Information received on 22/12/2017 from Dr Ali Al Doweriej, Director General of Veterinary Health and Monitoring Department, Veterinary Health and Monitoring Department, Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture, RIYADH, Saudi Arabia
Summary
| Report type |
Immediate notification |
| Date of start of the event |
19/12/2017 |
| Date of confirmation of the event |
20/12/2017 |
| Report date |
22/12/2017 |
| Date submitted to OIE |
22/12/2017 |
| Reason for notification |
Recurrence of a listed disease |
| Date of previous occurrence |
29/01/2008 |
| Manifestation of disease |
Clinical disease |
| Causal agent |
Highly pathogenic avian influenza virus |
| Serotype |
H5N8 |
| 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 |
- AR RIYAD ( Riyadh, Riyadh )
|
| Total animals affected |
| Species |
Susceptible |
Cases |
Deaths |
Killed and disposed of |
Slaughtered |
| Birds |
60040 |
14 |
14 |
60026 |
0 | |
| Outbreak statistics |
| Species |
Apparent morbidity rate |
Apparent mortality rate |
Apparent case fatality rate |
Proportion susceptible animals lost* |
| Birds |
0.02% |
0.02% |
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 |
- Vaccination permitted (if a vaccine exists)
- No treatment of affected animals
|
| Measures to be applied |
- Movement control inside the country
- Surveillance outside containment and/or protection zone
- Quarantine
- Stamping out
- Disinfection
|
Diagnostic test results
| Laboratory name and type |
Riyadh Veterinary Diagnosis Laboratory ( National laboratory ) |
| Tests and results |
| Species |
Test |
Test date |
Result |
| Birds |
real-time PCR |
20/12/2017 |
Positive | |
Future Reporting
| The event is continuing. Weekly follow-up reports will be submitted. |
