Vietnam - Daklak: Destroy thousands of ducks infected with avian influenza AH5N6 - October 17, 2018

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Daklak: Destroy thousands of ducks infected with avian influenza AH5N6

Wednesday, 17/10/2018 | 17:06
Authorities identified about 2,500 ducks of a household in Krong Bong affected by influenza AH5N6 should have destroyed.

On the afternoon of October 17th, Mr. Tran Cao Khai, Deputy Director of Dak Lak Department of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Affairs said that the unit has cooperated with Krong Bong DPC to destroy 2,500 ducks of a household in this district. influenza A H5N6. According to preliminary information, the number of poultry infected with influenza AH5N6 is from Le Thi Sau's family (staying in village 2, Hoa Le commune, Krong Bong district). According to Ms. Sau, her family has 3,000 ducks. "A few days ago my ducks started to get sick, stopped eating and died with 50-100 children. Seeing ducks sick, my family bought medicines for treatment but they did not go away and slowly died, "she said.

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Highly pathogenic avian influenza, Vietnam

Information received on 18/10/2018 from Dr Dong Pham Van, Director General, Chief Veterinary Officer, Department of Animal Health, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Hanoď, Vietnam

Summary Report type Follow-up report No. 2 Date of start of the event 28/07/2018 Date of confirmation of the event 30/07/2018 Report date 18/10/2018 Date submitted to OIE 18/10/2018 Reason for notification Recurrence of a listed disease Date of previous occurrence 19/03/2018 Manifestation of disease Clinical disease Causal agent Highly pathogenic avian influenza virus Serotype H5N6 Nature of diagnosis Clinical, Laboratory (advanced) This event pertains to the whole country Related reports Immediate notification (03/08/2018) Follow-up report No. 1 (21/09/2018) Follow-up report No. 2 (18/10/2018)

New outbreaks (1)

Outbreak 1 Village 2, Hoa Le, Krong Bong, Dak Lak Date of start of the outbreak 07/10/2018 Outbreak status Continuing (or date resolved not provided) Epidemiological unit Village Affected animals Species Susceptible Cases Deaths Killed and disposed of Slaughtered Birds 2500 100 100 2400 0

Summary of outbreaks Total outbreaks: 1 Total animals affected Species Susceptible Cases Deaths Killed and disposed of Slaughtered Birds 2500 100 100 2400 0 Outbreak statistics Species Apparent morbidity rate Apparent mortality rate Apparent case fatality rate Proportion susceptible animals lost* Birds 4.00% 4.00% 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 Vaccination in response to the outbreak (s) Surveillance outside containment and/or protection zone Stamping out Disinfection No treatment of affected animals Measures to be applied No other measures

Diagnostic test results Laboratory name and type Species Test Test date Result Regional Animal Health Office 2 (Regional Laboratory) Birds real-time reverse transcriptase/polymerase chain reaction (RRT-PCR) 16/10/2018 Positive

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

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