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  • India - HP H5N1 Bird Flu in Poultry Reported in Two Karnataka Districts; 6,000 birds culled in a Week

    Source: https://www.news18.com/news/india/bi...k-2542371.html



    Bird Flu Cases Reported in Two Karnataka Districts, 6,000 Culled in a Week
    The district administrations of Mysore and Davangere have ordered the culling of the birds in farms that are near the villages where the infections were found.
    Revathi Rajeevan | CNN-News18Updated:March 19, 2020, 11:52 AM IST

    Davangere: Amid the coronavirus outbreak in India, authorities are now fighting bird flu (Avian Influenza) after more than 6,000 domestic birds were found infected in two districts in Karnataka. The infected birds were culled in Mysore and Davangere since the flu was detected on Sunday.

    On Tuesday, 4,100 birds were culled in Mysore after the flu was detected in Kumbarakoppal village while 989 birds were culled in the district on Wednesday...


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    Highly pathogenic avian influenza,
    India
    Information received on 02/06/2020 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 10/03/2020
    Date of confirmation of the event 20/03/2020
    Report date 02/06/2020
    Date submitted to OIE 02/06/2020
    Reason for notification Recurrence of a listed disease
    Date of previous occurrence 03/09/2019
    Manifestation of disease Clinical disease
    Causal agent Highly pathogenic avian influenza Virus
    Serotype H5N1
    Nature of diagnosis Laboratory (advanced)
    This event pertains to a defined zone within the country
    New outbreaks (2)
    Outbreak 1 Bannikode, Harihara, Davanagere, Karnataka
    Date of start of the outbreak 10/03/2020
    Outbreak status Continuing (or date resolved not provided)
    Epidemiological unit Farm
    Affected animals
    Species Susceptible Cases Deaths Killed and disposed of Slaughtered
    Birds 2700 25 15 2685 0
    Outbreak 2 Kumbarkoppalu, Metagalli, Mysuru, Mysuru, Karnataka
    Date of start of the outbreak 12/03/2020
    Outbreak status Continuing (or date resolved not provided)
    Epidemiological unit Backyard
    Affected animals
    Species Susceptible Cases Deaths Killed and disposed of Slaughtered
    Birds 5776 16 13 5763 0
    Summary of outbreaks Total outbreaks: 2
    Total animals affected
    Species Susceptible Cases Deaths Killed and disposed of Slaughtered
    Birds 8476 41 28 8448 0
    Outbreak statistics
    Species Apparent morbidity rate Apparent mortality rate Apparent case fatality rate Proportion susceptible animals lost*
    Birds 0.48% 0.33% 68.29% 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
    • Movement control inside the country
    • Surveillance outside containment and/or protection zone
    • Screening
    • Official disposal of carcasses, by-products and waste
    • Stamping out
    • 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) Birds real-time reverse transcriptase/polymerase chain reaction (RRT-PCR) 20/03/2020 Positive
    Future Reporting
    The event is continuing. Weekly follow-up reports will be submitted.

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    https://www.oie.int/wahis_2/public/w...reportid=34501
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