OIE: Highly pathogenic avian influenza, Iran

Information received on 01/12/2018 from Dr Alireza Rafiepoor, Head of Iran Veterinary Organization (IVO), Iran Veterinary Organization (IVO), Ministry of Jihad-e-Agriculture, Tehran, Iran

Summary

Report type	Immediate notification
Date of start of the event	30/09/2018
Date of confirmation of the event	04/10/2018
Report date	01/12/2018
Date submitted to OIE	01/12/2018
Reason for notification	Recurrence of a listed disease
Date of previous occurrence	30/01/2017
Manifestation of disease	Clinical disease
Causal agent	Highly pathogenic avian influenza virus
Serotype	H5N8
Nature of diagnosis	Clinical, Laboratory (basic), Necropsy
This event pertains to	a defined zone within the country

New outbreaks

Summary of outbreaks

Total outbreaks: 1

Outbreak Location

Tehran ( Valiran, Damavand, Damavand )

Total animals affected

Species	Susceptible	Cases	Deaths	Killed and disposed of	Slaughtered
Birds	138	10	5	133	0

Outbreak statistics

Species	Apparent morbidity rate	Apparent mortality rate	Apparent case fatality rate	Proportion susceptible animals lost*
Birds	7.25%	3.62%	50.00%	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	1- The event was reported under Iran Veterinary Organisation HPAI passive surveillance. 2- Outbreak investigation is still ongoing; in the protection zone and the surveillance zone, trace-back and trace-forward activities are ongoing.

Control measures

Measures applied	Screening Quarantine 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 Surveillance within containment and/or protection zone

Diagnostic test results

Laboratory name and type

Provincial Veterinary Laboratory of Isfahan ( Local laboratory )

Tests and results

Species	Test	Test date	Result
Birds	real-time reverse transcriptase/polymerase chain reaction (RRT-PCR)	04/10/2018	Positive