Highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1, Korea (Dem. People's Rep.) (OIE, May 22 2013): No New Poultry Outbreaks

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


Highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1, Korea (Dem. People's Rep.)


Information received on 22/05/2013 from Mr Ri Kyong Gun, Director of the Veterinary and, Ministry of Agriculture, Anti-Epizootic Department, PYONGYANG, Korea (Dem. People's Rep.)

• Summary
  • Report type Follow-up report No. 1
  • Date of start of the event 19/04/2013
  • Date of pre-confirmation of the event 02/05/2013
  • Report date 22/05/2013
  • Date submitted to OIE 22/05/2013
  • Reason for notification New strain of a listed disease
  • Manifestation of disease Clinical disease
  • Causal agent Highly pathogenic avian influenza virus
  • Serotype H5N1
  • Nature of diagnosis Clinical, Laboratory (advanced)
  • This event pertains to the whole country
  • Related reports
    • Immediate notification (13/05/2013)
    • Follow-up report No. 1 (22/05/2013)
• Outbreaks
  • There are no new outbreaks in this report
• Epidemiology
  • Source of the outbreak(s) or origin of infection
    • Unknown or inconclusive
• Epidemiological comments
  • All ducks in the infected cages were humanely culled.
  • Vaccination with an inactivated monovalent vaccine is on-going in all the 12 provinces (500,000 heads).
• Control measures
  • Measures applied
    • Control of wildlife reservoirs
    • Quarantine
    • Movement control inside the country
    • Screening
    • Zoning
    • Vaccination in response to the outbreak (s)
    • Disinfection of infected premises/establishment(s)
    • Modified stamping out
    • No treatment of affected animals
  • Measures to be applied
    • No other measures
• Diagnostic test results
  • Laboratory name and type ? Species ? Test - Test date ? Result
    • Central Veterinary Station (National laboratory) ? Birds - enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) - 05/05/2013 ? Positive
    • Veterinary Research Institute of the Academy of Agricultural Sciences (National laboratory) ? Birds - reverse transcription - polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) - 07/05/2013 ? Positive
• Future Reporting
  • The event is continuing. Weekly follow-up reports will be submitted.

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