Highly pathogenic avian influenza, Nepal (OIE, WAHID Interface, 2/5/10, edited)
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Highly pathogenic avian influenza, Nepal
Information received on 05/02/2010 from Dr Prabhakar Pathak, Director General, Department of Livestock Services , Ministry of Agriculture and Co-operatives, Lalitpur, Nepal
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[Source PDF Document: LINK. EDITED.]
Highly pathogenic avian influenza, Nepal
Information received on 05/02/2010 from Dr Prabhakar Pathak, Director General, Department of Livestock Services , Ministry of Agriculture and Co-operatives, Lalitpur, Nepal
- Summary
- Report type Immediate notification
- Start date 26/01/2010
- Date of first confirmation of the event 31/01/2010
- Report date 05/02/2010
- Date submitted to OIE 05/02/2010
- Reason for notification Reoccurrence of a listed disease
- Date of previous occurrence 20/02/2009
- 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
- New outbreaks
- Summary of outbreaks
- Total outbreaks: 1
- Location(s) - GANDAKI (Pokhara submetropolitan city, ward No. 7, Gharipatan, Kaski)
- Total animals affected: Species - Susceptible - Cases - Deaths - Destroyed - Slaughtered
- Birds - ... - 153 - 153 - ... - ...
- Outbreak statistics: Species - Apparent morbidity rate - Apparent mortality rate - Apparent case fatality rate - Proportion susceptible animals lost*
- Birds - ** - ** - 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
- 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
- Stamping out operation is in progress.
- Control measures
- Measures applied
- Quarantine
- Movement control inside the country
- Disinfection of infected premises/establishment(s)
- Dipping / Spraying
- Vaccination prohibited
- No treatment of affected animals
- Measures to be applied
- Stamping out
- Measures applied
- Diagnostic test results
- Laboratory name and type Central Veterinary Laboratory, Kathmandu, Nepal (National laboratory)
- Tests and results: Species - Test - Test date - Result
- Birds - reverse transcription - polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) - 31/01/2010 - Positive
- Tests and results: Species - Test - Test date - Result
- Laboratory name and type Veterinary Laboratories Agency (VLA), Weybridge, United Kingdom (OIE?s Reference Laboratory)
- Tests and results: Species - Test - Test date - Result
- Birds - real-time PCR - 03/02/2010 - Positive
- Tests and results: Species - Test - Test date - Result
- Laboratory name and type Central Veterinary Laboratory, Kathmandu, Nepal (National laboratory)
- Future Reporting
- The event is continuing. Weekly follow-up reports will be submitted.
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