[Source: OIE, full page: (LINK). Edited.]
Low pathogenic avian influenza (poultry) H7N9, China (People's Rep. of)
Information received on 26/01/2014 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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Low pathogenic avian influenza (poultry) H7N9, China (People's Rep. of)
Information received on 26/01/2014 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. 11
- Date of start of the event 04/04/2013
- Date of pre-confirmation of the event 04/04/2013
- Report date 26/01/2014
- Date submitted to OIE 26/01/2014
- Reason for notification New strain of a listed disease
- Manifestation of disease Sub-clinical infection
- Causal agent Low pathogenic avian influenza virus
- Serotype H7N9
- Nature of diagnosis Laboratory (basic), Laboratory (advanced)
- This event pertains to the whole country
- Related reports
- Immediate notification (04/04/2013)
- Follow-up report No. 1 (05/04/2013)
- Follow-up report No. 2 (10/04/2013)
- Follow-up report No. 3 (16/04/2013)
- Follow-up report No. 4 (22/04/2013)
- Follow-up report No. 5 (24/04/2013)
- Follow-up report No. 6 (26/04/2013)
- Follow-up report No. 7 (05/05/2013)
- Follow-up report No. 8 (09/05/2013)
- Follow-up report No. 9 (21/05/2013)
- Follow-up report No. 10 (16/01/2014)
- Follow-up report No. 11 (26/01/2014)
- New outbreaks (2)
- Outbreak 1 - Agriculture products market, Guangzhou, GUANGDONG
- Date of start of the outbreak 11/01/2014
- Outbreak status Continuing (or date resolved not provided)
- Epidemiological unit Not applicable
- Affected animals: Species ? Susceptible ? Cases ? Deaths ? Destroyed ? Slaughtered
- Birds - 1200 ? 2 ? 0 ? 1200 ? 0
- Affected population:
- All 185 specimens (chicken) were collected according to the national surveillance plan and no clinical signs were found.
- Two specimens tested positive from Changban agriculture product market and Yijinxinjie agriculture market, respectively.
- Outbreak 2 - Meiling Agriculture products market, Jinjiang, Quanzhou, FUJIAN
- Date of start of the outbreak 16/01/2014
- Outbreak status Continuing (or date resolved not provided)
- Epidemiological unit Not applicable
- Affected animals: Species ? Susceptible ? Cases ? Deaths ? Destroyed ? Slaughtered
- Birds - ? ? 1 - ? ? ? ? ?
- Affected population:
- All 220 specimens (89 chickens, 53 pigeons, 22 ducks and 56 environment specimens) were collected according to the national surveillance plan and no clinical signs were found.
- One environment specimen tested positive from Meiling agriculture product market.
- Outbreak 1 - Agriculture products market, Guangzhou, GUANGDONG
- Summary of outbreaks
- Total outbreaks: 2
- Total animals affected: Species ? Susceptible ? Cases ? Deaths ? Destroyed ? Slaughtered
- Birds ? 1200 ? 3 ? 0 ? 1200 ? 0
- Outbreak statistics: Species - Apparent morbidity rate - Apparent mortality rate - Apparent case fatality rate - Proportion susceptible animals lost*
- Birds ? ** ? ** ? ** ? **
- *Removed from the susceptible population through death, destruction and/or slaughter
- **Not calculated because of missing information
- Total animals affected: Species ? Susceptible ? Cases ? Deaths ? Destroyed ? Slaughtered
- Total outbreaks: 2
- 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
- Movement control inside the country
- 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 - reverse transcription - polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) - 13/01/2014 ? Positive
- Harbin veterinary research institute, Chinese academy of agricultural sciences (OIE?s Reference Laboratory) ? Birds - reverse transcription - polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) - 19/01/2014 ? Positive
- Harbin veterinary research institute, Chinese academy of agricultural sciences (OIE?s Reference Laboratory) - Birds - virus isolation - 13/01/2014 ? Positive
- Harbin veterinary research institute, Chinese academy of agricultural sciences (OIE?s Reference Laboratory) ? Birds - virus isolation - 19/01/2014 ? 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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