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Ivory Coast - 1 outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1 in backyard birds in Bouake (OIE, May 28, 2015)
Ivory Coast - 1 outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1 in backyard birds in Bouake (OIE, May 28, 2015)
Highly pathogenic avian influenza,
Cote D'Ivoire
Information received on 28/05/2015 from Dre Diarra Ciss?, Directrice, Services V?t?rinaires, Minist?re des Ressources Animales et Halieutiques, Abidjan, Cote D'Ivoire
Summary
Report type
Immediate notification
Date of start of the event
09/04/2015
Date of confirmation of the event
20/05/2015
Report date
28/05/2015
Date submitted to OIE
28/05/2015
Reason for notification
Reoccurrence of a listed disease
Date of previous occurrence
31/01/2007
Manifestation of disease
Clinical disease
Causal agent
Highly pathogenic avian influenza virus
Serotype
H5N1
Nature of diagnosis
Clinical, Laboratory (advanced)
This event pertains to
a defined zone within the country
New outbreaks (1)
Outbreak 1 (227/15/Viro 177)
Quartier Koko, Bouak?, BOUAKE
Date of start of the outbreak
09/04/2015
Outbreak status
Continuing (or date resolved not provided)
Epidemiological unit
Backyard
Affected animals
Species
Susceptible
Cases
Deaths
Destroyed
Slaughtered
Birds
138
98
93
0
0
Summary of outbreaks
Total outbreaks: 1
Total animals affected
Species
Susceptible
Cases
Deaths
Destroyed
Slaughtered
Birds
138
98
93
0
0
Outbreak statistics
Species
Apparent morbidity rate
Apparent mortality rate
Apparent case fatality rate
Proportion susceptible animals lost*
Birds
71.01%
67.39%
94.90%
67.39%
*Removed from the susceptible population through death, destruction and/or slaughter
Epidemiology
Source of the outbreak(s) or origin of infection
Introduction of new live animals
Contact with wild species
Control measures
Measures applied
Quarantine
Movement control inside the country
Screening
No vaccination
No treatment of affected animals
Measures to be applied
Stamping out
Zoning
Disinfection of infected premises/establishment(s)
Dipping / Spraying
Diagnostic test results
Laboratory name and type
Species
Test
Test date
Result
Central Veterinary Laboratory of LANADA (National laboratory)
"Safety and security don't just happen, they are the result of collective consensus and public investment. We owe our children, the most vulnerable citizens in our society, a life free of violence and fear." -Nelson Mandela
Thu May 28, 2015 1:33pm EDT
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Ivory Coast has confirmed an outbreak of highly pathogenic H5N1 bird flu last month among backyard birds in the central town of Bouake, the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) said on Thursday...
Suspected bird flu in backyard traditional chickens in Bouak? (Official)
Published Friday, May 29, 2015 | APA
Abidjan (Ivory Coast) - The bird flu virus is suspected in a traditional breeding of over a hundred poultry in Bouake (379 km north of Abidjan), announced on Friday, the Ivorian Minister of Animal Resources and fisheries Kobenan Kouassi Adjoumani.
"We inform of the suspicion of avian influenza in samples taken after mass mortalities recorded on May 18, 2015, in a farmyard, in the Koko neighborhood of Bouake," the Minister Adjoumani said during a press conference.
He said so far "there is only one isolated and controlled outbreak . Of the 138 birds, 93 were infected and the others survive. "
"No cases of mass mortality has been reported in modern farms. Moreover, it is particularly an occupational disease exposing much more the farmers and live poultry dealers (...) ", said the minister of animal resources and fisheries.
A team of United Nations experts of the Organization for Food and Agriculture (FAO) was deployed in support of prevention and preparedness for response in case of introduction of avian influenza in this country .
Last April, the virus of bird flu was detected in Burkina Faso, a country bordering the north of Ivory Coast.
Abidjan (Côte d’Ivoire) - Le virus de grippe aviaire est soupçonné dans un élevage traditionnel de plus d’une centaine de volailles à Bouaké (379 km au Nord d’Abidjan), a annoncé, vendredi, le ministre ivoirien des ressources animales et halieutiques, Kobénan Kouassi...
"Safety and security don't just happen, they are the result of collective consensus and public investment. We owe our children, the most vulnerable citizens in our society, a life free of violence and fear." -Nelson Mandela
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