OIE:HIGHLY PATHOGENIC AVIAN INFLUENZA IN THAILAND,Follow-up report No. 33

Information received on 25 November 2004 from Dr Yukol Limlamthong, Director General, Department of Livestock Development, Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives, Bangkok:

End of previous report period: 18 November 2004 (see Disease Information, 17 [47], 347, dated 19 November 2004).

End of this report period: 25 November 2004.

New outbreaks:

Location No. of outbreaks
AngThong province, Pho Thong district 1
AngThong province, Viset Chai Chan district 1
PhitsanuLok province, Bang Krathum district 1
PhitsanuLok province, Muang district 1
PhitsanuLok province, Phrom Piram district 1
KamphaengPhet province, Lan Krabu district 1
Phichit province, Wang Sai Phun district 1
Phichit province, Muang district 1
Sukhothai province, Sawankhalok district 1
Sara Buri province, Nong Khae district 1
SuphanBuri province, Muang district 2
SuphanBuri province, Don Chedi district 1
SuphanBuri province, Si Prachan district 1
Tak province, Mae Sot district 2
NakhonSiThammarat province, Hua Sai district 1
Total 17

Description of affected population in the new outbreaks: local poultry, meat-type ducks, laying ducks, laying hens, broilers.

Total number of animals in the new outbreaks:

species susceptible cases deaths destroyed slaughtered
avi # 17,293 # 619 # 619 # 16,674 0

# Incomplete total

Control measures:

- screening;

- quarantine;

- stamping-out policy;

- zoning;

- movement control inside the country.

Vaccination remains prohibited.