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

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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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