India: H5N1 Alert in Chhattisgarh

[Shiloh]

Source: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/c...w/21542454.cms

Bird flu alert in Chattisgarh
TNN | Aug 2, 2013, 03.53 AM IST

RAIPUR: With suspected bird flu reported in Anjora in Durg district, Chhattisgarh government has gone on high alert to prevent a possible outbreak after few samples were found positive by the Bhopal based High Security Animal Disease Laboratory, country's premier lab under the Indian Veterinary Research Institute ( IVRI).


"There are large number of birds at the veterinary college in Anjora in Durg district. Some samples were sent to Bhopal laboratory after the local officials suspected flu. We have received a verbal communication that these samples tested positive for bird flu," state agriculture minister Chandrasekhar Sahu told TOI...

[Ronan Kelly]

Re: India: H5N1? Alert in Chattisgarh

machine translated;

Anjora bird flu, the state government issued alerts
Bhaskar News | Aug 02, 2013, 14:47 PM IST


Anjora bird flu, the state government issued alerts
Raipur | Anjora fort near the Veterinary College (University Kamdenu) Vnraja poultry breed of bird flu in poultry (H-5, N-1 virus) of the complaint. 400 chickens died suddenly one night. Samples were sent to the laboratory in Bhopal, where bird flu has been confirmed. The state government has declared the state Haialrt. Agriculture and Animal Husbandry Minister Chandra Sekhar Sahu in the wake of bird flu emergency meeting on Thursday instructed to take preventive measures required. He noted that Cg is in the poultry business in the country. Even abroad, and eggs are supplied to the boiler.

Anjora on Thursday 400 chickens died from bird flu. And do not spread disease, the health department has started to adopt preventive measures. Veterinary College is infected chickens being kept. The disease does not spread to other parts of the state, so here is taken in the poultry market. The chickens have come from outside the disease. Durg district hospital medicine and kits are provided. Department of Health is fully prepared to deal with the threat.

http://www.bhaskar.com/article/c-16-555591-NOR.html

[tetano]

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Chhattisgarh sounds alert on bird flu
Sunday, Aug 4, 2013, 9:18 IST | Place: Raipur | Agency: PTI

An alert has been sounded in Chhattisgarh after the outbreak of bird flu in a poultry farm at Anjora village of Rajnandgaon district by the health department of the state.

"Health department today sounded an alert in the state following the outbreak of bird flu in Anjora," Minister of Agriculture and Animal Husbandry Chandra Shekhar Sahu said.

Following the deaths of birds in the district, samples were sent to Bhopal for tests and Avian influenza virus was detected, he said.

As preventive measures, area within 10 km of the village is being monitored by the health officials while area within 1 km is being sanitised, he said.

http://www.dnaindia.com/india/1869653/report-chhattisgarh-sounds-alert-on-bird-flu

[Ronan Kelly]

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OIE notification here; http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/sho...d.php?t=209717 h/t Giuseppe

[Source: OIE, full page: (LINK). Edited.]


Highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1, India


Information received on 05/08/2013 from Mr Gokul Chandra Pati, Secretary, Animal Husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries, Ministry of Agriculture, New Delhi, India

