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  • China confirms bird flu outbreak at poultry farms in Anhui province - H5N6

    China confirms bird flu outbreak at poultry farms in central province


    oct 17, 2017

    Flocks are particularly vulnerable to avian flu during the drier winter months, following which outbreaks usually die down.

    The outbreak in Hexian, a city of about 500,000 people in the province of Anhui, was caused by the H5N6 strain of virus, and has been brought under control, the ministry said on its website.
    The local government culled 30,196 fowl after the outbreak, which infected 28,650 broiler chickens and killed 15,066 of the birds, it added.

    The last bird flu outbreak, also of the H5N6 strain of the virus, killed 9,752 birds on quail farms in the southwestern province of Guizhou, the ministry said in August.
    China on Tuesday confirmed an outbreak of bird flu at broiler chicken farms in a central province, the Ministry of Agriculture said in a statement.
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    government report:
    A case of H5N6 subtype of highly pathogenic avian influenza in poultry in Ma'anshan City, Anhui Province

    Issued by: Ministry of Agriculture News Office Date: 2017-10-17 16:42 Keywords: avian flu; epidemic; Anhui

      Ministry of Agriculture News Office on October 17 release, Ma On Shan City, Anhui Province and the occurrence of a poultry H5N6 subtype of highly pathogenic avian influenza epidemic.
      October 11, Ma On Shan City, Anhui Province and some farmers raised broiler chickens suspected bird flu symptoms, the incidence of 28650 only 15066 died. October 13, Anhui Province, animal disease prevention and control center for the diagnosis of suspected avian influenza epidemic. October 17, 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 epidemic disposal work, has been culling and harmless treatment of 30,196 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 23/10/2017 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. 1 (Final report)
      Date of start of the event 10/08/2017
      Date of confirmation of the event 18/08/2017
      Report date 23/10/2017
      Date submitted to OIE 23/10/2017
      Date event resolved 23/10/2017
      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
      Related reports Immediate notification (28/08/2017)
      Follow-up report No. 1 (23/10/2017)
      New outbreaks (1)
      Outbreak 1 MaAnshan, Hexian, ANHUI
      Date of start of the outbreak 11/10/2017
      Outbreak status Resolved (17/10/2017)
      Epidemiological unit Village
      Affected animals
      Species Susceptible Cases Deaths Killed and disposed of Slaughtered
      Birds 45262 28650 15066 30196 0
      Affected population Local broilers found infected in a village.
      Summary of outbreaks Total outbreaks: 1
      Total animals affected
      Species Susceptible Cases Deaths Killed and disposed of Slaughtered
      Birds 45262 28650 15066 30196 0
      Outbreak statistics
      Species Apparent morbidity rate Apparent mortality rate Apparent case fatality rate Proportion susceptible animals lost*
      Birds 63.30% 33.29% 52.59% 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
      • Quarantine
      • Official destruction of animal products
      • 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) 17/10/2017 Positive
      Future Reporting
      The event is resolved. No more reports will be submitted.
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