China confirms bird flu outbreak at poultry farms in Anhui province - H5N6

[Gert van der Hoek]

China confirms bird flu outbreak at poultry farms in central province


oct 17, 2017

Flocks are particularly vulnerable to avian flu during the drier winter months, following which outbreaks usually die down.

The outbreak in Hexian, a city of about 500,000 people in the province of Anhui, was caused by the H5N6 strain of virus, and has been brought under control, the ministry said on its website.

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The local government culled 30,196 fowl after the outbreak, which infected 28,650 broiler chickens and killed 15,066 of the birds, it added.

The last bird flu outbreak, also of the H5N6 strain of the virus, killed 9,752 birds on quail farms in the southwestern province of Guizhou, the ministry said in August.

 

[sharon sanders]

government report:
[h=1]A case of H5N6 subtype of highly pathogenic avian influenza in poultry in Ma'anshan City, Anhui Province[/h]

Issued by: Ministry of Agriculture News Office Date: 2017-10-17 16:42 Keywords: avian flu; epidemic; Anhui​

[FONT=&#23435] 　　Ministry of Agriculture News Office on October 17 release, Ma On Shan City, Anhui Province and the occurrence of a poultry H5N6 subtype of highly pathogenic avian influenza epidemic.
　　October 11, Ma On Shan City, Anhui Province and some farmers raised broiler chickens suspected bird flu symptoms, the incidence of 28650 only 15066 died. October 13, Anhui Province, animal disease prevention and control center for the diagnosis of suspected avian influenza epidemic. October 17, confirmed by the National Avian Influenza Reference Laboratory, the outbreak of H5N6 subtype of highly pathogenic avian influenza outbreak.
　　After the epidemic, the local according to the relevant plans and control technical requirements, adhere to the law prevention and control, scientific prevention and control, and effectively do the epidemic disposal work, has been culling and harmless treatment of 30,196 poultry. At present, the epidemic has been effectively controlled.

