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

Information received on 17/04/2019 from Dr Hiresh Rajan Bhowmik, Director General, Department of Livestock Services, Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock, Dhaka, Bangladesh

Summary

Report type	Immediate notification (Final report)
Date of start of the event	15/12/2018
Date of confirmation of the event	11/04/2019
Report date	17/04/2019
Date submitted to OIE	17/04/2019
Date event resolved	17/04/2019
Reason for notification	Recurrence of a listed disease
Date of previous occurrence	27/03/2018
Manifestation of disease	Clinical disease
Causal agent	Highly pathogenic influenza A virus
Serotype	H5
Nature of diagnosis	Clinical, Laboratory (advanced)
This event pertains to	a defined zone within the country

New outbreaks

Summary of outbreaks

Total outbreaks: 1

Outbreak Location

Khulna ( Noapara, Abhaynagar, Jashore )

Total animals affected

Species	Susceptible	Cases	Deaths	Killed and disposed of	Slaughtered
House Crow:Corvidae (Corvus splendens)		31	31	0	0

Outbreak statistics

Species	Apparent morbidity rate	Apparent mortality rate	Apparent case fatality rate	Proportion susceptible animals lost*
House Crow:Corvidae (Corvus splendens)	**	**	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	Unknown or inconclusive
Epidemiological comments	The event is resolved.

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