India - 4 new outbreaks of highly pathogenic influenza H5N1 in birds, Bihar, Orissa (OIE, January 22, 2019)

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Information received on 24/01/2019 from Mr Tarun Shridhar, Secretary, Department of Animal Husbandry, Dairying & Fisheries, Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, New Delhi, India

Summary Report type Follow-up report No. 1 Date of start of the event 15/12/2018 Date of confirmation of the event 21/12/2018 Report date 22/01/2019 Date submitted to OIE 24/01/2019 Reason for notification Recurrence of a listed disease Date of previous occurrence 05/06/2018 Manifestation of disease Clinical disease Causal agent Highly Pathogenic Influenza A Virus Serotype H5N1 Nature of diagnosis Laboratory (advanced) This event pertains to the whole country Related reports Immediate notification (07/01/2019) Follow-up report No. 1 (22/01/2019)

New outbreaks (4)

Outbreak 1 Residential Campus of Rural SP, Patna Sadar, Patna, Bihar Date of start of the outbreak 04/01/2019 Outbreak status Continuing (or date resolved not provided) Epidemiological unit Not applicable Affected animals Species Susceptible Cases Deaths Killed and disposed of Slaughtered House Crow:Corvus splendens(Corvidae) 1 1 0 0

Outbreak 2 Chhawani Bagicha (Ward No.16, Nagar Panchayat Kochus), Kochus, Rohtas, Bihar Date of start of the outbreak 09/01/2019 Outbreak status Continuing (or date resolved not provided) Epidemiological unit Not applicable Affected animals Species Susceptible Cases Deaths Killed and disposed of Slaughtered House Crow:Corvus splendens(Corvidae) 32 32 0 0

Outbreak 3 B N College Campus, Patna Sadar, Patna, Bihar Date of start of the outbreak 09/01/2019 Outbreak status Continuing (or date resolved not provided) Epidemiological unit Not applicable Affected animals Species Susceptible Cases Deaths Killed and disposed of Slaughtered House Crow:Corvus splendens(Corvidae) 5 5 0 0

Outbreak 4 Unit-8, Govt. Quarters, Bhubaneswar, Khurdha, Orissa Date of start of the outbreak 15/01/2019 Outbreak status Continuing (or date resolved not provided) Epidemiological unit Not applicable Affected animals Species Susceptible Cases Deaths Killed and disposed of Slaughtered Indian Pond Heron:Ardeola grayii(Ardeidae) 1 1 0 0

Summary of outbreaks Total outbreaks: 4 Total animals affected Species Susceptible Cases Deaths Killed and disposed of Slaughtered House Crow:Corvus splendens(Corvidae) 38 38 0 0 Indian Pond Heron:Ardeola grayii(Ardeidae) 1 1 0 0 Outbreak statistics Species Apparent morbidity rate Apparent mortality rate Apparent case fatality rate Proportion susceptible animals lost* House Crow:Corvus splendens(Corvidae) ** ** 100.00% ** Indian Pond Heron:Ardeola grayii(Ardeidae) ** ** 100.00% ** *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 Screening Official disposal of carcasses, by-products and waste Disinfection Vaccination prohibited No treatment of affected animals Measures to be applied No other measures

Diagnostic test results Laboratory name and type Species Test Test date Result National Institute of High Security Animal Disease (OIE Reference Laboratory) House Crow real-time reverse transcriptase/polymerase chain reaction (RRT-PCR) 17/01/2019 Positive National Institute of High Security Animal Disease (OIE Reference Laboratory) Indian Pond Heron real-time reverse transcriptase/polymerase chain reaction (RRT-PCR) 18/01/2019 Positive

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

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