China - H5N1 in poultry farm leads to the culling of 323,292 chickens - Long Village Anshun City, Guizhou province

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Anshun, Guizhou, Ningxia Wuzhong bird flu occurred respectively, peste des petits ruminants outbreak [2014-02-18]

2014-02-18 15:17:22 Source: Xinhua 　There are 0 people involvedShare
Xinhua Beijing February 18 (Reporter in quiet), according to the Information Office of the Ministry of Agriculture 18 news, recently, Anshun City, Guizhou Province Xixiu occurred in poultry of highly pathogenic avian influenza, Wuzhong City, Salt Lake County occurred in small PPR outbreak.

It is understood, February 13, chickens preserved fish Long Village Anshun City, Guizhou Province Liu Xixiu township officials appeared a layer farms suspected bird flu symptoms, the incidence of chicken 3629, died 976. On the 15th, Guizhou animal disease prevention and control center for the diagnosis of suspected bird flu. 18, 2009, by the National Avian Influenza Reference Laboratory confirmed that the outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza subtype H5N1.


February 13, some farmers Wuzhong City, Salt Lake County, the town of Sham Tseng Village Flower Machi suspected breeding sheep appear peste des petits ruminants symptom onset sheep 116, died 32. 15, Ningxia animal disease prevention and control center for the diagnosis of peste des petits ruminants suspected outbreaks. 18, 2009, by the National Research Center for exotic animal disease diagnosis, the outbreaks of peste des petits ruminants outbreak.

After the outbreak, the local emergency response plan and control in accordance with the technical specifications, adhere to the prevention and control law, scientific prevention and control, dispose of the epidemic really good job, tight blockade affected areas, strengthening and monitoring of disinfection and source investigation. Guizhou has been carried out on 323,292 poultry culling and safe disposal, Ningxia has been on the 578, and with the onset of the sheep flock were culled and safe disposal. Currently, the two outbreaks have been effectively controlled.

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China - Farm outbreak of bird flu H5N1: 8,500 chickens died, Guizhou province - January 3

China - Guizhou - Guiyang close investigation found no highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1 and no abnormal mortality in poultry - January 16

 

[Shiloh]

Re: China - H5N1 in poultry farm leads to the culling of 323,292 chickens - Long Village Anshun City, Guizhou province

Source: http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/article_xinhua.aspx?id=201295

China confirms H5N1, goat plague cases
Feb 18,2014

BEIJING, Feb. 18 (Xinhua) -- The Ministry of Agriculture (MOA) on Tuesday confirmed outbreaks of H5N1 bird flu in poultry in southwest China's Guizhou Province and goat plague in northwestern Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region.

On Feb. 13, a farm in a village of Xixiu District in Anshun City of Guizhou reported 3,629 chickens had showed symptoms of suspected avian flu and that 976 of them had died.

The National Avian Influenza Reference Laboratory confirmed the epidemic was H5N1 after testing collected samples, according to the MOA...

 

[Giuseppe]

Re: China - H5N1 in poultry farm leads to the culling of 323,292 chickens - Long Village Anshun City, Guizhou province

[Source: OIE, full page: (LINK). Edited.]


Highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1, China (People's Rep. of)


Information received on 18/02/2014 from Dr Zhang Zhongqui, Director General , China Animal Disease Control Centre, Veterinary Bureau, Ministry of Agriculture, Beijing, China (People's Rep. of)

• Summary
  • Report type Follow-up report No. 2
  • Date of start of the event 27/12/2013
  • Date of pre-confirmation of the event 02/01/2014
  • Report date 18/02/2014
  • Date submitted to OIE 18/02/2014
  • Reason for notification Reoccurrence of a listed disease
  • Date of previous occurrence 18/06/2013
  • Manifestation of disease Clinical disease
  • Causal agent Highly pathogenic avian influenza virus
  • Serotype H5N1
  • Nature of diagnosis Suspicion, Clinical, Laboratory (basic), Laboratory (advanced)
  • This event pertains to a defined zone within the country
  • Related reports
    • Immediate notification (02/01/2014)
    • Follow-up report No. 1 (13/01/2014)
    • Follow-up report No. 2 (18/02/2014)
• New outbreaks (1)
  • Outbreak 1 - Zhailong village, Anshun , GUIZHOU
    • Date of start of the outbreak 13/02/2014
    • Outbreak status Continuing (or date resolved not provided)
    • Epidemiological unit Farm
    • Affected animals: Species ? Susceptible ? Cases ? Deaths ? Destroyed ? Slaughtered
      • Birds - 324268 ? 3629 ? 976 ? 323292 ? 0
• Summary of outbreaks
  • Total outbreaks: 1
    • Total animals affected: Species ? Susceptible ? Cases ? Deaths ? Destroyed ? Slaughtered
      • Birds ? 324268 ? 3629 ? 976 - 323292 ? 0
    • Outbreak statistics: Species - Apparent morbidity rate - Apparent mortality rate - Apparent case fatality rate - Proportion susceptible animals lost*
      • Birds - 1.12% - 0.30% - 26.89% - 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
    • Stamping out
    • Quarantine
    • Movement control inside the country
    • Screening
    • Zoning
    • Disinfection of infected premises/establishment(s)
    • Dipping / Spraying
    • No vaccination
    • No treatment of affected animals
  • Measures to be applied
    • No other measures
• Diagnostic test results
  • Laboratory name and type ? Species ? Test - Test date ? Result
    • arbin veterinary research institute, Chinese academy of agricultural sciences (OIE?s Reference Laboratory) ? Birds - reverse transcription - polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) - 18/02/2014 ? Positive
    • Harbin veterinary research institute, Chinese academy of agricultural sciences (OIE?s Reference Laboratory) - Birds - haemagglutination inhibition test (HIT) - 18/02/2014 ? Positive
    • Harbin veterinary research institute, Chinese academy of agricultural sciences (OIE?s Reference Laboratory) - Birds - virus isolation - 18/02/2014 ? Positive
• Future Reporting
  • The event is continuing. Weekly follow-up reports will be submitted.

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