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1) [AVIAN INFLUENZA, POULTRY, EGYPT, OIE, UPDATES] Highly pathogenic avian influenza, Egypt
Information received on 03/12/2007 from Prof. Dr Hamid Abd El-Tawab Samaha, Chairman, General Organisation for Veterinary Services(GOVS), Ministry of Agriculture, Cairo, Egypt
Summary
Report type Follow-up report No. 2
Start date 17/02/2006
Date of confirmation of event 17/02/2006
Report date 03/12/2007
Date submitted to OIE 03/12/2007
Reason for notification Reoccurrence of a listed disease
Date of previous occurrence 1965
Manifestation of disease Clinical disease
Causal agent Highly pathogenic avian influenza virus Serotype H5N1
Nature of diagnosis Clinical, Laboratory (advanced)
Report pertains to Entire country
Related reports Immediate notification (18/02/2006)
Follow-up report No. 1 (23/03/2006)
Follow-up report No. 2 (03/12/2007)
New outbreaks (...)
Summary of outbreaks
Total outbreaks: 579
Total animals affected: Species - Susceptible - Cases - Deaths - Destroyed - Slaughtered -
*Birds (Not Reported, see below Epidemiology)
*Wild species (Not Reported, idem)
Outbreak statistics: Species - Apparent morbidity rate - Apparent mortality rate - Apparent case fatality rate - Proportion susceptible removed*
Birds - - - - (Not Reported, idem)
Wild species - - - -
* Removed from the susceptible population either through death, destruction or slaughter
Epidemiology
Source of infection Unknown or inconclusive
Epidemiological comments. This report includes outbreaks from 23 March 2006 till 24 November 2007; some of these outbreaks had been previously reported to the OIE using the old notification format.
The number of vaccinated birds include the vaccinated backyard poultry free of charge using inactivated avian influenza H5N1 vaccine and hatcheries using inactivated avian influenza H5N2 vaccine.
All the samples were tested in due time at the Central Laboratory for Veterinary Quality Control on Poultry Production (CLQP) by real-time PCR test.
Control measures
Measures already applied Control of wildlife reservoirs
Stamping out
Quarantine
Movement control inside the country
Screening
Vaccination in response to the outbreak (s): Administrative division - Species - Total Vaccinated - Details
*AD DAQAHLIYAH - Birds - 27677874
*AL BUHAYRAH - Birds - 10677470
*AL FAYYUM - Birds - 5204132
*AL GHARBIYAH - Birds - 11860977
*AL ISKANDARIYAH - Birds - 1181834
*AL ISMA'ILIYAH - Birds - 4061226
*AL JIZAH - Birds - 1443298
*AL MINUFIYAH - Birds - 18452172
*AL MINYA - Birds - 4687703
*AL WADI AL JADID - Birds - 442092
*AS SUWAYS - Birds - 488393
*ASH SHARQIYAH - Birds - 9098972
*ASWAN - Birds - 879878
*ASYUT - Birds - 2607284
*BANI SUWAYF - Birds - 6233680
*BUR SA'ID - Birds - 294758
*DUMYAT - Birds - 3713765
*JANUB SINA' - Birds - 9979
*KAFR ASH SHAYKH - Birds - 2035516
*LUXOR - Birds - 699765
*MARSA MATRUH - Birds - 253706
*QINA - Birds - 2275689
*SHAMAL SINA' - Birds - 70285
*SUHAJ - Birds - 3082168
-AL QALYUBIYAH - Birds - 4543019
Disinfection of infected premises/establishment(s)
Dipping / Spraying
Vaccination permitted
No treatment of affected animals
Measures to be applied None specified
Diagnostic test results
Laboratory name and type: Central Laboratory for Veterinary Quality Control on Poultry Production (CLQP) (National laboratory)
Tests and results: Species - Test - Test date - Result
*Birds real-time - PCR 12/03/2006 - Positive
*Birds - real-time PCR - 23/03/2006 - Positive
*Birds - real-time PCR - 24/11/2007 - Positive
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SOURCE (OIE)
Information received on 03/12/2007 from Prof. Dr Hamid Abd El-Tawab Samaha, Chairman, General Organisation for Veterinary Services(GOVS), Ministry of Agriculture, Cairo, Egypt
Summary
Report type Follow-up report No. 2
Start date 17/02/2006
Date of confirmation of event 17/02/2006
Report date 03/12/2007
Date submitted to OIE 03/12/2007
Reason for notification Reoccurrence of a listed disease
Date of previous occurrence 1965
Manifestation of disease Clinical disease
Causal agent Highly pathogenic avian influenza virus Serotype H5N1
Nature of diagnosis Clinical, Laboratory (advanced)
Report pertains to Entire country
Related reports Immediate notification (18/02/2006)
Follow-up report No. 1 (23/03/2006)
Follow-up report No. 2 (03/12/2007)
New outbreaks (...)
