India - 3 new outbreaks of highly pathogenic influenza H5N1 in house crows, Madhya Pradesh (OIE, June 2, 2020)

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[TD="align: left"]Highly pathogenic influenza A viruses (infection with) (non-poultry including wild birds),
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[TD]Information received on 02/06/2020 from Dr Atul Chaturvedi, Secretary, Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying, Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying, New Delhi, India[/TD]
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[TD]Summary

[TD="width: 10%"]Report type[/TD]
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[TD="width: 10%"]Date of start of the event[/TD]
[TD="width: 30%"]20/03/2020[/TD]

[TD="width: 10%"]Date of confirmation of the event[/TD]
[TD="width: 30%"]23/03/2020[/TD]

[TD="width: 10%"]Report date[/TD]
[TD="width: 30%"]02/06/2020[/TD]

[TD="width: 10%"]Date submitted to OIE[/TD]
[TD="width: 30%"]02/06/2020[/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%"]08/02/2020[/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 influenza A virus[/TD]

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[TD="width: 30%"]H5N1[/TD]

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

[TD="width: 10%"]This event pertains to[/TD]
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[TD]New outbreaks (3)[/TD]
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Collectorate Bungalow & BTI School, Bhind, Bhind, Madhya Pradesh
Date of start of the outbreak	20/03/2020
Outbreak status	Continuing (or date resolved not provided)
Epidemiological unit	Not applicable
Affected animals	Species Susceptible Cases Deaths Killed and disposed of Slaughtered House Crow:Corvus splendens(Corvidae) 104 104 0 0

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Near Ambha Block Porsa Nagar Palika, Porsa, Morena, Madhya Pradesh
Date of start of the outbreak	22/03/2020
Outbreak status	Continuing (or date resolved not provided)
Epidemiological unit	Not applicable
Affected animals	Species Susceptible Cases Deaths Killed and disposed of Slaughtered House Crow:Corvus splendens(Corvidae) 29 29

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Near Railway Station Rithi, Rithi, Katni, Madhya Pradesh
Date of start of the outbreak	22/03/2020
Outbreak status	Continuing (or date resolved not provided)
Epidemiological unit	Not applicable
Affected animals	Species Susceptible Cases Deaths Killed and disposed of Slaughtered House Crow:Corvus splendens(Corvidae) 15 15

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Total outbreaks: 3
Total animals affected	Species Susceptible Cases Deaths Killed and disposed of Slaughtered House Crow:Corvus splendens(Corvidae) 148 148 0 0
Outbreak statistics	Species Apparent morbidity rate Apparent mortality rate Apparent case fatality rate Proportion susceptible animals lost* House Crow:Corvus splendens(Corvidae) ** ** 100.00% **

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

[TD="colspan: 2"]**Not calculated because of missing information[/TD]

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[TD]Epidemiology

Source of the outbreak(s) or origin of infection

Unknown or inconclusive

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[TD]Control measures

Measures applied	Screening Official disposal of carcasses, by-products and waste Disinfection Vaccination prohibited 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
ICAR-National Institute of High Security Animal Disease (OIE Reference Laboratory)	House Crow	real-time reverse transcriptase/polymerase chain reaction (RRT-PCR)	23/03/2020	Positive

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[TD]Future Reporting

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

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