OIE: Highly pathogenic avian influenza, Myanmar

OIE: Highly pathogenic avian influenza, Myanmar
submited by kickingbird at Jul, 26, 2017 10:32 AM from OIE

Information received on 25/07/2017 from Dr Ye Tun Win, Chief Veterinary Officer Director General, Livestock Breeding and Veterinary Department, Ministry of Livestock and Fisheries, Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar

Summary

Report type	Immediate notification
Date of start of the event	16/07/2017
Date of confirmation of the event	23/07/2017
Report date	25/07/2017
Date submitted to OIE	25/07/2017
Reason for notification	Recurrence of a listed disease
Date of previous occurrence	06/04/2016
Manifestation of disease	Clinical disease
Causal agent	Highly pathogenic avian influenza virus
Serotype	H5N1
Nature of diagnosis	Clinical, Laboratory (basic), Laboratory (advanced), Necropsy
This event pertains to	a defined zone within the country

New outbreaks (1)

Outbreak 1 (A/1476/17 I/OG)

We kyun htein thit, Dawei, Dawei, Tanintharyi Region

Date of start of the outbreak

16/07/2017

Outbreak status

Continuing (or date resolved not provided)

Epidemiological unit

Farm

Affected animals

Species	Susceptible	Cases	Deaths	Killed and disposed of	Slaughtered
Birds	5000	3194	3194	1806	0

Affected population

Lohman layers, 3 months, 5 months and 12 months old. Clinical signs are diarrhea, anorexia, drop in egg production and sudden death.

Summary of outbreaks

Total outbreaks: 1

Total animals affected

Species	Susceptible	Cases	Deaths	Killed and disposed of	Slaughtered
Birds	5000	3194	3194	1806	0

Outbreak statistics

Species	Apparent morbidity rate	Apparent mortality rate	Apparent case fatality rate	Proportion susceptible animals lost*
Birds	63.88%	63.88%	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	Unknown or inconclusive
Epidemiological comments	Lack of bio security of the farm and a small holder has an illegal processing place located in front of the farm.

Control measures

Measures applied	Movement control inside the country Surveillance outside containment and/or protection zone Surveillance within containment and/or protection zone Quarantine Stamping out Zoning Disinfection 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
Yangon Diagnostic Laboratory (National laboratory)	Birds	rapid tests	23/07/2017	Positive
Yangon Diagnostic Laboratory (National laboratory)	Birds	real-time PCR	23/07/2017	Positive

Future Reporting

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

See Also:

http://www.oie.int/wahis_2/public/wahid.php/Reviewreport/Review?page_refer=MapFullEventReport&reportid=24401

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