• Summary
  • Report type Immediate notification
  • Date of start of the event 30/07/2013
  • Date of pre-confirmation of the event 01/08/2013
  • Report date 05/08/2013
  • Date submitted to OIE 05/08/2013
  • Reason for notification Reoccurrence of a listed disease
  • Date of previous occurrence 15/06/2013
  • Manifestation of disease Clinical disease
  • Causal agent Highly pathogenic avian influenza virus
  • Serotype H5N1
  • Nature of diagnosis Laboratory (basic), Laboratory (advanced)
  • This event pertains to a defined zone within the country
• New outbreaks (2)
  • Outbreak 1 - Anjora, Poultry production unit, College of Veterinary Sciences and Animal Husbandry, Durg, CHATTISGARH
    • Date of start of the outbreak 30/07/2013
    • Outbreak status Continuing (or date resolved not provided)
    • Epidemiological unit Farm
    • Affected animals: Species – Susceptible – Cases – Deaths – Destroyed – Slaughtered
      • Birds - 2149 – 464 – 464 – … – …
      • Affected population A poultry production unit
  • Outbreak 2 - Jagadalpur, Government poultry farm, Jagadalpur, Jagadalpur, CHATTISGARH
    • Date of start of the outbreak 30/07/2013
    • Outbreak status Continuing (or date resolved not provided)
    • Epidemiological unit Farm
    • Affected animals: Species – Susceptible – Cases – Deaths – Destroyed – Slaughtered
      • Birds - 6293 – 3600 – 2392 – … – …
      • Affected population A State government-run poultry farm
• Summary of outbreaks
  • Total outbreaks: 2
    • Total animals affected: Species – Susceptible – Cases – Deaths – Destroyed – Slaughtered
      • Birds – 8442 – 4064 – 2856 – … – …
    • Outbreak statistics: Species - Apparent morbidity rate - Apparent mortality rate - Apparent case fatality rate - Proportion susceptible animals lost*
      • Birds - 48.14% - 33.83% - 70.28% – **
      • *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
• Epidemiological comments
  • Epidemiological investigation is ongoing.
  • An intensive surveillance campaign has been launched in a 10km radius zone.
  • Restocking will be applied in accordance with a specified protocol.
• Control measures
  • Measures applied
    • Stamping out
    • Quarantine
    • Movement control inside the country
    • Screening
    • Dipping / Spraying
    • Vaccination prohibited
    • No treatment of affected animals
  • Measures to be applied
    • Disinfection of infected premises/establishment(s)
• Diagnostic test results
  • Laboratory name and type – Species – Test - Test date – Result
    • High Security Animal Disease Laboratory, Bhopal (National laboratory) – Birds - real-time reverse transcriptase/polymerase chain reaction (RRT-PCR) - 01/08/2013 – Positive
    • High Security Animal Disease Laboratory, Bhopal (National laboratory) – Birds - reverse transcription - polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) - 01/08/2013 – Positive
    • High Security Animal Disease Laboratory, Bhopal (National laboratory) – Birds - virus isolation - 03/08/2013 – Positive
• Future Reporting
  • The event is continuing. Weekly follow-up reports will be submitted.

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Published on Aug 5, 2013
The outbreak of bird flu is now confirmed in Chhattisgarh. But still chicken is coming to state from neighbouring states without any check and control. It is to be remembered that thousands of chickens had died in Jagdalpur but despite that the birds are being sold in this market without any check.

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[Ronan Kelly]

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Confirmation of Avian Influenza in Poultry production unit college of veterinary sciences and animal husbandry anjora durg and government poultry farm Jagdalpur, Chhatisgarh. (Updated on 06.08.2013)

[Ronan Kelly]

Re: India: H5N1 Alert in Chhattisgarh

H5N1 outbreak: Union Health Ministry team goes to Chhattisgarh
Last Updated: Thursday, August 08, 2013, 19:08
PTI
New Delhi: Following reports about the outbreak of Avian flu in poultry farms in Durg and Bastar districts of Chhattisgarh, a team of Union Health Ministry has gone there to take stock of the situation.

A three-member team, comprising two epidemiologists and a chest physician, has gone to Chhattisgarh to investigate and assist the state authorities to take necessary measures for containment of H5N1 as per the established protocol, Ministry sources said.

The animal husbandry department in the Ministry of Agriculture had informed the Health Ministry that the samples sent from Anjora and Jagdalpur farms have been declared positive by Bhopal's high security animal diseases laboratory, the sources said.
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http://zeenews.india.com/news/nation/h5n1-outbreak-union-health-ministry-team-goes-to-chhattisgarh_867747.html

[Ronan Kelly]

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Declaration of Avian Influenza Free Sataus (Updated on 11.11.2013)