OIE: Highly pathogenic avian influenza, Egypt

Information received on 06/03/2019 from Dr Mahmoud Mohamed Ali Abdelhakim, Chief Researcher, CVO and Chairman, General Organization for Veterinary Services (GOVS), Ministry of Agriculture and Land Reclamation, Giza, Egypt

Summary

Report type

Immediate notification (Final report)

Date of start of the event

31/12/2018

Date of confirmation of the event

28/02/2019

Report date

06/03/2019

Date submitted to OIE

06/03/2019

Date event resolved

06/03/2019

Reason for notification

New strain of a listed disease in the country

Causal agent

Highly pathogenic avian influenza virus

Serotype

H5N2

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

  • Ad Daqahliyah ( Ouaish Elhagar, Ouaish Elhagar, Bandar Elmansoura )

Total animals affected

Species

Susceptible

Cases

Deaths

Killed and disposed of

Slaughtered

Birds

10000

10

0

0

990

Outbreak statistics

Species

Apparent morbidity rate

Apparent mortality rate

Apparent case fatality rate

Proportion susceptible animals lost*

Birds

0.10%

0.00%

0.00%

9.90%


* 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

  • Vaccination in response to the outbreak (s)
  • Surveillance outside containment and/or protection zone
  • Surveillance within containment and/or protection zone
  • Traceability
  • Quarantine
  • Zoning
  • Disinfection
  • Process to inactivate the pathogenic agent in products or by-products
  • Slaughter
  • No treatment of affected animals

Measures to be applied

  • No other measures

Diagnostic test results

Laboratory name and type

Animal Health Research Institute, Central Laboratory for Veterinary Quality Control on Poultry Production ( National laboratory )

Tests and results

Species

Test

Test date

Result

Birds

real-time PCR

28/02/2019

Positive

Future Reporting

The event is resolved. No more reports will be submitted.