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South Korea - MAFRA confirms highly pathogenic H5N6 on poultry farm in Cheonan, South Chungcheong province - February 9, 2018
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...Highly pathogenic avian influenza,
Korea (Rep. of)Information received on 10/02/2018 from Dr Oh Soon-Min, Director General - Chief Veterinary Officer, Animal Health Policy Bureau, Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (MAFRA), SEJONG-SI, Korea (Rep. of) Summary
Report type Follow-up report No. 12 Date of start of the event 17/11/2017 Date of confirmation of the event 19/11/2017 Report date 10/02/2018 Date submitted to OIE 10/02/2018 Reason for notification Recurrence of a listed disease Date of previous occurrence 13/10/2017 Manifestation of disease Clinical disease Causal agent Highly pathogenic avian influenza virus Serotype H5N6 Nature of diagnosis Laboratory (advanced) This event pertains to the whole country Related reports Immediate notification (19/11/2017)
Follow-up report No. 1 (12/12/2017)
Follow-up report No. 2 (21/12/2017)
Follow-up report No. 3 (23/12/2017)
Follow-up report No. 4 (28/12/2017)
Follow-up report No. 5 (30/12/2017)
Follow-up report No. 6 (03/01/2018)
Follow-up report No. 7 (05/01/2018)
Follow-up report No. 8 (09/01/2018)
Follow-up report No. 9 (11/01/2018)
Follow-up report No. 10 (28/01/2018)
Follow-up report No. 11 (05/02/2018)
Follow-up report No. 12 (10/02/2018)New outbreaks (1)
Outbreak 1 Yangnyeong-ri, Seonghwan-eup, Cheonan-si, CHUNGCHEONGNAM-DO Date of start of the outbreak 08/02/2018 Outbreak status Continuing (or date resolved not provided) Epidemiological unit Farm Affected animals Species Susceptible Cases Deaths Killed and disposed of Slaughtered Birds 21000 137 137 20863 0 Affected population Layer chickens Summary of outbreaks Total outbreaks: 1 Total animals affected Species Susceptible Cases Deaths Killed and disposed of Slaughtered Birds 21000 137 137 20863 0 Outbreak statistics Species Apparent morbidity rate Apparent mortality rate Apparent case fatality rate Proportion susceptible animals lost* Birds 0.65% 0.65% 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
Epidemiological comments Epidemiological investigation is ongoing. Control measures
Measures applied - Movement control inside the country
- Surveillance outside containment and/or protection zone
- Surveillance within containment and/or protection zone
- Screening
- Traceability
- Quarantine
- Official destruction of animal products
- Official disposal of carcasses, by-products and waste
- Stamping out
- Control of wildlife reservoirs
- Disinfection
- Vaccination prohibited
- No treatment of affected animals
Measures to be applied - No other measures
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) 09/02/2018 Positive Future Reporting
The event is continuing. Weekly follow-up reports will be submitted.
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