Check out the FAQ,Terms of Service & Disclaimers by clicking the
link. Please register
to be able to post. By viewing this site you are agreeing to our Terms of Service and Acknowledge our Disclaimers.
FluTrackers.com Inc. does not provide medical advice. Information on this web site is collected from various internet resources, and the FluTrackers board of directors makes no warranty to the safety, efficacy, correctness or completeness of the information posted on this site by any author or poster.
The information collated here is for instructional and/or discussion purposes only and is NOT intended to diagnose or treat any disease, illness, or other medical condition. Every individual reader or poster should seek advice from their personal physician/healthcare practitioner before considering or using any interventions that are discussed on this website.
By continuing to access this website you agree to consult your personal physican before using any interventions posted on this website, and you agree to hold harmless FluTrackers.com Inc., the board of directors, the members, and all authors and posters for any effects from use of any medication, supplement, vitamin or other substance, device, intervention, etc. mentioned in posts on this website, or other internet venues referenced in posts on this website.
We are not asking for any donations. Do not donate to any entity who says they are raising funds for us.
Announcement
Collapse
No announcement yet.
Dominican Republic - Outbreaks of avian flu LP H5N2 detected
Dominican Republic - Outbreaks of avian flu LP H5N2 detected
jan 16, 2019
Santo Domingo. The Dominican Minister of Agriculture, Osmar Benitez, today confirmed the appearance of two outbreaks of avian influenza in the Espaillat province (northeast), but said that this virus does not affect humans.
Outbreaks of the disease, subtype H5N2, were detected in the localities of Corozo and Quebrada Honda, according to the official's statements. Through the Twitter of the Ministry of Agriculture, Benitez explained that the national regulations and the international protocol will be followed to establish a quarantine of the two affected areas.
He also reported that he met yesterday with chicken producers in the municipality of Moca, belonging to Espaillat, to discuss this issue.
Information received on 24/01/2019 from Dra Nimia Lissette G?mez Rodr?guez, Directora, Direcci?n de Sanidad Animal Direcci?n General de Ganader?a (DIGEGA), Ministerio de Agricultura, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Summary
Report type
Immediate notification
Date of start of the event
02/11/2018
Date of confirmation of the event
29/11/2018
Report date
24/01/2019
Date submitted to OIE
24/01/2019
Reason for notification
Recurrence of a listed disease
Date of previous occurrence
27/06/2018
Manifestation of disease
Clinical disease
Causal agent
Low pathogenic avian influenza virus
Serotype
H5N2
Nature of diagnosis
Laboratory (advanced)
This event pertains to
a defined zone within the country
New outbreaks (1)
Outbreak 1
Puerto Plata, Cayacoa, Luper?n, Puerto Plata
Date of start of the outbreak
02/11/2018
Outbreak status
Continuing (or date resolved not provided)
Epidemiological unit
Backyard
Affected animals
Species
Susceptible
Cases
Deaths
Killed and disposed of
Slaughtered
Birds
1126
773
745
136
217
Affected population
Backyard birds (hens, ducks, turkeys and guinea fowls).
Summary of outbreaks
Total outbreaks: 1
Total animals affected
Species
Susceptible
Cases
Deaths
Killed and disposed of
Slaughtered
Birds
1126
773
745
136
217
Outbreak statistics
Species
Apparent morbidity rate
Apparent mortality rate
Apparent case fatality rate
Proportion susceptible animals lost*
Birds
68.65%
66.16%
96.38%
97.51%
*Removed from the susceptible population through death, destruction and/or slaughter
Epidemiology
Source of the outbreak(s) or origin of infection
Unknown or inconclusive
Control measures
Measures applied
Surveillance outside containment and/or protection zone
Surveillance within containment and/or protection zone
Quarantine
Official destruction of animal products
Selective killing and disposal
Slaughter
Vaccination prohibited
No treatment of affected animals
Measures to be applied
Movement control inside the country
Diagnostic test results
Laboratory name and type
Species
Test
Test date
Result
Central Veterinary Laboratory (National laboratory)
Birds
agar-gel immunodiffusion (AGID)
29/11/2018
Positive
Central Veterinary Laboratory (National laboratory)
Birds
haemagglutination inhibition test (HIT)
29/11/2018
Positive
Central Veterinary Laboratory (National laboratory)
Birds
real-time PCR
17/12/2018
Positive
Central Veterinary Laboratory (National laboratory)
Birds
virus isolation
07/01/2019
Positive
National Veterinary Services Laboratories, USA (OIE Reference Laboratory)
Birds
virus sequencing
31/12/2018
Positive
Future Reporting
The event is continuing. Weekly follow-up reports will be submitted.
