Highly pathogenic avian influenza, India - WAHID Interface - OIE World Animal Health Information Database (5/28/09, edited)

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Highly pathogenic avian influenza, India - WAHID Interface - OIE World Animal Health Information Database (5/28/09, edited)

Highly pathogenic avian influenza, India

Information received on 28/05/2009 from Mr Natarajan Gokulram, Secretary to the Government of India, Department of Animal Husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries, Ministry of Agriculture, New Delhi, India

-- Summary
Report type Follow-up report No. 12
Start date 21/11/2008
Date of first confirmation of the event 27/11/2008
Report date 27/05/2009
Date submitted to OIE 28/05/2009
Reason for notification Reoccurrence of a listed disease
Date of previous occurrence 11/2008
Manifestation of disease Clinical disease
Causal agent Highly pathogenic avian influenza virus Serotype H5N1
Nature of diagnosis Laboratory (basic), Laboratory (advanced)
This event pertains to a defined zone within the country
Related reports
* Immediate notification (28/11/2008)
* Follow-up report No. 1 (11/12/2008)
* Follow-up report No. 2 (17/12/2008)
* Follow-up report No. 3 (19/12/2008)
* Follow-up report No. 4 (02/01/2009)
* Follow-up report No. 5 (13/01/2009)
* Follow-up report No. 6 (21/01/2009)
* Follow-up report No. 7 (02/02/2009)
* Follow-up report No. 8 (19/02/2009)
* Follow-up report No. 9 (04/03/2009)
* Follow-up report No. 10 (16/03/2009)
* Follow-up report No. 11 (30/03/2009)
* Follow-up report No. 12 (27/05/2009)

-- New outbreaks

- Outbreak 1 - Hemtabad, Kantor, Uttar Dinajpur, WEST BENGAL
Date of start of the outbreak 20/05/2009
Outbreak status: Continuing (or date resolved not provided)
Epidemiological unit Village
Affected animals: Species - Susceptible - Cases - Deaths - Destroyed - Slaughtered
- Birds - ... - 20 - 20 - ... - ...
Affected population rural backyard poultry

-- Summary of outbreaks
Total outbreaks: 1
Outbreak statistics: Species - Apparent morbidity rate - Apparent mortality rate - Apparent case fatality rate - Proportion susceptible animals lost*
- Birds - ** - ** - 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 outbreaks followed by compensation of 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 permitted in accordance with protocol followed in this regard.

-- 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 - 25/05/2009 - Positive
- Birds - reverse transcription - polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) - 25/05/2009 - Positive
Laboratory name and type National Institute of Virology, Pune (National laboratory)
Tests and results: Species - Test - Test date - Result
- Birds - real-time PCR - 25/05/2009 - Positive
- Birds - reverse transcription - polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) - 25/05/2009 - Positive

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