http://www.moa.gov.cn/zwllm/yjgl/yqfb/201710/t20171017_5842703.htm

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[TD="width: *, align: left"] Highly pathogenic avian influenza,
China (People's Rep. of)
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[TD="class: topbigtabletitle27"]Information received on 23/10/2017 from Dr Zhang Zhongqui, Director General , China Animal Disease Control Centre, Veterinary Bureau, Ministry of Agriculture, Beijing, China (People's Rep. of)[/TD]
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[TD] Summary
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[TD="class: filtrer_th, width: 10%"]Report type[/TD]
[TD="width: 30%"]Follow-up report No. 1 (Final report)[/TD]
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[TD="class: filtrer_th, width: 10%"]Date of start of the event[/TD]
[TD="width: 30%"]10/08/2017[/TD]
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[TD="class: filtrer_th, width: 10%"]Date of confirmation of the event[/TD]
[TD="width: 30%"]18/08/2017[/TD]
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[TD="class: filtrer_th, width: 10%"]Report date[/TD]
[TD="width: 30%"]23/10/2017[/TD]
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[TD="class: filtrer_th, width: 10%"]Date submitted to OIE[/TD]
[TD="width: 30%"]23/10/2017[/TD]
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[TD="class: filtrer_th, width: 10%"]Date event resolved[/TD]
[TD="width: 30%"]23/10/2017[/TD]
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[TD="class: filtrer_th, width: 10%"]Reason for notification[/TD]
[TD="width: 30%"]Recurrence of a listed disease[/TD]
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[TD="class: filtrer_th, width: 10%"]Date of previous occurrence[/TD]
[TD="width: 30%"]30/08/2016[/TD]
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[TD="class: filtrer_th, width: 10%"]Manifestation of disease[/TD]
[TD="width: 30%"]Clinical disease[/TD]
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[TD="class: filtrer_th, width: 10%"]Causal agent[/TD]
[TD="width: 30%"]Highly pathogenic avian influenza virus[/TD]
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[TD="class: filtrer_th, width: 10%"]Serotype[/TD]
[TD="width: 30%"]H5N6[/TD]
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[TD="class: filtrer_th, width: 10%"]Nature of diagnosis[/TD]
[TD="width: 30%"]Clinical, Laboratory (basic), Laboratory (advanced)[/TD]
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[TD="class: filtrer_th, width: 10%"]This event pertains to[/TD]
[TD="width: 30%"]a defined zone within the country[/TD]
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[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_left, width: 10%"]Related reports[/TD]
[TD="width: 30%"]Immediate notification (28/08/2017)
Follow-up report No. 1 (23/10/2017) [/TD]
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[TD] New outbreaks (1)
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[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_left, align: left"]Outbreak 1[/TD]
[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_left"]MaAnshan, Hexian, ANHUI[/TD]
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[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_left"]Date of start of the outbreak[/TD]
[TD]11/10/2017[/TD]
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[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_left"]Outbreak status[/TD]
[TD]Resolved (17/10/2017)[/TD]
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[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_left"]Epidemiological unit[/TD]
[TD]Village[/TD]
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[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_left"]Affected animals[/TD]
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[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_center last"]Species[/TD]
[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_center last"]Susceptible[/TD]
[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_center last"]Cases[/TD]
[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_center last"]Deaths[/TD]
[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_center last"]Killed and disposed of[/TD]
[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_center last"]Slaughtered[/TD]
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[TD]Birds[/TD]
[TD="class: ta_right"]45262[/TD]
[TD="class: ta_right"]28650[/TD]
[TD="class: ta_right"]15066[/TD]
[TD="class: ta_right"]30196[/TD]
[TD="class: ta_right"]0[/TD]
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[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_left"]Affected population[/TD]
[TD]Local broilers found infected in a village.[/TD]
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[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_left, align: left"]Summary of outbreaks[/TD]
[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_left"]Total outbreaks: 1[/TD]
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[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_left"]Total animals affected[/TD]
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[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_center last"]Species[/TD]
[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_center last"]Susceptible[/TD]
[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_center last"]Cases[/TD]
[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_center last"]Deaths[/TD]
[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_center last"]Killed and disposed of[/TD]
[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_center last"]Slaughtered[/TD]
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[TD]Birds[/TD]
[TD="class: ta_right"]45262[/TD]
[TD="class: ta_right"]28650[/TD]
[TD="class: ta_right"]15066[/TD]
[TD="class: ta_right"]30196[/TD]
[TD="class: ta_right"]0[/TD]
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[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_left"]Outbreak statistics[/TD]
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[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_center last"]Species[/TD]
[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_center last"]Apparent morbidity rate[/TD]
[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_center last"]Apparent mortality rate[/TD]
[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_center last"]Apparent case fatality rate[/TD]
[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_center last"]Proportion susceptible animals lost*[/TD]
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[TD]Birds[/TD]
[TD="class: ta_right"]63.30%[/TD]
[TD="class: ta_right"]33.29%[/TD]
[TD="class: ta_right"]52.59%[/TD]
[TD="class: ta_right"]100.00%[/TD]
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[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_left, colspan: 2"]*Removed from the susceptible population through death, destruction and/or slaughter[/TD]
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[TD] Epidemiology
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[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_left"]Source of the outbreak(s) or origin of infection[/TD]
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• Unknown or inconclusive

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[TD] Control measures
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[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_left"]Measures applied[/TD]
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• Movement control inside the country
• Screening
• Quarantine
• Official destruction of animal products
• Stamping out
• Disinfection
• Vaccination permitted (if a vaccine exists)
• No treatment of affected animals

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[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_left"]Measures to be applied[/TD]
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• No other measures

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[TD] Diagnostic test results
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[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_left"]Laboratory name and type[/TD]
[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_left"]Species[/TD]
[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_left"]Test[/TD]
[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_left"]Test date[/TD]
[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_left last"]Result[/TD]
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[TD="class: filtrer"]Harbin National Avian influenza Reference Laboratory (OIE Reference Laboratory)[/TD]
[TD="class: filtrer"]Birds[/TD]
[TD="class: filtrer"]reverse transcription - polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR)[/TD]
[TD="class: filtrer"]17/10/2017[/TD]
[TD="class: filtrer cb-centree last"]Positive[/TD]
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[TD] Future Reporting
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[TD="class: filtrer"]The event is resolved. No more reports will be submitted.[/TD]
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http://www.oie.int/wahis_2/public/w...?page_refer=MapFullEventReport&reportid=25045