Odisha, India: ​Mass culling of fowl begins at Angul after bird flu confirmed

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Mass culling of fowl begins at Angul after bird flu confirmed

Minati Singha | TNN | Updated: Feb 14, 2017, 09.10 PM IST


BHUBANESWAR: Mass culling of fowls at a state-owned poultry farm in Angul began on Tuesday following positive cases of bird flu confirmed by a Bhopal-based Central laboratory. As many as 224 chickens died on a single day on Thursday after which the samples were sent to Bhopal for test.
"All birds totalling around 1000, mostly indigenous chicken varieties in the farm, will be killed. Some chickens of different varieties were brought to the farm from Hyderabad a few weeks back after which many deaths occurred unusually. We are suspecting the virus was transmitted by those birds," said Fisheries and Animal Resources secretary, Bishnupada Sethi.
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Bird flu surfaces in Angul; authorities start culling chicken within 1 km radius
By Express News Service | Published: 15th February 2017 04:42 AM |
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Around 1,500 chickens died in the government poultry here from January 30 to February 11. The district authorities sent the samples to a Phulnakhara-based laboratory which stated that the deaths occurred due to other reasons and started treatment on the farm.

As the chickens continued to perish, the authorities sent the samples of suspected avian flu to National Institute of High-Security Animal Diseases (NIHSAD), Bhopal, which confirmed the presence of an H5N1 virus on Monday. This prompted the district administration to take steps to eradicate the strain.
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Highly pathogenic avian influenza, India

Information received on 22/02/2017 from Mr Devendra Chaudhry, Secretary, Animal Husbandry, Dairying & Fisheries, Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, New Delhi, India

Summary Report type Follow-up report No. 2 Date of start of the event 19/12/2016 Date of confirmation of the event 25/12/2016 Report date 22/02/2017 Date submitted to OIE 22/02/2017 Reason for notification Reoccurrence of a listed disease Date of previous occurrence 02/2014 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 Related reports Immediate notification (27/12/2016) Follow-up report No. 1 (27/01/2017) Follow-up report No. 2 (22/02/2017)

New outbreaks (1)

Outbreak 1 State Poultry Breeding and Research Farm, Angul, Angul, Angul, ORISSA Date of start of the outbreak 30/01/2017 Outbreak status Continuing (or date resolved not provided) Epidemiological unit Farm Affected animals Species Susceptible Cases Deaths Destroyed Slaughtered Birds 3570 2091 2091 1479 0

Summary of outbreaks Total outbreaks: 1 Total animals affected Species Susceptible Cases Deaths Destroyed Slaughtered Birds 3570 2091 2091 1479 0 Outbreak statistics Species Apparent morbidity rate Apparent mortality rate Apparent case fatality rate Proportion susceptible animals lost* Birds 58.57% 58.57% 100.00% 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 Screening Disinfection / Disinfestation Quarantine Stamping out 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 Diseases, Bhopal (National laboratory) Birds real-time reverse transcriptase/polymerase chain reaction (RRT-PCR) 13/02/2017 Positive National Institute of High Security Animal Diseases, Bhopal (National laboratory) Birds reverse transcription - polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) 13/02/2017 Positive

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

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