |
| Affected animals |
| Species |
Susceptible |
Cases |
Deaths |
Killed and disposed of |
Slaughtered |
| Falcated Duck:Anas falcata(Anatidae) |
|
1 |
1 |
|
0 | | |
| Outbreak 8 |
Gwangjin-gu, Jayang 2-dong, SEOUL METROPOLITAN CITY |
| Date of start of the outbreak |
15/02/2017 |
| Outbreak status |
Resolved (15/02/2017) |
| Epidemiological unit |
Other |
| Affected animals |
| Species |
Susceptible |
Cases |
Deaths |
Killed and disposed of |
Slaughtered |
| Greater White-fronted Goose:Anser albifrons(Anatidae) |
|
1 |
1 |
|
0 | | |
| Outbreak 9 |
Gangbuk-gu, Suyu-dong, SEOUL METROPOLITAN CITY |
| Date of start of the outbreak |
24/02/2017 |
| Outbreak status |
Resolved (24/02/2017) |
| Epidemiological unit |
Other |
| Affected animals |
| Species |
Susceptible |
Cases |
Deaths |
Killed and disposed of |
Slaughtered |
| Greater White-fronted Goose:Anser albifrons(Anatidae) |
|
1 |
1 |
|
0 | | |
| Summary of outbreaks |
Total outbreaks: 9 |
| Total animals affected |
| Species |
Susceptible |
Cases |
Deaths |
Killed and disposed of |
Slaughtered |
| Mallard:Anas platyrhynchos(Anatidae) |
|
5 |
|
|
0 |
| Grey Heron:Ardea cinerea(Ardeidae) |
|
2 |
2 |
|
0 |
| Greater White-fronted Goose:Anser albifrons(Anatidae) |
|
3 |
2 |
|
0 |
| Great Egret:Ardea alba(Ardeidae) |
|
1 |
1 |
|
0 |
| Falcated Duck:Anas falcata(Anatidae) |
|
1 |
1 |
|
0 | |
| Outbreak statistics |
| Species |
Apparent morbidity rate |
Apparent mortality rate |
Apparent case fatality rate |
Proportion susceptible animals lost* |
| Mallard:Anas platyrhynchos(Anatidae) |
** |
** |
** |
** |
| Grey Heron:Ardea cinerea(Ardeidae) |
** |
** |
100.00% |
** |
| Greater White-fronted Goose:Anser albifrons(Anatidae) |
** |
** |
** |
** |
| Great Egret:Ardea alba(Ardeidae) |
** |
** |
100.00% |
** |
| Falcated Duck:Anas falcata(Anatidae) |
** |
** |
100.00% |
** | |
| *Removed from the susceptible population through death, destruction and/or slaughter |
| **Not calculated because of missing information | |
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Epidemiology
| Source of the outbreak(s) or origin of infection |
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Control measures
| Measures applied |
- Movement control inside the country
- Surveillance outside containment and/or protection zone
- Surveillance within containment and/or protection zone
- Screening
- Traceability
- Official destruction of animal products
- Official disposal of carcasses, by-products and waste
- Stamping out
- Control of wildlife reservoirs
- Disinfection
- Vaccination prohibited
- No treatment of affected animals
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| Measures to be applied |
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Diagnostic test results
| Laboratory name and type |
Species |
Test |
Test date |
Result |
| QIA (National laboratory) |
Falcated Duck |
virus isolation |
14/02/2017 |
Positive |
| QIA (National laboratory) |
Great Egret |
virus isolation |
11/02/2017 |
Positive |
| QIA (National laboratory) |
Greater White-fronted Goose |
virus isolation |
07/02/2017 |
Positive |
| QIA (National laboratory) |
Grey Heron |
virus isolation |
02/02/2017 |
Positive |
| QIA (National laboratory) |
Grey Heron |
virus isolation |
11/02/2017 |
Positive |
| QIA (National laboratory) |
Grey Heron |
virus isolation |
21/02/2017 |
Positive |
| QIA (National laboratory) |
Grey Heron |
virus isolation |
27/02/2017 |
Positive |
| QIA (National laboratory) |
Mallard |
virus isolation |
28/01/2017 |
Positive |
| QIA (National laboratory) |
Mallard |
virus isolation |
07/02/2017 |
Positive | |
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Future Reporting
| The event is continuing. Weekly follow-up reports will be submitted. | |