Highly pathogenic avian influenza, India
Information received on 13/02/2013 from Mr Gokul Chandra Pati, Secretary, Animal Husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries, Ministry of Agriculture, New Delhi, India
- Summary
- Report type Follow-up report No. 2 (Final report)
- Date of start of the event 12/10/2012
- Date of pre-confirmation of the event 22/10/2012
- Report date 13/02/2013
- Date submitted to OIE 13/02/2013
- Date event resolved 13/02/2013
- Reason for notification First occurrence of a listed disease
- Manifestation of disease Clinical disease
- Causal agent Highly pathogenic avian influenza virus
- Serotype H5N1
- Nature of diagnosis Clinical, Laboratory (basic), Laboratory (advanced)
- This event pertains to a defined zone within the country
- Related reports
- Immediate notification (26/10/2012)
- Follow-up report No. 1 (29/11/2012)
- Follow-up report No. 2 (13/02/2013)
- Outbreaks
- There are no new outbreaks in this report
- Epidemiology
- Source of the outbreak(s) or origin of infection
- Unknown or inconclusive
- Source of the outbreak(s) or origin of infection
- Epidemiological comments
- Surveillance around the area of the outbreak since completion of the operations (including culling, disinfection and clean-up) and surveillance in the rest of the States have shown no evidence of presence of notifiable avian influenza (H5N1).
- Hence, India declares itself free from notifiable avian influenza (H5N1) on 13 February 2013 according to Article 10.4.3 of the OIE Terrestrial Animal Health Code.
- Control measures
- Measures applied
- Stamping out
- Quarantine
- Movement control inside the country
- Screening
- Disinfection of infected premises/establishment(s)
- Dipping / Spraying
- Vaccination prohibited
- No treatment of affected animals
- Measures to be applied
- No other measures
- Measures applied
- Future Reporting
- The event is resolved. No more reports will be submitted.
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