Nepal, Chitwan - Highly pathogenic avian influenza, (OIE, 12/06/10, edited): Immediate Notification Report

[Giuseppe]

Highly pathogenic avian influenza, Nepal (OIE, 12/06/10, edited)


[Source: OIE, full PDF document, (LINK). Edited.]

Highly pathogenic avian influenza, Nepal

Information received on 05/12/2010 from Dr Ram Krishna Khatiwada, Programme Director , Directorate of Animal Health , Ministry of Agriculture and Co-operatives, Kathmandu, Nepal

• Summary
  • Report type Immediate notification (Final report)
  • Start date 25/10/2010
  • Date of first confirmation of the event 27/10/2010
  • Report date 05/12/2010
  • Date submitted to OIE 05/12/2010
  • Date event resolved 30/10/2010
  • Reason for notification Reoccurrence of a listed disease
  • Date of previous occurrence 03/03/2010
  • 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) - NARAYANI (Nawaganga Poultry Farm (Anand Poultry Farm), Mangalpur-3, Chitwan)
      • Total animalsaffected: Species - Susceptible - Cases - Deaths - Destroyed - Slaughtered
        • Birds - 11503 - 66 - 66 - 11437 - 0

• Outbreak statistics
  • Species - Apparent morbidity rate - Apparent mortality rate - Apparent case fatality rate - Proportion susceptible animals lost*
    • Birds - 0.57% - 0.57% - 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
  • Stamping out and cleaning and disinfection of the infected farm and premises were completed on 30 October 2010.
  • Post-surveillance activities are ongoing and no further cases in other areas have been detected so far.

• 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

• Diagnostic test results
  • Laboratory name and type Central Veterinary Laboratory (CVL) (National laboratory)
    • Tests and results: Species - Test - Test date - Result
      • Birds - rapid tests - 27/10/2010 - Positive
      • Birds - real-time PCR - 28/10/2010 - Positive
  • 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 reverse transcriptase/polymerase chain reaction (RRT-PCR) - 19/11/2010 - Positive

• Future Reporting
  • The event is resolved. No more reports will be submitted.

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[Sally Furniss]

Re: Highly pathogenic avian influenza, Nepal (OIE, 12/06/10, edited): Immediate Notification Report

Hat tip Shiloh

2010-12-14 12:49 AM

KATHMANDU: Government authorities are found to have kept the public in the dark about a bird flu outbreak in a poultry farm in Narayangarh, Chitwan.

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