Egypt - 6 new outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N8 in backyard birds, farm (OIE, May 22, 2017)

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Highly pathogenic avian influenza, Egypt

Information received on 22/05/2017 from Dr Ibrahim Mahrous Saleh Mohamed, Chairman, General Organization for Veterinary Services (GOVS), Ministry of Agriculture and Land Reclamation, Cairo, Egypt

Summary Report type Follow-up report No. 4 Date of start of the event 24/11/2016 Date of confirmation of the event 26/11/2016 Report date 22/05/2017 Date submitted to OIE 22/05/2017 Reason for notification New strain of a listed disease in the country Causal agent Highly pathogenic avian influenza virus Serotype H5N8 Nature of diagnosis Laboratory (basic), Laboratory (advanced) This event pertains to a defined zone within the country Related reports Immediate notification (30/11/2016) Follow-up report No. 1 (12/01/2017) Follow-up report No. 2 (22/02/2017) Follow-up report No. 3 (14/03/2017) Follow-up report No. 4 (22/05/2017)

New outbreaks (6)

Outbreak 1 Foah, Foah, KAFR ASH SHAYKH Date of start of the outbreak 28/02/2017 Outbreak status Resolved (11/04/2017) Epidemiological unit Backyard Affected animals Species Susceptible Cases Deaths Killed and disposed of Slaughtered Birds 12 7 2 10 0

Outbreak 2 Helwan, AL QAHIRAH Date of start of the outbreak 03/04/2017 Outbreak status Continuing (or date resolved not provided) Epidemiological unit Backyard Affected animals Species Susceptible Cases Deaths Killed and disposed of Slaughtered Birds 680 79 60 620 0

Outbreak 3 Almenia, AL MINYA Date of start of the outbreak 06/04/2017 Outbreak status Continuing (or date resolved not provided) Epidemiological unit Backyard Affected animals Species Susceptible Cases Deaths Killed and disposed of Slaughtered Birds 104 40 12 92 0

Outbreak 4 Zefta, Zefta, AL GHARBIYAH Date of start of the outbreak 06/04/2017 Outbreak status Continuing (or date resolved not provided) Epidemiological unit Backyard Affected animals Species Susceptible Cases Deaths Killed and disposed of Slaughtered Birds 18 11 3 15 0

Outbreak 5 Qalioub, AL QALYUBIYAH Date of start of the outbreak 06/04/2017 Outbreak status Continuing (or date resolved not provided) Epidemiological unit Backyard Affected animals Species Susceptible Cases Deaths Killed and disposed of Slaughtered Birds 30 8 4 26 0

Outbreak 6 Eldakhla, Eldakhla, AL WADI AL JADID Date of start of the outbreak 16/04/2017 Outbreak status Continuing (or date resolved not provided) Epidemiological unit Farm Affected animals Species Susceptible Cases Deaths Killed and disposed of Slaughtered Birds 500 58 48 452 0

Summary of outbreaks Total outbreaks: 6 Total animals affected Species Susceptible Cases Deaths Killed and disposed of Slaughtered Birds 1344 203 129 1215 0 Outbreak statistics Species Apparent morbidity rate Apparent mortality rate Apparent case fatality rate Proportion susceptible animals lost* Birds 15.10% 9.60% 63.55% 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 Vaccination in response to the outbreak (s) Administrative division Species Total Vaccinated Details AL GHARBIYAH Birds 61241 AL MINYA Birds 52138 AL QALYUBIYAH Birds 15246 KAFR ASH SHAYKH Birds 414160 Disinfection / Disinfestation Quarantine Surveillance outside containment and/or protection zone Stamping out Surveillance within containment and/or protection zone Zoning No treatment of affected animals Measures to be applied No other measures

Diagnostic test results Laboratory name and type Species Test Test date Result Animal Health Research Center(AHRI), Reference Laboratory for Veterinary Quality Control on Poultry Production (National laboratory) Birds real-time PCR 20/04/2017 Positive

Future Reporting The event is continuing. Weekly follow-up reports will be submitted.

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