[Source: OIE, full page: (LINK). Edited.]
Highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N8, Korea (Rep. of)
Information received on 10/02/2014 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 10/02/2014 from Dr TaeYung Kim, Director General, Livestock Policy Bureau, Ministry for Food, Agriculture, Forestry & Fisheries, Sejong-Si, Korea (Rep. of)
- Summary
- Report type Follow-up report No. 2
- Date of start of the event 16/01/2014
- Date of pre-confirmation of the event 16/01/2014
- Report date 10/02/2014
- Date submitted to OIE 10/02/2014
- 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
- Related reports
- Immediate notification (17/01/2014)
- Follow-up report No. 1 (25/01/2014)
- Follow-up report No. 2 (10/02/2014)
- New outbreaks (11)
- Outbreak 1 - 2485, Yangsan-ri, Gyehwa-myeon, Buan-gun, JEOLLABUK-DO
- Date of start of the outbreak 19/01/2014
- Outbreak status Continuing (or date resolved not provided)
- Epidemiological unit Farm
- Affected animals: Species – Susceptible – Cases – Deaths – Destroyed – Slaughtered
- Birds - 18100 – 400 – 400 – 17700 – 0
- Affected population ducks for meat
- Outbreak 2 - 34, Obong-ri, Seji-myeon, Naju-si, JEOLLANAM-DO
- Date of start of the outbreak 25/01/2014
- Outbreak status Continuing (or date resolved not provided)
- Epidemiological unit Farm
- Affected animals: Species – Susceptible – Cases – Deaths – Destroyed – Slaughtered
- Birds - 10000 – 50 – 50 – 9950 – 0
- Affected population breeding ducks
- Outbreak 3 - 614-11, Samyong-ri, Iwol-myeon, Jincheon-gun, CHUNGCHEONGBUK-DO
- Date of start of the outbreak 26/01/2014
- Outbreak status Continuing (or date resolved not provided)
- Epidemiological unit Farm
- Affected animals: Species – Susceptible – Cases – Deaths – Destroyed – Slaughtered
- Birds - 5000 – 13 – 13 – 4987 – 0
- Affected population breeding ducks
- Outbreak 4 - 177-2, Panjeong-ri, Jiksan-eup, Seobuk-gu, Cheonan-si, CHUNGCHEONGNAM-DO
- Date of start of the outbreak 26/01/2014
- Outbreak status Continuing (or date resolved not provided)
- Epidemiological unit Farm
- Affected animals: Species – Susceptible – Cases – Deaths – Destroyed – Slaughtered
- Birds - 9500 – 4 – 4 – 9496 – 0
- Affected population breeding ducks
- Outbreak 5 - 126, Deoksan-ri, Chodong-myeon, Miryang-si, GYEONGSANGNAM-DO
- Date of start of the outbreak 28/01/2014
- Outbreak status Continuing (or date resolved not provided)
- Epidemiological unit Farm
- Affected animals: Species – Susceptible – Cases – Deaths – Destroyed – Slaughtered
- Birds - 9000 – 70 – 70 – 8930 – 0
- Affected population chickens for meat
- Outbreak 6 - 83-1, Jangseon-ri, Deokjin-myeon, Yeongam-gun, JEOLLANAM-DO
- Date of start of the outbreak 28/01/2014
- Outbreak status Continuing (or date resolved not provided)
- Epidemiological unit Farm
- Affected animals: Species – Susceptible – Cases – Deaths – Destroyed – Slaughtered
- Birds - 10000 - … – 0 – … – 10000 – 0
- Affected population breeding ducks
- Outbreak 7 - 19-4, Jeon-gok-ri, Seosin-myeon, Hwaseong-si, GYEONGGI-DO
- Date of start of the outbreak 28/01/2014
- Outbreak status Continuing (or date resolved not provided)
- Epidemiological unit Farm
- Affected animals: Species – Susceptible – Cases – Deaths – Destroyed – Slaughtered
- Birds - 18000 – 90 – 90 – 17910 – 0
- Affected population breeding chickens
- Outbreak 8 - 636-1, Insan-ri, Deoksan-myeon, Jincheon-gun, CHUNGCHEONGBUK-DO
- Date of start of the outbreak 31/01/2014
- Outbreak status Continuing (or date resolved not provided)
- Epidemiological unit Farm
- Affected animals: Species – Susceptible – Cases – Deaths – Destroyed – Slaughtered
- Birds - 9000 – 103 – 103 – 8897 – 0
- Affected population ducks for meat
- Outbreak 9 - 764-1, Samjeong-ri, Daeso-myeon, Eumseong-gun, CHUNGCHEONGBUK-DO
- Date of start of the outbreak 02/02/2014
- Outbreak status Continuing (or date resolved not provided)
- Epidemiological unit Farm
- Affected animals: Species – Susceptible – Cases – Deaths – Destroyed – Slaughtered
- Birds - 9100 - … – 0 – 9100 – 0
- Affected population breeding ducks
- Outbreak 10 - 1-3, Deokhwa-ri, Dopo-myeon, Yeongam-gun, JEOLLANAM-DO
- Date of start of the outbreak 04/02/2014
- Outbreak status Continuing (or date resolved not provided)
- Epidemiological unit Farm
- Affected animals: Species – Susceptible – Cases – Deaths – Destroyed – Slaughtered
- Birds - 27000 – 10320 – 10320 – 16680 – 0
- Affected population breeding chickens
- Outbreak 11 - 488-3, Hwaseong-si, Onseok-dong, GYEONGGI-DO
- Date of start of the outbreak 06/02/2014
- Outbreak status Continuing (or date resolved not provided)
- Epidemiological unit Farm
- Affected animals: Species – Susceptible – Cases – Deaths – Destroyed – Slaughtered
- Birds - 27000 – 30 – 30 – 26970 – 0
- Affected population breeding chickens
- Outbreak 1 - 2485, Yangsan-ri, Gyehwa-myeon, Buan-gun, JEOLLABUK-DO
- Summary of outbreaks
- Total outbreaks: 11
- Total animals affected: Species – Susceptible – Cases – Deaths – Destroyed – Slaughtered
- Birds – 151700 - 11080 ** – 11080 – 140620 – 0
- Outbreak statistics: Species - Apparent morbidity rate - Apparent mortality rate - Apparent case fatality rate - Proportion susceptible animals lost*
- Birds – ** - 7.30% – ** - 100.00%
- *Removed from the susceptible population through death, destruction and/or slaughter
- **Not calculated because of missing information
- Total animals affected: Species – Susceptible – Cases – Deaths – Destroyed – Slaughtered
- Total outbreaks: 11
- Epidemiology
- Source of the outbreak(s) or origin of infection
- Unknown or inconclusive
- Source of the outbreak(s) or origin of infection
- Epidemiological comments
- The Veterinary Authority is still implementing epidemiological survey.
- Control measures
- Measures applied
- Control of wildlife reservoirs
- 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 – Species – Test - Test date – Result
- Animal and Plant Quarantine Agency (National laboratory) – Birds - real-time reverse transcriptase/polymerase chain reaction (RRT-PCR) - 08/02/2014 – Positive
- Animal and Plant Quarantine Agency (National laboratory) – Birds - virus isolation - 08/02/2014 – Positive
- Animal and Plant Quarantine Agency (National laboratory) – Birds - virus sequencing - 08/02/2014 – 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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