[Source: OIE, full page: (LINK). Edited.]
Highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1, Korea (Dem. People's Rep.)
Information received on 22/04/2014 from Mr Ri Kyong Gun, Director of the Veterinary and, Ministry of Agriculture, Anti-Epizootic Department, PYONGYANG, Korea (Dem. People's Rep.)
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Highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1, Korea (Dem. People's Rep.)
Information received on 22/04/2014 from Mr Ri Kyong Gun, Director of the Veterinary and, Ministry of Agriculture, Anti-Epizootic Department, PYONGYANG, Korea (Dem. People's Rep.)
- Summary
- Report type Follow-up report No. 1
- Date of start of the event 21/03/2014
- Date of pre-confirmation of the event 26/03/2014
- Report date 22/04/2014
- Date submitted to OIE 22/04/2014
- Reason for notification Reoccurrence of a listed disease
- Date of previous occurrence 09/05/2013
- Manifestation of disease Clinical disease
- Causal agent Highly pathogenic avian influenza virus
- Serotype H5N1
- Nature of diagnosis Clinical, Laboratory (advanced)
- This event pertains to the whole country
- Related reports
- Immediate notification (16/04/2014)
- Follow-up report No. 1 (22/04/2014)
- New outbreaks (1)
- Outbreak 1 - Ryonggung ri, Hwangju county, HWANGHAE-BUKTO
- Date of start of the outbreak 10/04/2014
- Outbreak status Continuing (or date resolved not provided)
- Epidemiological unit Village
- Affected animals: Species ? Susceptible ? Cases ? Deaths ? Destroyed ? Slaughtered
- Birds - 501 ? 501 ? 136 ? 365 ? 0
- Affected population Chickens and geese
- Outbreak 1 - Ryonggung ri, Hwangju county, HWANGHAE-BUKTO
- Summary of outbreaks
- Total outbreaks: 1
- Total animals affected: Species ? Susceptible ? Cases ? Deaths ? Destroyed ? Slaughtered
- Birds ? 501 ? 501 ? 136 ? 365 ? 0
- Outbreak statistics: Species - Apparent morbidity rate - Apparent mortality rate - Apparent case fatality rate - Proportion susceptible animals lost*
- Birds - 100.00% - 27.15% - 27.15% - 100.00%
- *Removed from the susceptible population through death, destruction and/or slaughter
- Total animals affected: Species ? Susceptible ? Cases ? Deaths ? Destroyed ? Slaughtered
- Total outbreaks: 1
- Epidemiology
- Source of the outbreak(s) or origin of infection
- Unknown or inconclusive
- Source of the outbreak(s) or origin of infection
- Epidemiological comments
- All birds in infected cages were killed by formalin gas of 60g per m3.
- Control measures
- Measures applied
- Control of wildlife reservoirs
- Stamping out
- Quarantine
- Movement control inside the country
- Screening
- Zoning
- Vaccination in response to the outbreak (s)
- Administrative division ? Species - Total Vaccinated ? Details
- HWANGHAE-BUKTO ? Birds ? 20000 ? 20000 chickens
- P'YONGYANG-SI ? Birds ? 530000 ? 240000 chickens in Hadang Chicken Factory and 290000 chickens in Sopo Chicken Factory
- Administrative division ? Species - Total Vaccinated ? Details
- Disinfection of infected premises/establishment(s)
- No treatment of affected animals
- Measures to be applied
- No other measures
- Measures applied
- Diagnostic test results
- Laboratory name and type ? Species ? Test - Test date ? Result
- Central Veterinary Station (National laboratory) ? Birds - enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) - 26/03/2014 ? Positive
- Central Veterinary Station (National laboratory) ? Birds - enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) - 10/04/2014 ? Positive
- Veterinary Research Institute, Academy of Agriculture Science (National laboratory) ? Birds - reverse transcription - polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) - 26/03/2014 ? Positive
- Laboratory name and type ? Species ? Test - Test date ? Result
- Future Reporting
- The event is continuing. Weekly follow-up reports will be submitted.
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