Highly pathogenic avian influenza, India (OIE, January 13 2012): 1st Report of H5N1 in Meghalaya

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


Highly pathogenic avian influenza, India


Information received on 13/01/2012 from Mr Rudhra Gangadharan, Secretary to the Government of India, Department of Animal Husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries , Ministry of Agriculture, Food & Consumer Affairs , New Delhi, India

• Summary
  • Report type Follow-up report No. 1
  • Start date 03/01/2012
  • Date of first confirmation of the event 10/01/2012
  • Report date 13/01/2012
  • Date submitted to OIE 13/01/2012
  • Reason for notification First occurrence of a listed disease
  • Manifestation of disease Clinical disease
  • Causal agent Highly pathogenic avian influenza virus
  • Serotype H5N1
  • Nature of diagnosis Clinical, Laboratory (basic), Laboratory (advanced)
  • This event pertains to a defined zone within the country
• New outbreaks
  • Summary of outbreaks
    • Total outbreaks: 1
      • Location(s): MEGHALAYA (William Nagar, William Nagar, East Garo Hills)
        • Total animals affected: Species - Susceptible - Cases - Deaths - Destroyed - Slaughtered
          • Birds ? 20194 - 2732 - 2732 ? ? ? ?
        • Outbreak statistics: Species - Apparent morbidity rate - Apparent mortality rate - Apparent case fatality rate - Proportion susceptible animals lost*
          • Birds - 13.53% - 13.53% - 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
  • Epidemiological investigation is ongoing.
  • Stamping out of all domestic poultry is being applied in an approximately 3-km radius zone around the outbreak followed by compensation to the owners.
  • An intensive surveillance campaign has been launched in a 10-km radius zone including:
    • closure of poultry markets and prohibition on sale and transportation of poultry products in the infected zone.
    • disinfection of premises after culling and sealing of premises where appropriate.
  • Restocking will be applied in accordance with a specified protocol.
• Control measures
  • Measures applied
    • Stamping out
    • Quarantine
    • Movement control inside the country
    • Screening
    • No vaccination
    • No treatment of affected animals
  • Measures to be applied
    • Disinfection of infected premises/establishment(s)
    • Dipping / Spraying
• Diagnostic test results
  • Laboratory name and type: High Security Animal Disease Laboratory, Bhopal (National laboratory)
    • Tests and results: Species - Test - Test date - Result
      • Birds - real-time PCR - 11/01/2012 - Positive
      • Birds - reverse transcription - polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) - 11/01/2012 - Positive
      • Birds - virus isolation - 11/01/2012 - Positive
• Future Reporting
  • The event is continuing. Weekly follow-up reports will be submitted.

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