OIE: Highly pathogenic avian influenza, Cambodia

Information received on 31/08/2018 from Dr Sen Sovann, Director General , Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries , General Directorate of Animal Health and Production (GDAHP), Phnom Penh, Cambodia

Summary

Report type	Immediate notification
Date of start of the event	20/08/2018
Date of confirmation of the event	23/08/2018
Report date	31/08/2018
Date submitted to OIE	31/08/2018
Reason for notification	Recurrence of a listed disease
Date of previous occurrence	24/03/2018
Manifestation of disease	Clinical disease
Causal agent	Highly pathogenic avian influenza virus
Serotype	H5N1
Nature of diagnosis	Laboratory (basic), Laboratory (advanced)
This event pertains to	the whole country

New outbreaks

Summary of outbreaks

Total outbreaks: 1

Outbreak Location

Kg. Cham ( Trorpang Sangker, Srorlob, Thoung Khmum )

Total animals affected

Species	Susceptible	Cases	Deaths	Killed and disposed of	Slaughtered
Birds	378	318	318	60	0

Outbreak statistics

Species	Apparent morbidity rate	Apparent mortality rate	Apparent case fatality rate	Proportion susceptible animals lost*
Birds	84.13%	84.13%	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

Control measures

Measures applied	Movement control inside the country Surveillance within containment and/or protection zone Official disposal of carcasses, by-products and waste Stamping out Zoning Disinfection Vaccination prohibited No treatment of affected animals
Measures to be applied	Surveillance outside containment and/or protection zone

Diagnostic test results

Laboratory name and type

National Animal Health and Production Research Institute (NAHPRI) ( National laboratory )

Tests and results

Species	Test	Test date	Result
Birds	real-time PCR	20/08/2018	Positive

Laboratory name and type

Institute Pasteur, Cambodia ( Regional Reference Laboratory )

Tests an