Highly pathogenic avian influenza, Nepal (WAHID Interface - OIE World Animal Health Information Database, 3/15/10, edited)
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[Source: OIE, <cite cite="http://www.oie.int/wahis/public.php?page=single_report&pop=1&reportid=9035" >WAHID Interface - OIE World Animal Health Information Database</cite>. EDITED.]
Highly pathogenic avian influenza, Nepal
Information received on 14/03/2010 from Dr Ram Krishna Khatiwada, Programme Director , Directorate of Animal Health , Ministry of Agriculture and Co-operatives, Kathmandu, Nepal
<cite cite="http://www.oie.int/wahis/public.php?page=single_report&pop=1&reportid=9035" ></cite>(...)Highly pathogenic avian influenza, Nepal
Information received on 14/03/2010 from Dr Ram Krishna Khatiwada, Programme Director , Directorate of Animal Health , Ministry of Agriculture and Co-operatives, Kathmandu, Nepal
- Summary
- Report type Follow-up report No. 1
- Start date 26/01/2010
- Date of first confirmation of the event 31/01/2010
- Report date 14/03/2010
- Date submitted to OIE 14/03/2010
- 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
- Related reports
- Immediate notification (05/02/2010)
- Follow-up report No. 1 (14/03/2010)
- New outbreaks
- Outbreak 1 - Dudhraccha-3*, Buddhanagar, Rupandehi, LUMBINI
- Date of start of the outbreak 19/02/2010
- Outbreak status Resolved (04/03/2010)
- Epidemiological unit Village
- Affected animals: Species - Susceptible - Cases - Deaths - Destroyed - Slaughtered
- Birds - 614 - 256 - 256 - 358 - 0
- Affected Population Backyard birds
- Outbreak 2 - Phatepur-7*, Chatakpur, Banke, RAPTI
- Date of start of the outbreak 04/02/2010
- Outbreak status Resolved (25/02/2010)
- Epidemiological unit Village
- Affected animals: Species - Susceptible - Cases - Deaths - Destroyed - Slaughtered
- Birds - 637 - 351 - 351 - 286 - 0
- Affected Population Backyard birds
- Outbreak 3 - Chainpur-8*, Kunaghari, Chitwan, NARAYANI
- Date of start of the outbreak 16/02/2010
- Outbreak status Resolved (19/02/2010)
- Epidemiological unit Village
- Affected animals: Species - Susceptible - Cases - Deaths - Destroyed - Slaughtered
- Birds - 224 - 30 - 30 - 194 - 0
- Affected Population Backyard poultry
- Outbreak 4 - Tribhuvannagar NP-10*, Ghorahi, Dang, RAPTI
- Date of start of the outbreak 25/02/2010
- Outbreak status Continuing (or date resolved not provided)
- Epidemiological unit Not applicable
- Affected animals: Species - Susceptible - Cases - Deaths - Destroyed - Slaughtered
- Birds - 2 - 2 - 2 - 0 - 0
- Affected Population Backyard birds found dead.
- Outbreak 1 - Dudhraccha-3*, Buddhanagar, Rupandehi, LUMBINI
- Summary of outbreaks
- Total outbreaks: 4
- Total animals affected: Species - Susceptible - Cases - Deaths - Destroyed - Slaughtered
- Birds - 1477 - 639 - 639 - 838 - 0
- Outbreak statistics: Species - Apparent morbidity rate - Apparent mortality rate - Apparent case fatality rate - Proportion susceptible animals lost*
- Birds - 43.26% - 43.26% - 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
- Source of the outbreak(s) or origin of infection
- Epidemiological comments
- Stamping out, cleaning and disinfection operations have been completed in all the outbreaks.
- Surveillance activities are ongoing.
- Control measures
- Measures applied
- Stamping out
- 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
- No other measures
- Measures applied
- Diagnostic test results
- Laboratory name and type Central Veterinary Laboratory, Kathmandu (National laboratory)
- Tests and results: Species - Test - Test date - Result
- Birds - rapid tests - 07/02/2010 - Positive
- Birds - rapid tests - 16/02/2010 - Positive
- Birds - rapid tests - 22/02/2010 - Positive
- Birds - rapid tests - 25/02/2010 - Positive
- Birds - real-time reverse transcriptase/polymerase chain reaction (RRT-PCR) - 21/02/2010 - Positive
- Birds - real-time reverse transcriptase/polymerase chain reaction (RRT-PCR) - 25/02/2010 - Positive
- Birds - reverse transcription - polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) - 07/02/2010 - Positive
- Tests and results: Species - Test - Test date - Result
- Laboratory name and type Central Veterinary Laboratory, Kathmandu (National laboratory)
- Future Reporting
- The event is continuing. Weekly follow-up reports will be submitted.
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