[Source: OIE, full document: (LINK). Edited.]
Highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N8,Korea (Rep. of)
Information received on 17/01/2014 from Dr TaeYung Kim, Director General, Livestock Policy Bureau, Ministry for Food, Agriculture, Forestry & Fisheries, Sejong-Si, Korea (Rep. of)
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Highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N8,Korea (Rep. of)
Information received on 17/01/2014 from Dr TaeYung Kim, Director General, Livestock Policy Bureau, Ministry for Food, Agriculture, Forestry & Fisheries, Sejong-Si, Korea (Rep. of)
- Summary
- Report type Immediate notification
- Date of start of the event 16/01/2014
- Date of pre-confirmation of the event 16/01/2014
- Report date 17/01/2014
- Date submitted to OIE 18/01/2014
- Reason for notification Reoccurrence of a listed disease
- Date of previous occurrence 26/05/2011
- Manifestation of disease Clinical disease
- Causal agent Highly pathogenic avian influenza virus
- Serotype H5N8
- Nature of diagnosis Laboratory (advanced)
- This event pertains to a defined zone within the country
- New outbreaks
- Summary of outbreaks
- Total outbreaks: 1
- Outbreak Location - JEOLLABUK-DO ( 488, Murim-ri, Sillim-myeon, Gochang-gun )
- Total animals affected: Species - Susceptible - Cases - Deaths - Destroyed - Slaughtered
- Birds - 21180 - 10 - 7 - 21163 - 0
- Total animals affected: Species - Susceptible - Cases - Deaths - Destroyed - Slaughtered
- Outbreak statistics: Species - Apparent morbidity rate - Apparent mortality rate - Apparent case fatality rate - Proportion susceptible animals lost*
- Birds - 0.05% - 0.03% - 70.00% - 99.95%
- * Removed from the susceptible population through death, destruction and/or slaughter;
- Outbreak Location - JEOLLABUK-DO ( 488, Murim-ri, Sillim-myeon, Gochang-gun )
- Total outbreaks: 1
- Summary of outbreaks
- Epidemiology
- Source of the outbreak(s) or origin of infection
- Unknown or inconclusive
- Source of the outbreak(s) or origin of infection
- Epidemiological comments
- Epidemiological survey is currently being implemented.
- Control measures
- Measures applied
- Stamping out
- Quarantine
- Movement control inside the country
- 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 - Animal and Plant Quarantine Agency ( National laboratory )
- Tests and results: Species - Test - Test date - Result
- Birds - real-time reverse transcriptase/polymerase chain reaction (RRT-PCR) - 16/01/2014 - Positive
- Birds - virus isolation - 17/01/2014 - Positive
- Birds - virus sequencing - 17/01/2014 - Positive
- Tests and results: Species - Test - Test date - Result
- Laboratory name and type - Animal and Plant Quarantine Agency ( National laboratory )
- Future Reporting
- The event is continuing. Weekly follow-up reports will be submitted.
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