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  • China - MoA confirms H5N6 avian flu outbreak at duck farm in Hubei province - March 14, 2017

    BEIJING, March 14 (Reuters) - China confirmed a bird flu outbreak, the country's sixth case since last October, at a duck farm in central Hubei province, according to a Ministry of Agriculture statement on Tuesday.
    The outbreak in Daye, a city of more than 900,000 people, was confirmed as a case of the H5N6 strain of the virus, the ministry said in the statement on its website.
    The local government culled 681 birds after the outbreak, which infected 134 ducks and killed 86 in a local farm, the statement said.
    The outbreak is now under control, the ministry said.
    The last bird flu outbreak in January killed 1,054 birds at a goose farm in central Hunan province.

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    Government report:

    Yushi City, Hubei Province, Daye City, a poultry H5N6 subtype of highly pathogenic avian influenza outbreak

    Posted by: Ministry of Agriculture News Office Date: 2017-03-14 14:06 Keywords: epidemic situation ; highly pathogenicavian influenza ; Hubei

      Ministry of Agriculture News Office March 14 release, Daye City, Hubei Province, Daye City, a poultry H5N6 subtype of highly pathogenic avian influenza outbreak.
      March 3, Hubei Province, Daye City, Daye City Veterinary Department in the monitoring found a farmer breeding ducks suspected bird flu symptoms, the incidence of 134, 86 deaths. March 6, Hubei Province, animal disease prevention and control center for the diagnosis of suspected avian influenza epidemic. March 14, confirmed by the National Avian Influenza Reference Laboratory, the outbreak of H5N6 subtype of highly pathogenic avian influenza outbreak.
      After the epidemic, the local according to the relevant plans and control technical requirements, adhere to the law prevention and control, scientific prevention and control, and effectively do the work of the epidemic, has been culling and harmless treatment of 681 poultry. At present, the epidemic has been effectively controlled.





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    • #3
      Highly pathogenic avian influenza,
      China (People's Rep. of)
      Information received on 15/03/2017 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. 19
      Date of start of the event 23/08/2014
      Date of confirmation of the event 01/09/2014
      Report date 15/03/2017
      Date submitted to OIE 15/03/2017
      Reason for notification Reoccurrence of a listed disease
      Date of previous occurrence 04/05/2014
      Manifestation of disease Clinical disease
      Causal agent Highly pathogenic avian influenza virus
      Serotype H5N6
      Nature of diagnosis Clinical, Laboratory (basic), Laboratory (advanced)
      This event pertains to a defined zone within the country
      Related reports Immediate notification (01/09/2014)
      Follow-up report No. 1 (04/09/2014)
      Follow-up report No. 2 (24/10/2014)
      Follow-up report No. 3 (23/01/2015)
      Follow-up report No. 4 (28/01/2015)
      Follow-up report No. 5 (06/02/2015)
      Follow-up report No. 6 (01/04/2015)
      Follow-up report No. 7 (03/04/2015)
      Follow-up report No. 8 (25/05/2015)
      Follow-up report No. 9 (14/08/2015)
      Follow-up report No. 10 (11/12/2015)
      Follow-up report No. 11 (18/01/2016)
      Follow-up report No. 12 (22/01/2016)
      Follow-up report No. 13 (29/02/2016)
      Follow-up report No. 14 (11/03/2016)
      Follow-up report No. 15 (20/06/2016)
      Follow-up report No. 16 (31/08/2016)
      Follow-up report No. 17 (08/10/2016)
      Follow-up report No. 18 (11/01/2017)
      Follow-up report No. 19 (15/03/2017)
      New outbreaks (1)
      Outbreak 1 Huangshi, Daye, HUBEI
      Date of start of the outbreak 03/03/2017
      Outbreak status Continuing (or date resolved not provided)
      Epidemiological unit Backyard
      Affected animals
      Species Susceptible Cases Deaths Destroyed Slaughtered
      Birds 767 134 86 681 0
      Affected population Affected poultry is domestic duck.
      Summary of outbreaks Total outbreaks: 1
      Total animals affected
      Species Susceptible Cases Deaths Destroyed Slaughtered
      Birds 767 134 86 681 0
      Outbreak statistics
      Species Apparent morbidity rate Apparent mortality rate Apparent case fatality rate Proportion susceptible animals lost*
      Birds 17.47% 11.21% 64.18% 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
      Control measures
      Measures applied
      • Movement control inside the country
      • Screening
      • Disinfection / Disinfestation
      • Modified stamping out
      • Zoning
      • Vaccination permitted (if a vaccine exists)
      • No treatment of affected animals
      Measures to be applied
      • No other measures
      Diagnostic test results
      Laboratory name and type Species Test Test date Result
      National Avian Influenza Laboratory, Harbin Veterinary Research Institute (OIE Reference Laboratory) Birds reverse transcription - polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) 14/03/2017 Positive
      Future Reporting
      The event is continuing. Weekly follow-up reports will be submitted.
      ...
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