India - Media report - Odisha: Bird Flu Confirmed In Cuttack; 400 Birds Culled, 6000 Eggs Destroyed - HP H5N1 confirmed by OIE

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Cuttack: More than 400 birds were culled and 6,000 eggs destroyed at the Livestock Breeding and Dairy Farm in Cuttack city by a veterinary team after the Animal Resources Development (ARD) confirmed a bird flu outbreak.
Talking to mediapersons on Sunday, a senior ARD official said that following regular reports, for about a week, of ducks and hen dying at a farm, the Animal Disease Research Institute (ADRI) at Phulnakhara, on the outskirts of the city, sent stool and blood samples of the dead birds to the National Institute of High Security Animal Diseases in Bhopal for tests.
After the institute confirmed presence of H1N1 virus (What strain?), an ARD team led by the chief district veterinary officer (CDVO) went to the farm at Khapuria in Khan Nagar area of the city on Friday night and culled over 400 birds and destroyed about 6,000 eggs.

https://www.odishabytes.com/bird-flu...ggs-destroyed/

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Bird flu detected in Cuttack

Updated Apr 1, 2019

CUTTACK: A team of veterinary doctors and experts culled more than 600 ducks and 66 chickens on Sunday following confirmation of bird flu (H5N1) in the city.
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http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/68661313.cms?utm_source=contentofinterest&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=cppst

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Bird flu in Cuttack; chicken culling begins

Monday, 01 April 2019 | PNS | CUTTACK
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The breeding centre witnessed deaths of at least 10 to 15 birds everyday over the past ten days, following which samples were sent to several laboratories within the State and outside. Reports from a laboratory in Bhopal indicated that the samples tested positive to the strain of H5N1 virus which spreads from bird to bird.

Sources said veterinary teams have culled over 400 ducks within the breeding centre by Sunday evening. Huge quantities of chickens and eggs from nearby vending zones have also been destroyed.
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https://www.dailypioneer.com/2019/state-editions/bird-flu-in-cuttack--chicken-culling-begins.html

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Highly pathogenic avian influenza, India

Information received on 04/04/2019 from Mr Tarun Shridhar, Secretary, Department of Animal Husbandry, Dairying & Fisheries, Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, New Delhi, India

Summary Report type Follow-up report No. 3 Date of start of the event 07/12/2018 Date of confirmation of the event 12/12/2018 Report date 04/04/2019 Date submitted to OIE 04/04/2019 Reason for notification Recurrence of a listed disease Date of previous occurrence 05/06/2018 Manifestation of disease Clinical disease Causal agent Highly pathogenic avian influenza virus Serotype H5N1 Nature of diagnosis Laboratory (advanced) This event pertains to the whole country Related reports Immediate notification (15/12/2018) Follow-up report No. 1 (28/12/2018) Follow-up report No. 2 (04/01/2019) Follow-up report No. 3 (04/04/2019)

New outbreaks (1)

Outbreak 1 Govt. Duck Breeding Farm, Khapuria, Cuttack, Orissa Date of start of the outbreak 23/03/2019 Outbreak status Continuing (or date resolved not provided) Epidemiological unit Farm Affected animals Species Susceptible Cases Deaths Killed and disposed of Slaughtered Birds 924 235 235 689 0

Summary of outbreaks Total outbreaks: 1 Total animals affected Species Susceptible Cases Deaths Killed and disposed of Slaughtered Birds 924 235 235 689 0 Outbreak statistics Species Apparent morbidity rate Apparent mortality rate Apparent case fatality rate Proportion susceptible animals lost* Birds 25.43% 25.43% 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 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 National Institute of High Security Animal Diseases, Bhopal (OIE Reference Laboratory) Birds real-time reverse transcriptase/polymerase chain reaction (RRT-PCR) 28/03/2019 Positive

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

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http://www.oie.int/wahis_2/public/wahid.php/Reviewreport/Review?page_refer=MapFullEventReport&reportid=30053