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Bangladesh - 1 new outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1 in crows in Rajshahi (OIE, February 15, 2016)
Bangladesh - 1 new outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1 in crows in Rajshahi (OIE, February 15, 2016)
Highly pathogenic avian influenza,
Bangladesh
Information received on 15/02/2016 from Dr Jatindra Nath Das, Director Research Institute, Department of Livestock Services, Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock, DHAKA, Bangladesh
On 4 February 2016, the notice of crow deaths was reported to the livestock authority. It was primarily diagnosed as H5 on 10 February 2016 and confirmation of H5N1 was given on 15 February 2016 by the National Reference Laboratory for Avian Influenza.
Summary of outbreaks
Total outbreaks: 1
Total animals affected
Species
Susceptible
Cases
Deaths
Destroyed
Slaughtered
House Crow:Corvus splendens(Corvidae)
40
40
0
0
Outbreak statistics
Species
Apparent morbidity rate
Apparent mortality rate
Apparent case fatality rate
Proportion susceptible animals lost*
House Crow:Corvus splendens(Corvidae)
**
**
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
Eating of City waste
Control measures
Measures applied
No vaccination
No treatment of affected animals
Measures to be applied
No other measures
Diagnostic test results
Laboratory name and type
Species
Test
Test date
Result
National Reference Laboratory for Avian Influenza (National laboratory)
House Crow
real-time PCR
15/02/2016
Positive
Future Reporting
The event is continuing. Weekly follow-up reports will be submitted.
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12:00 AM, February 10, 2016 / LAST MODIFIED: 12:00 AM, February 10, 2016
Massive number of crows dying in Rajshahi city
Officials waiting for lab results from capital to determine cause; no human affected so far
Staff Correspondent, Rajshahi
Around 50 crows died in different areas of Rajshahi city due to unknown reason in the last seven days.
Reports of dead crows at Rajshahi Medical College Hospital (RMCH) campus started from February 3 and some 17 crows were found dead near RMCH boundary wall on the next day, said Mizan Uddin, district livestock officer.
Another dead crow was found near the RMCH's Centre for Nuclear Medicine and Ultrasound premises yesterday.
...
The government has deployed a large team of scientists who work on humans and animals, livestock experts, and anthropologists to northern Rajshahi district after an outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza has been found in crows.
Director Prof Mahmudur Rahman of the government?s disease monitoring arm, IEDCR, told bdnews24.com that the team started got down to business on Wednesday.
He said the team rushed to the spot after laboratory testing confirmed the crows had H5N1 avian influenza, which is commonly known as bird flu.
The testing followed the reports of unusual deaths of crows at the premises of Rajshahi Medical College Hospital...
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