Vietnam - HP H5N1 Bird flu outbreaks in poultry reported in Tra Vinh, Binh Duong

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Bird flu outbreaks reported in southern Vietnam
2020-02-17 16:42:28Xinhua Editor : Gu Liping ECNS

The A/H5N1 bird flu outbreak has been detected in Vietnam's southern Tra Vinh province, Vietnam News Agency reported on Monday.

The provincial Department of Livestock and Animal Health confirmed that poultry of two households in the province's Cau Ke district were tested positive for A/H5N1, with some 1,000 culled.

The department then instructed local households to disinfect twice a day in a week in an attempt to prevent the spread of the outbreak...

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55,000 poultry culled as avian flu advances across Vietnam
By Vo Hai February 17, 2020 | 04:34 pm GMT+7

Hanoi and four provinces in Vietnam now observe avian flu outbreaks as of Sunday, forcing over 55,000 poultry to be culled.

The three latest outbreaks were detected in the northern central Thanh Hoa Province and the southern Tra Vinh Province, said Nguyen Van Long, deputy head of the Animal Health Department under the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development. Around 2,670 poultry have either died or been culled across these areas as a result, Long said...

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Highly pathogenic avian influenza, Vietnam

Information received on 17/02/2020 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 Immediate notification Date of start of the event 11/02/2020 Date of confirmation of the event 14/02/2020 Report date 17/02/2020 Date submitted to OIE 17/02/2020 Reason for notification Recurrence of a listed disease Date of previous occurrence 04/06/2019 Manifestation of disease Clinical disease Causal agent Highly pathogenic avian influenza virus Serotype H5N1 Nature of diagnosis Clinical, Laboratory (advanced) This event pertains to a defined zone within the country

New outbreaks (2)

Outbreak 1 Chau Dien, Chau Dien, Cau Ke, Tra Vinh Date of start of the outbreak 11/02/2020 Outbreak status Continuing (or date resolved not provided) Epidemiological unit Village Affected animals Species Susceptible Cases Deaths Killed and disposed of Slaughtered Birds 204 190 14 190 0

Outbreak 2 Hoa An, Hoa An, Cau Ke, Tra Vinh Date of start of the outbreak 11/02/2020 Outbreak status Continuing (or date resolved not provided) Epidemiological unit Village Affected animals Species Susceptible Cases Deaths Killed and disposed of Slaughtered Birds 1500 500 400 1100 0

Summary of outbreaks Total outbreaks: 2 Total animals affected Species Susceptible Cases Deaths Killed and disposed of Slaughtered Birds 1704 690 414 1290 0 Outbreak statistics Species Apparent morbidity rate Apparent mortality rate Apparent case fatality rate Proportion susceptible animals lost* Birds 40.49% 24.30% 60.00% 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 Surveillance outside containment and/or protection zone Surveillance within containment and/or protection zone Stamping out Disinfection Vaccination permitted (if a vaccine exists) 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 7 (RAHO7) (Regional Laboratory) Birds real-time reverse transcriptase/polymerase chain reaction (RRT-PCR) 14/02/2020 Positive

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

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Highly pathogenic avian influenza, Vietnam

Information received on 25/02/2020 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. 1 Date of start of the event 11/02/2020 Date of confirmation of the event 14/02/2020 Report date 25/02/2020 Date submitted to OIE 25/02/2020 Reason for notification Recurrence of a listed disease Date of previous occurrence 04/06/2019 Manifestation of disease Clinical disease Causal agent Highly pathogenic avian influenza virus Serotype H5N1 Nature of diagnosis Clinical, Laboratory (advanced) This event pertains to a defined zone within the country Related reports Immediate notification (17/02/2020) Follow-up report No. 1 (25/02/2020)

New outbreaks (3)

Outbreak 1 Thanh Tuyen, Thanh Tuyen, Dau Tieng, Binh Duong Date of start of the outbreak 14/02/2020 Outbreak status Continuing (or date resolved not provided) Epidemiological unit Village Affected animals Species Susceptible Cases Deaths Killed and disposed of Slaughtered Birds 10400 6700 6700 3700 0

Outbreak 2 Ham Giang, Ham Giang, Tra Cu, Tra Vinh Date of start of the outbreak 16/02/2020 Outbreak status Continuing (or date resolved not provided) Epidemiological unit Village Affected animals Species Susceptible Cases Deaths Killed and disposed of Slaughtered Birds 3000 500 200 2800 0

Outbreak 3 Hiep Hoa, Hiep Hoa, Cau Ngang, Tra Vinh Date of start of the outbreak 19/02/2020 Outbreak status Continuing (or date resolved not provided) Epidemiological unit Village Affected animals Species Susceptible Cases Deaths Killed and disposed of Slaughtered Birds 300 100 100 200 0

Summary of outbreaks Total outbreaks: 3 Total animals affected Species Susceptible Cases Deaths Killed and disposed of Slaughtered Birds 13700 7300 7000 6700 0 Outbreak statistics Species Apparent morbidity rate Apparent mortality rate Apparent case fatality rate Proportion susceptible animals lost* Birds 53.28% 51.09% 95.89% 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 Surveillance outside containment and/or protection zone Surveillance within containment and/or protection zone Stamping out Disinfection Vaccination permitted (if a vaccine exists) 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 7 (RAHO7) (Regional Laboratory) Birds real-time reverse transcriptase/polymerase chain reaction (RRT-PCR) 14/02/2020 Positive

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

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