OIE: High pathogenicity avian influenza viruses (poultry) (infection with H5N8), Philippines
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Report type: immediate notification
Started: 28 Feb 2022
Confirmed: 28 Feb 2022
Reported: 23 Mar 2022
Reason for notification: new strain in the country
Causal agent: highly pathogenic avian influenza virus
Serotype: H5N8
Nature of diagnosis: laboratory
This event pertains to a defined zone within the country.
Outbreak location: San Nicolas, Santa Ana, Pampanga
Started: 28 Feb 2022
Epidemiological unit: farm
Total animals affected:
Species / Susceptible / Cases / Deaths / Killed and disposed of /
Slaughtered or killed for commercial use / Vaccinated
Birds / 2730 / 10 / 0 / 2730 / 0 / 0
Affected population: duck farm
Epidemiology
Source of the outbreak(s) or origin of infection: unknown or
inconclusive
Control measures applied in domestic: zoning, surveillance within the
restricted zone, surveillance outside the restricted zone, stamping
out, screening, quarantine, movement control, disinfection
Control measures to be applied in wild: surveillance outside the
restricted zone; surveillance within the restricted zone
Diagnostic test results
Laboratory name and type / Species / Outbreaks / Test / Test date /
Result
Animal Disease Diagnosis and Reference Laboratory (national
laboratory) / birds / 1 / reverse transcription-polymerase chain
reaction (RT-PCR) / 28 Feb 2022 / positive
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Started: 28 Feb 2022
Confirmed: 28 Feb 2022
Reported: 23 Mar 2022
Reason for notification: new strain in the country
Causal agent: highly pathogenic avian influenza virus
Serotype: H5N8
Nature of diagnosis: laboratory
This event pertains to a defined zone within the country.
Outbreak location: San Nicolas, Santa Ana, Pampanga
Started: 28 Feb 2022
Epidemiological unit: farm
Total animals affected:
Species / Susceptible / Cases / Deaths / Killed and disposed of /
Slaughtered or killed for commercial use / Vaccinated
Birds / 2730 / 10 / 0 / 2730 / 0 / 0
Affected population: duck farm
Epidemiology
Source of the outbreak(s) or origin of infection: unknown or
inconclusive
Control measures applied in domestic: zoning, surveillance within the
restricted zone, surveillance outside the restricted zone, stamping
out, screening, quarantine, movement control, disinfection
Control measures to be applied in wild: surveillance outside the
restricted zone; surveillance within the restricted zone
Diagnostic test results
Laboratory name and type / Species / Outbreaks / Test / Test date /
Result
Animal Disease Diagnosis and Reference Laboratory (national
laboratory) / birds / 1 / reverse transcription-polymerase chain
reaction (RT-PCR) / 28 Feb 2022 / positive
- GISAID: H5N1 Bird Flu Circulating in Dairy Cows in the United States 4 days ago
- USCDC: A(H5N1) Bird Flu Response Update 4 days ago
- USCDC: Avian Influenza A(H5N1) U.S. Situation Update and CDC Activities 10 days ago
- USCDC: Urgent field correction notice 11 days ago
- Joint FAO/WHO/WOAH preliminary assessment of recent influenza A(H5N1) viruses 12 days ago
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