"Safety and security don't just happen, they are the result of collective consensus and public investment. We owe our children, the most vulnerable citizens in our society, a life free of violence and fear." -Nelson Mandela
Bird flu outbreak: a veil of secrecy shrouds poultry producers
Santo Domingo.- A veil of secrecy has shrouded Dominican Republic?s poultry producers over the outbreak of bird flu detected in northern Espaillat province, on fear of stating a position after Agriculture minister Osmar Ben?tez confirmed its presence in that area. On Tues. Agriculture Ministry said its officials and poultry sector representatives met to establish a protocol to deal with the cases and contain the virus. ?We have already defined a work plan in that sense and we want to clarify that we have a team of technicians working on the eradication of the outbreak.? Poultry sector sources quoted by Diario Libre affirm that there are more than nine million laying hens, of which 60,000 are under observation in Espaillat province due to the outbreak detected in the towns of Corozo and Quebrada Honda.
Rivas resigns from IA Commission due to lack of support from Agriculture
January 23, 2019
Faced with inaction, lack of financial support and distrust in the technicians of the General Directorate of Livestock (DIGEGA), Dr. Enriquillo Rivas resigned from the Commission for Evaluation and Control of Avian Influenza (IA), Ministry of Agriculture.
Rivas complained about the late placement or none of the mobile sanitary-military control stations in specific areas. In addition, he recalled that the country would come three scientists specialized in Avian Pathology to evaluate the outbreaks and to abound on the subsequent policy on Avian Influenza.
He also said that the meetings of the Commission have been extinguished and their calls badly coordinated and few quorums. As far as I know, there is no update of reports on the LAVACEN and the tests carried out in recent months.
By pointing out that in the world there are almost 80 positive countries with outbreaks of high and low pathogenicity of AI, so that at any moment the Dominican Republic will once again exhaust the problem in an intensity that only God will know.
Ante la inacci?n, falta de apoyo econ?mico y la desconfianza en los t?cnicos de la Direcci?n General de Ganader?a (DIGEGA), el doctor Enriquillo Rivas renunci? de la Comisi?n para Evaluaci?n y Control de Influenza Aviar (IA), del Ministerio de Agricultura.
?Addressing chronic disease is an issue of human rights ? that must be our call to arms"
Richard Horton, Editor-in-Chief The Lancet
Information received on 22/04/2019 from Dra Nimia Lissette G?mez Rodr?guez, Directora, Direcci?n de Sanidad Animal Direcci?n General de Ganader?a (DIGEGA), Ministerio de Agricultura, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
"Safety and security don't just happen, they are the result of collective consensus and public investment. We owe our children, the most vulnerable citizens in our society, a life free of violence and fear." -Nelson Mandela
Information received on 16/10/2019 from Dra Nimia Lissette G?mez Rodr?guez, Directora, Direcci?n de Sanidad Animal Direcci?n General de Ganader?a (DIGEGA), Ministerio de Agricultura, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
"Safety and security don't just happen, they are the result of collective consensus and public investment. We owe our children, the most vulnerable citizens in our society, a life free of violence and fear." -Nelson Mandela
Information received on 19/12/2019 from Dra Nimia Lissette G?mez Rodr?guez, Directora, Direcci?n de Sanidad Animal Direcci?n General de Ganader?a (DIGEGA), Ministerio de Agricultura, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
"Safety and security don't just happen, they are the result of collective consensus and public investment. We owe our children, the most vulnerable citizens in our society, a life free of violence and fear." -Nelson Mandela
Comment