[Source: OIE, full page: (LINK). Edited.]
Highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1, Nepal
Information received on 03/01/2014 from Dr Nar Bahadur Rajwar, Director General, Department of Livestock Services, Department of Livestock Services, Lalitpur, Nepal
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Highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1, Nepal
Information received on 03/01/2014 from Dr Nar Bahadur Rajwar, Director General, Department of Livestock Services, Department of Livestock Services, Lalitpur, Nepal
- Summary
- Report type Follow-up report No. 14 (Final report)
- Date of start of the event 27/08/2012
- Date of pre-confirmation of the event 03/09/2012
- Report date 03/01/2014
- Date submitted to OIE 03/01/2014
- Date event resolved 10/10/2013
- Reason for notification Reoccurrence of a listed disease
- Date of previous occurrence 30/03/2012
- Manifestation of disease Clinical disease
- Causal agent Highly pathogenic avian influenza virus
- Serotype H5N1
- Nature of diagnosis Clinical, Laboratory (basic), Laboratory (advanced), Necropsy
- This event pertains to the whole country
- Related reports
- Immediate notification (14/10/2012)
- Follow-up report No. 1 (02/11/2012)
- Follow-up report No. 2 (24/12/2012)
- Follow-up report No. 3 (06/01/2013)
- Follow-up report No. 4 (18/01/2013)
- Follow-up report No. 5 (21/01/2013)
- Follow-up report No. 6 (15/02/2013)
- Follow-up report No. 7 (11/04/2013)
- Follow-up report No. 8 (26/05/2013)
- Follow-up report No. 9 (30/06/2013)
- Follow-up report No. 10 (09/09/2013)
- Follow-up report No. 11 (11/09/2013)
- Follow-up report No. 12 (21/09/2013)
- Follow-up report No. 13 (12/11/2013)
- Follow-up report No. 14 (03/01/2014)
- Outbreaks
- There are no new outbreaks in this report
- Epidemiology
- Source of the outbreak(s) or origin of infection
- Unknown or inconclusive
- Source of the outbreak(s) or origin of infection
- Epidemiological comments
- After the containment of the last outbreak, surveillance activities were intensified within the country.
- During the last three months post-outbreak active clinical surveillance was carried out in 2, 500 households/farms observing around 0.6 million birds.
- During that period, 1,451 dead birds were collected and tested for avian influenza.
- All the birds were found negative for HPAI (H5).
- Based on the passive and active surveillance reports and laboratory verification, Nepal declares itself free from HPAI with effect from 19 December 2013.
- Control measures
- Measures applied
- Control of wildlife reservoirs
- Stamping out
- Quarantine
- Movement control inside the country
- Screening
- Disinfection of infected premises/establishment(s)
- Dipping / Spraying
- Vaccination prohibited
- No treatment of affected animals
- Measures to be applied
- No other measures
- Measures applied
- Future Reporting
- The event is resolved. No more reports will be submitted.
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