[Source: OIE, full page: (LINK). Edited.]
Highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N2, China (People's Rep. of)
Information received on 21/01/2014 from Dr Zhang Zhongqui, Director General , China Animal Disease Control Centre, Veterinary Bureau, Ministry of Agriculture, Beijing, China (People's Rep. of)
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Highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N2, China (People's Rep. of)
Information received on 21/01/2014 from Dr Zhang Zhongqui, Director General , China Animal Disease Control Centre, Veterinary Bureau, Ministry of Agriculture, Beijing, China (People's Rep. of)
- Summary
- Report type Follow-up report No. 1
- Date of start of the event 21/12/2013
- Date of pre-confirmation of the event 21/12/2013
- Report date 20/01/2014
- Date submitted to OIE 21/01/2014
- Reason for notification New strain of a listed disease
- Manifestation of disease Clinical disease
- Causal agent Highly pathogenic avian influenza virus
- Serotype H5N2
- Nature of diagnosis Suspicion, Clinical, Laboratory (basic), Laboratory (advanced)
- This event pertains to the whole country
- Related reports
- Immediate notification (21/12/2013)
- Follow-up report No. 1 (20/01/2014)
- New outbreaks (1)
- Outbreak 1 - Hongdao Economic Development Zone, Qingdao, SHANDONG
- Date of start of the outbreak 16/01/2014
- Outbreak status Continuing (or date resolved not provided)
- Epidemiological unit Farm
- Affected animals: Species ? Susceptible ? Cases ? Deaths ? Destroyed ? Slaughtered
- Birds - 18857 ? 5 ? 0 ? 18857 ? 0
- Affected population: Five specimens from one breeder farm were tested H5N2 positive according to the national surveillance plan. No dead birds were found.
- Outbreak 1 - Hongdao Economic Development Zone, Qingdao, SHANDONG
- Summary of outbreaks
- Total outbreaks: 1
- Total animals affected: Species ? Susceptible ? Cases ? Deaths ? Destroyed ? Slaughtered
- Birds ? 18857 ? 5 ? 0 ? 18857 ? 0
- Outbreak statistics: Species - Apparent morbidity rate - Apparent mortality rate - Apparent case fatality rate - Proportion susceptible animals lost*
- Birds - 0.03% - 0.00% - 0.00% - 100.00%
- *Removed from the susceptible population through death, destruction and/or slaughter
- Total animals affected: Species ? Susceptible ? Cases ? Deaths ? Destroyed ? Slaughtered
- Total outbreaks: 1
- Epidemiology
- Source of the outbreak(s) or origin of infection
- Unknown or inconclusive
- Source of the outbreak(s) or origin of infection
- Control measures
- Measures applied
- Stamping out
- Quarantine
- Movement control inside the country
- Screening
- Zoning
- Disinfection of infected premises/establishment(s)
- Dipping / Spraying
- No vaccination
- No treatment of affected animals
- Measures to be applied
- No other measures
- Measures applied
- Diagnostic test results
- Laboratory name and type ? Species ? Test - Test date ? Result
- Harbin Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (OIE?s Reference Laboratory) ? Birds - haemagglutination inhibition test (HIT) - 20/01/2014 ? Positive
- Harbin Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (OIE?s Reference Laboratory) - Birds - reverse transcription - polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) - 20/01/2014 ? Positive
- Harbin Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (OIE?s Reference Laboratory) ? Birds - virus isolation - 20/01/2014 ? Positive
- Laboratory name and type ? Species ? Test - Test date ? Result
- Future Reporting
- The event is continuing. Weekly follow-up reports will be submitted.
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