OIE: Highly pathogenic avian influenza(H5N1), India
Information received on 07/03/2018 from Mr Devendra Chaudhry, Secretary, Animal Husbandry, Dairying & Fisheries, Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, New Delhi, India
Summary
| Report type |
Immediate notification |
| Date of start of the event |
11/02/2018 |
| Date of confirmation of the event |
22/02/2018 |
| Report date |
07/03/2018 |
| Date submitted to OIE |
07/03/2018 |
| Reason for notification |
Recurrence of a listed disease |
| Date of previous occurrence |
06/06/2017 |
| Manifestation of disease |
Sub-clinical infection |
| Causal agent |
Highly pathogenic avian influenza virus |
| Serotype |
H5N1 |
| Nature of diagnosis |
Laboratory (advanced) |
| This event pertains to |
the whole country |
New outbreaks
| Summary of outbreaks |
Total outbreaks: 1 |
| Outbreak Location |
- ORISSA ( Sandhakunda and Badapadia Paradeep, Sandhakunda and Badapadia Paradeep/ Paradeep Municipality , Jagatsinghpur )
|
| Total animals affected |
| Species |
Susceptible |
Cases |
Deaths |
Killed and disposed of |
Slaughtered |
| Birds |
1823 |
** |
0 |
1823 |
0 | |
| Outbreak statistics |
| Species |
Apparent morbidity rate |
Apparent mortality rate |
Apparent case fatality rate |
Proportion susceptible animals lost* |
| Birds |
** |
0.00% |
** |
100.00% |
* 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 |
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Control measures
| Measures applied |
- Movement control inside the country
- Surveillance outside containment and/or protection zone
- Screening
- Official disposal of carcasses, by-products and waste
- Stamping out
- Disinfection
- Vaccination prohibited
- No treatment of affected animals
|
| Measures to be applied |
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Diagnostic test results
| Laboratory name and type |
National Institute of High Security Animal Diseases, Bhopal ( OIE Reference Laboratory ) |
| Tests and results |
| Species |
Test |
Test date |
Result |
| Birds |
real-time reverse transcriptase/polymerase chain reaction (RRT-PCR) |
22/02/2018 |
Positive | |
Future Reporting
| The event is continuing. Weekly follow-up reports will be submitted. |