China - H5N6 HP avian flu outbreak on poultry farm in Xichong County, Nanchong City, Sichuan Province - February 10, 2020

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[h=2]H5N6 Subtype Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza in Poultry in Xichong County, Sichuan Province[/h] 02-10 01:02An outbreak of H5N6 subtype highly pathogenic avian influenza in poultry in Xichong County, Sichuan ProvinceChina News Service, February 10th.
According to the website of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, the Information Office of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs released on February 9 that a poultry H5N6 subtype highly pathogenic avian influenza epidemic occurred in Xichong County, Nanchong City, Sichuan Province...2497 poultry were kept on the farm and 1840 died..:tiphat:http://m.sohu.com/a/371771233_123753?spm=smwp.home.fd-important.17.1581294993445MUNTZC5

 

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[TD]Information received on 11/02/2020 from Dr Huang Baoxu, Secretary of the Party Leadership Group, Animal Health and Epidemiology Centre, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Qingdao, China (People's Rep. of)[/TD]
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[TD]Summary

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[TD="width: 30%"]Immediate notification[/TD]

[TD="width: 10%"]Date of start of the event[/TD]
[TD="width: 30%"]02/02/2020[/TD]

[TD="width: 10%"]Date of confirmation of the event[/TD]
[TD="width: 30%"]09/02/2020[/TD]

[TD="width: 10%"]Report date[/TD]
[TD="width: 30%"]11/02/2020[/TD]

[TD="width: 10%"]Date submitted to OIE[/TD]
[TD="width: 30%"]11/02/2020[/TD]

[TD="width: 10%"]Reason for notification[/TD]
[TD="width: 30%"]Recurrence of a listed disease[/TD]

[TD="width: 10%"]Date of previous occurrence[/TD]
[TD="width: 30%"]13/03/2017[/TD]

[TD="width: 10%"]Manifestation of disease[/TD]
[TD="width: 30%"]Clinical disease[/TD]

[TD="width: 10%"]Causal agent[/TD]
[TD="width: 30%"]Highly pathogenic avian influenza virus[/TD]

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[TD="width: 30%"]H5N6[/TD]

[TD="width: 10%"]Nature of diagnosis[/TD]
[TD="width: 30%"]Clinical, Laboratory (basic), Laboratory (advanced), Necropsy[/TD]

[TD="width: 10%"]This event pertains to[/TD]
[TD="width: 30%"]a defined zone within the country[/TD]

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[TD]New outbreaks (1)

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Qingzaigong Village,Fengming Township, Xichong, Nanchong, Sichuan
Date of start of the outbreak	02/02/2020
Outbreak status	Continuing (or date resolved not provided)
Epidemiological unit	Farm
Affected animals	Species Susceptible Cases Deaths Killed and disposed of Slaughtered Birds 2497 1840 1840 657 0

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Total outbreaks: 1
Total animals affected	Species Susceptible Cases Deaths Killed and disposed of Slaughtered Birds 2497 1840 1840 657 0
Outbreak statistics	Species Apparent morbidity rate Apparent mortality rate Apparent case fatality rate Proportion susceptible animals lost* Birds 73.69% 73.69% 100.00% 100.00%

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[TD="colspan: 2"]*Removed from the susceptible population through death, destruction and/or slaughter[/TD]

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[TD]Epidemiology

Source of the outbreak(s) or origin of infection	Introduction of new live animals
Epidemiological comments	A total of 2,261 animals were killed: 657 birds at the outbreak site and 1,604 in the outbreak area.

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[TD]Control measures

Measures applied	Movement control inside the country Surveillance outside containment and/or protection zone Screening Quarantine Official destruction of animal products Official disposal of carcasses, by-products and waste Stamping out Zoning Disinfection Vaccination permitted (if a vaccine exists) No treatment of affected animals
Measures to be applied	No other measures

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[TD]Diagnostic test results

Laboratory name and type	Species	Test	Test date	Result
Harbin National Reference Laboratory for Avian Influenza (OIE Reference Laboratory)	Birds	real-time reverse transcriptase/polymerase chain reaction (RRT-PCR)	09/02/2020	Positive
Harbin National Reference Laboratory for Avian Influenza (OIE Reference Laboratory)	Birds	virus isolation	09/02/2020	Positive

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[TD]Future Reporting

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

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