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Bird flu in Bihar's Nawada district
Already grappling with Covid-19 pandemic, Bihar has also reported bird flu cases from Nawada district, officials said on Friday.
Nawada April 24, 2020 UPDATED: April 24, 2020 19:14 IST
Already grappling with Covid-19 pandemic, Bihar has also reported bird flu cases from Nawada district, officials said on Friday.
Nawada District Magistrate Yashpal Meena said that samples collected from a poultry farm in Rajahat village under Akbarpur block of the district have been found positive for bird flu.
https://www.indiatoday.in/india/stor...718-2020-04-24
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Highly pathogenic influenza A viruses (infection with) (non-poultry including wild birds),
IndiaInformation received on 03/06/2020 from Dr Atul Chaturvedi, Secretary, Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying, Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying, New Delhi, India Summary Report type Immediate notification Date of start of the event 15/02/2020 Date of confirmation of the event 12/03/2020 Report date 03/06/2020 Date submitted to OIE 03/06/2020 Reason for notification Recurrence of a listed disease Date of previous occurrence 08/02/2020 Manifestation of disease Clinical disease Causal agent Highly pathogenic influenza A virus Serotype H5N1 Nature of diagnosis Laboratory (advanced) This event pertains to a defined zone within the country New outbreaks (4) Outbreak 1 B26, Lohia Nagar Housing Colony, Kankarbagh, Patna, Bihar Date of start of the outbreak 15/02/2020 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 Outbreak 2 Chainpura, Kuv, Dulhin Bazar, Chainpura, Dulhin Bazar, Patna, Bihar Date of start of the outbreak 05/03/2020 Outbreak status Continuing (or date resolved not provided) Epidemiological unit Not applicable Affected animals Species Susceptible Cases Deaths Killed and disposed of Slaughtered Red Headed Trogon:Harpactes erythrocephalus(Trogonidae) 7 7 Outbreak 3 High Court Campus, Patna, Patna, Bihar Date of start of the outbreak 18/03/2020 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) 48 48 Outbreak 4 Saidpur Hostel, Bazar Samiti Road, Rajendra Nagar, Patna, Bihar Date of start of the outbreak 19/03/2020 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 Summary of outbreaks Total outbreaks: 4 Total animals affected Species Susceptible Cases Deaths Killed and disposed of Slaughtered House Crow:Corvus splendens(Corvidae) 50 50 Red Headed Trogon:Harpactes erythrocephalus(Trogonidae) 7 7 Outbreak statistics Species Apparent morbidity rate Apparent mortality rate Apparent case fatality rate Proportion susceptible animals lost* House Crow:Corvus splendens(Corvidae) ** ** 100.00% ** Red Headed Trogon:Harpactes erythrocephalus(Trogonidae) ** ** 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 ICAR-National Institute of High Security Animal Disease (OIE Reference Laboratory) House Crow real-time reverse transcriptase/polymerase chain reaction (RRT-PCR) 12/03/2020 Positive ICAR-National Institute of High Security Animal Disease (OIE Reference Laboratory) House Crow real-time reverse transcriptase/polymerase chain reaction (RRT-PCR) 28/03/2020 Positive ICAR-National Institute of High Security Animal Disease (OIE Reference Laboratory) Red Headed Trogon real-time reverse transcriptase/polymerase chain reaction (RRT-PCR) 17/03/2020 Positive Future Reporting The event is continuing. Weekly follow-up reports will be submitted.
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