China: MoA confirms H5N6 bird flu outbreak at quail farms in Guizhou province - August 18, 2017

[tetano]

China confirmed a bird flu outbreak at quail farms in the country?s southwestern province of Guizhou, according to a Ministry of Agriculture statement on Friday.
The ministry said in the statement on its website that the outbreak in Luodian, a city of 345,000 people in southwestern Guizhou, was confirmed as the H5N6 strain of virus.
The local government culled 8,110 birds after the outbreak, which infected 13,103 quails and killed 9,752 of the birds at some quail farms, according to the statement.
It was the second bird flu outbreak among poultry in China after the end of the northern hemisphere winter and brings the total culled to more than 248,000 birds.
This Chinese outbreak occurred as the Philippines reported a second bird flu outbreak on Friday, a week after reporting the country?s first case.

http://www.nileinternational.net/en/?p=74129

[sharon sanders]

MoH report:

Guizhou Province Qiannan Luodian County occurred with poultry H5N6 subtype highly pathogenic avian influenza epidemic

Issued by: Ministry of Agriculture News Office Date: 2017-08-18 14:27 Keywords: avian flu; epidemic; Guizhou

　　Ministry of Agriculture News Office on August 18, Guizhou Province, Qiannan County, Luodian County, a poultry H5N6 subtype of highly pathogenic avian influenza epidemic.
　　August 10, Guizhou Province, Qiannan County Luodian some farmers raised quail suspected bird flu symptoms, the incidence of 13,103 only, 9752 died only. August 13, Guizhou Province, animal disease prevention and control center for the diagnosis of suspected avian influenza epidemic. August 18, the National Avian Influenza Reference Laboratory confirmed that the outbreak of H5N6 subtype of highly pathogenic avian influenza outbreak.
　　After the outbreak, 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 handling of 8110 poultry. At present, the epidemic has been effectively controlled.

http://www.moa.gov.cn/zwllm/yjgl/yqfb/201708/t20170818_5788139.htm

[Pathfinder]

Highly pathogenic avian influenza, China (People's Rep. of)

Information received on 28/08/2017 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 Immediate notification Date of start of the event 10/08/2017 Date of confirmation of the event 18/08/2017 Report date 28/08/2017 Date submitted to OIE 28/08/2017 Reason for notification Recurrence of a listed disease Date of previous occurrence 30/08/2016 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

New outbreaks (1)

Outbreak 1 Buyi and Miao Autonomous Prefecture of Qiannan, Luodian, GUIZHOU Date of start of the outbreak 10/08/2017 Outbreak status Continuing (or date resolved not provided) Epidemiological unit Farm Affected animals Species Susceptible Cases Deaths Killed and disposed of Slaughtered Birds 21213 13103 9752 8110 Affected population domestic quails

Summary of outbreaks Total outbreaks: 1 Total animals affected Species Susceptible Cases Deaths Killed and disposed of Slaughtered Birds 21213 13103 9752 8110 Outbreak statistics Species Apparent morbidity rate Apparent mortality rate Apparent case fatality rate Proportion susceptible animals lost* Birds 61.77% 45.97% 74.43% ** *Removed from the susceptible population through death, destruction and/or slaughter **Not calculated because of missing information

Epidemiology Source of the outbreak(s) or origin of infection Unknown or inconclusive

Control measures Measures applied Movement control inside the country Screening Quarantine Stamping out Disinfection 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 Harbin National Avian Influenza Reference Laboratory (OIE Reference Laboratory) Birds reverse transcription - polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) 18/08/2017 Positive

Future Reporting

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