Highly pathogenic avian influenza, China (People's Rep. of) (WAHID Interface - OIE World Animal Health Information Database, July 5 2010, edited)

[Giuseppe]

Highly pathogenic avian influenza, China (People's Rep. of) (WAHID Interface - OIE World Animal Health Information Database, July 5 2010, edited)

[Source: OIE, <cite cite="http://www.oie.int/wahis/public.php?page=single_report&pop=1&reportid=9470">WAHID Interface - OIE World Animal Health Information Database</cite>. July 5 2010, edited.]

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

Information received on 02/07/2010 from Dr Zhang Zhongqui, Deputy Director General , China Animal Disease Control Centre, Veterinary Bureau, Beijing, China (People's Rep. of)

• Summary
  • Report type Immediate notification (Final report)
  • Start date 09/05/2010
  • Date of first confirmation of the event 03/06/2010
  • Report date 02/07/2010
  • Date submitted to OIE 02/07/2010
  • Date event resolved 25/05/2010
  • Reason for notification Reoccurrence of a listed disease
  • Date of previous occurrence 05/2009
  • Manifestation of disease Clinical disease
  • Causal agent Highly pathogenic avian influenza virus
  • Serotype H5N1
  • Nature of diagnosis Laboratory (advanced)
  • This event pertains to a defined zone within the country

• New outbreaks
  • Outbreak 1 - Shuanghu district, Naqu, TIBET
    • Date of start of the outbreak 09/05/2010
    • Outbreak status Resolved (25/05/2010)
    • Epidemiological unit Not applicable
    • Affected animals: Species - Susceptible - Cases - Deaths - Destroyed - Slaughtered
      • Wild species - ... - 170 - 170 - 0 - 0
      • Affected Population: 141 brown-headed gulls (Larus brunnicephalus), 27 bar-headed geese (Anser indicus), one red-billed chough (Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax) and one Eurasian wigeon (Anas penelope).

• Summary of outbreaks
  • Total outbreaks: 1
  • Outbreak statistics: Species - Apparent morbidity rate - Apparent mortality rate - Apparent case fatality rate - Proportion susceptible animals lost*
    • Wild species - ** - ** - 100.00% - **
    • * Removed from the susceptible population through death, destruction and/or slaughter
    • ** Not calculated because of missing information

• Epidemiology
  • Source of the outbreak(s) or origin of infection
    • Unknown or inconclusive

• Epidemiological comments
  • Note by the OIE Animal Health Information Department:
    • The report was created on 7 June 2010 but the complete information was provided to the OIE on 2 July 2010.

• Control measures
  • Measures applied
    • Screening
    • No vaccination
    • No treatment of affected animals
  • Measures to be applied
    • No other measures

• Diagnostic test results
  • Laboratory name and type National Avian Influenza Reference Laboratory (National laboratory)
    • Tests and results: Species - Test - Test date - Result
      • Wild species - gene sequencing - 03/06/2010 - Positive
      • Wild species - polymerase chain reaction (PCR) - 03/06/2010 - Positive
      • Wild species - virus isolation - 03/06/2010 - Positive

• Future Reporting
  • The event is resolved. No more reports will be submitted.

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[Giuseppe]

Re: Highly pathogenic avian influenza, China (People's Rep. of) (WAHID Interface - OIE World Animal Health Information Database, July 5 2010, edited)

From the above report:

• Epidemiological comments
  • Note by the OIE Animal Health Information Department:
    • The report was created on 7 June 2010 but the complete information was provided to the OIE on 2 July 2010.

(!)(IOH).