[Source: OIE, full text: (LINK). Extract, edited.]
Highly pathogenic avian influenza, Korea (Rep. of)
Information received on 11/02/2011 from Dr Kiyoon Chang, CVO & Director, Quarantine Policy Division, Food Safety & Consumer Affairs Policy Bureau, MIFAFF (Ministry of Food, Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries) , Gyeonggi -Do, Korea (Rep. of)
- Summary
- Report type Follow-up report No. 6
- Start date 29/11/2010
- Date of first confirmation of the event 07/12/2010
- Report date 11/02/2011
- Date submitted to OIE 11/02/2011
- Reason for notification Reoccurrence of a listed disease
- Date of previous occurrence 15/05/2008
- Manifestation of disease Clinical disease
- Causal agent Highly pathogenic avian influenza virus
- Serotype H5N1
- Nature of diagnosis Laboratory (basic), Laboratory (advanced)
- This event pertains to a defined zone within the country
- Related reports
- Immediate notification (09/12/2010)
- Follow-up report No. 1 (14/12/2010)
- Follow-up report No. 2 (02/01/2011)
- Follow-up report No. 3 (07/01/2011)
- Follow-up report No. 4 (17/01/2011)
- Follow-up report No. 5 (28/01/2011)
- Follow-up report No. 6 (11/02/2011)
- New outbreaks
- Outbreak 1 - Seonghae-ri, Anjung-eup, Pyeongtaek-city, GYEONGGI-DO
- Date of start of the outbreak 07/02/2011
- Outbreak status Continuing (or date resolved not provided)
- Epidemiological unit Farm
- Affected animals: Species - Susceptible - Cases - Deaths - Destroyed - Slaughtered
- Birds - 35000 - 150 - 150 - 34850 - 0
- Affected Population chickens
- Outbreak 1 - Seonghae-ri, Anjung-eup, Pyeongtaek-city, GYEONGGI-DO
- Summary of outbreaks
- Total outbreaks: 1
- Outbreak statistics: Species - Apparent morbidity rate - Apparent mortality rate - Apparent case fatality rate - Proportion susceptible animals lost*
- Birds - 0.43% - 0.43% - 100.00% - 100.00%
- * Removed from the susceptible population through death, destruction and/or slaughter
- Epidemiology
- Source of the outbreak(s) or origin of infection
- Unknown or inconclusive
- Source of the outbreak(s) or origin of infection
- Epidemiological comments
- There were notifications of HPAI suspected cases from farmers.
- They were proved as HPAI virus H5N1 subtype in NVRQS.
- Basically the poultry in the affected farms and in the area within 500 m radius from the affected farms were culled and buried.
- Disinfection and clinical surveillance in the area within 10 km radius from the affected farms have been intensified.
- Control measures
- Measures applied
- Control of wildlife reservoirs
- Stamping out
- Movement control inside the country
- Screening
- Zoning
- Disinfection of infected premises/establishment(s)
- Vaccination prohibited
- No treatment of affected animals
- Measures to be applied
- No other measures
- Measures applied
- Diagnostic test results
- Laboratory name and type National Veterinary Research and Quarantine Service (NVRQS) (National laboratory)
- Tests and results: Species - Test - Test date - Result
- Birds - reverse transcription - polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) - 09/02/2011 - Positive
- Tests and results: Species - Test - Test date - Result
- Laboratory name and type National Veterinary Research and Quarantine Service (NVRQS) (National laboratory)
- Future Reporting
- The event is continuing. Weekly follow-up reports will be submitted.
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