OIE: Highly pathogenic influenza A viruses (infection with) (non-poultry including wild birds), Bangladesh

Information received on 26/12/2017 from Dr Ainul Haque, Director General, Department of Livestock Services, Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock, Dhaka, Bangladesh

Summary

Report type	Immediate notification
Date of start of the event	25/11/2017
Date of confirmation of the event	30/11/2017
Report date	26/12/2017
Date submitted to OIE	26/12/2017
Reason for notification	Recurrence of a listed disease
Date of previous occurrence	16/03/2017
Manifestation of disease	Clinical disease
Causal agent	Highly pathogenic influenza A virus
Serotype	H5N1
Nature of diagnosis	Laboratory (advanced)
This event pertains to	a defined zone within the country

New outbreaks

Summary of outbreaks

Total outbreaks: 2

Outbreak Location

DHAKA ( Mohakhli, Mohakhali, Dhaka Ramna, Ramna, Dhaka )

Total animals affected

Species	Susceptible	Cases	Deaths	Killed and disposed of	Slaughtered
House Crow:Corvidae (Corvus splendens)		92	64	28	0

Outbreak statistics

Species	Apparent morbidity rate	Apparent mortality rate	Apparent case fatality rate	Proportion susceptible animals lost*
House Crow:Corvidae (Corvus splendens)	**	**	69.57%	**

* Removed from the susceptible population through death, destruction and/or slaughter;
** Not calculated because of missing information;

Epidemiology

Source of the outbreak(s) or origin of infection	Unknown or inconclusive
Epidemiological comments	The event is continuing. Weekly follow-up reports will be submitted.

Control measures

Measures applied	Surveillance outside containment and/or protection zone Surveillance within containment and/or protection zone Official disposal of carcasses, by-products and waste Disinfection Vaccination permitted (if a vaccine exists) No treatment of affected animals
Measures to be applied	No other measures

Diagnostic test results

Laboratory name and type

Bangladesh Livestock Research Institute ( OIE Reference Laboratory )

Tests and results

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Species	Test	Test date	Result
House Crow