Summary of outbreaks
Total outbreaks: 579
Total animals affected: Species - Susceptible - Cases - Deaths - Destroyed - Slaughtered -
*Birds (Not Reported, see below Epidemiology)
*Wild species (Not Reported, idem)
Outbreak statistics: Species - Apparent morbidity rate - Apparent mortality rate - Apparent case fatality rate - Proportion susceptible removed*
Birds - - - - (Not Reported, idem)
Wild species - - - -
* Removed from the susceptible population either through death, destruction or slaughter
Epidemiology
Source of infection Unknown or inconclusive
Epidemiological comments. This report includes outbreaks from 23 March 2006 till 24 November 2007; some of these outbreaks had been previously reported to the OIE using the old notification format.
The number of vaccinated birds include the vaccinated backyard poultry free of charge using inactivated avian influenza H5N1 vaccine and hatcheries using inactivated avian influenza H5N2 vaccine.
All the samples were tested in due time at the Central Laboratory for Veterinary Quality Control on Poultry Production (CLQP) by real-time PCR test.
Since the last vaccination campaign in June 2007, Egypt has had only 16 sporadic outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza.
The total number of culled birds since the start of the event is 34,533,000 birds.][/B]
Control measures
Measures already applied Control of wildlife reservoirs
Stamping out
Quarantine
Movement control inside the country
Screening
Vaccination in response to the outbreak (s): Administrative division - Species - Total Vaccinated - Details
*AD DAQAHLIYAH - Birds - 27677874
*AL BUHAYRAH - Birds - 10677470
*AL FAYYUM - Birds - 5204132
*AL GHARBIYAH - Birds - 11860977
*AL ISKANDARIYAH - Birds - 1181834
*AL ISMA'ILIYAH - Birds - 4061226
*AL JIZAH - Birds - 1443298
*AL MINUFIYAH - Birds - 18452172
*AL MINYA - Birds - 4687703
*AL WADI AL JADID - Birds - 442092
*AS SUWAYS - Birds - 488393
*ASH SHARQIYAH - Birds - 9098972
*ASWAN - Birds - 879878
*ASYUT - Birds - 2607284
*BANI SUWAYF - Birds - 6233680
*BUR SA'ID - Birds - 294758
*DUMYAT - Birds - 3713765
*JANUB SINA' - Birds - 9979
*KAFR ASH SHAYKH - Birds - 2035516
*LUXOR - Birds - 699765
*MARSA MATRUH - Birds - 253706
*QINA - Birds - 2275689
*SHAMAL SINA' - Birds - 70285
*SUHAJ - Birds - 3082168
-AL QALYUBIYAH - Birds - 4543019
Disinfection of infected premises/establishment(s)
Dipping / Spraying
Vaccination permitted
No treatment of affected animals
Measures to be applied None specified
Diagnostic test results
Laboratory name and type: Central Laboratory for Veterinary Quality Control on Poultry Production (CLQP) (National laboratory)
Tests and results: Species - Test - Test date - Result
*Birds real-time - PCR 12/03/2006 - Positive
*Birds - real-time PCR - 23/03/2006 - Positive
*Birds - real-time PCR - 24/11/2007 - Positive
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SOURCE (OIE)
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