India - Karnataka: chicken in Dasarahalli tested positive for highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N8 (OIE, January 15, 2018)

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BENGALURU

Avian flu scare hits city

STAFF REPORTER JANUARY 02, 2018 21:35 IST
UPDATED: JANUARY 02, 2018 22:20 IST
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Fears of an outbreak of avian flu gripped the city on Tuesday with at least one confirmed case of a chicken infected with the H5N1 virus reported at Dasarahalli near Yelahanka in north Bengaluru. This comes after a gap of more than five years with bird flu last reported in the city in October 2012.
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A few days ago, a retail outlet in Dasarahalli reported the death of all its chicken. Officials immediately collected samples and sent them to the National Institute of High Security Animal Diseases, Bhopal, of which only one bird tested positive for the H5N1 virus. ?The reports arrived on Tuesday afternoon, following which measures to contain the virus were put in place,? said Sarfaraz Khan, Joint Commissioner, Health, BBMP.

Sources said that the retail outlet which reported the deaths had sourced the chicken from Tamil Nadu.
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http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/bangalore/avian-flu-scare-hits-city/article22353626.ece

 

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Fresh bout of bird flu hits city

DH News Service, Bengaluru, Jan 2 2018, 23:55 IST

Bengaluru has been affected by bird flu, it has been confirmed after an H5N1 virus was found in a bunch of chicken from a shop in Thanisandra, Northeast Bengaluru.

The Health Department has declared areas within the one-kilometre radius of Dasarahalli an infected zone and places inside the 10-kilometre radius surveillance zone.

Tausif, who runs KGN meat shop in Thanisandra, bought a bunch of chicken from Tamil Nadu on December 28. When four or five of them died, he immediately took the rest to the veterinary hospital in Hebbal. After checking the fowls, the samples were sent to Bhopal's NIHSAD laboratory, where it was confirmed on December 31 that the birds have H5N1 (avian influenza).

The Health Department, which received the report on the diagnosis on Tuesday, has assured that things are under control and there is no need to panic.
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http://www.deccanherald.com/content/651528/fresh-bout-bird-flu-hits.html

 

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900 fowls culled in Bengaluru to contain bird flu

By IANS | Published: 03rd January 2018 07:24 PM |

Last Updated: 03rd January 2018 07:24 PM | A+A A- |

BENGALURU: As many as 900 fowls were culled after the avian influenza virus was detected in a dead bird here, civic officials said on Wednesday.

"A chicken was found dead on December 29 at a chicken shop in (suburban) Dasarahalli area and it was confirmed after lab tests that the bird was infected with the H5N1 avian influenza virus," Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) Joint Commissioner S. Nagaraju told IANS.

Samples from the dead bird were sent to the National Institute of High Security Animal Diseases in Bhopal and had tested positive, he said.
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http://www.newindianexpress.com/cit...in-bengaluru-to-contain-bird-flu-1743687.html

 

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Centre Confirms Outbreak Of Bird Flu In Bengaluru
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All India | Press Trust of India | Updated: January 05, 2018 20:12 IST
by Taboola
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NEW DELHI: An outbreak of avian influenza, also called bird flu, has been reported from Dasarahalli village in Bengaluru, the government confirmed today, adding that a central team has been deputed to assist Karnataka.
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In an official statement, the Union agriculture ministry said Bhopal-based National Institute of High Security Animal Diseases (NIHSAD) had confirmed on December 30 that the samples were found positive for H5 strain of avian influenza virus. The state government was intimated about the results immediately.
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https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/centre-confirms-outbreak-of-bird-flu-in-bengaluru-1796432

 

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11 Maharashtra districts on alert for bird flu: Symptoms of H5N1 virus in humans; prevention tips
Updated: Jan 09, 2018 | 07:54 IST | Times Now Digital

Bengaluru: Eleven districts in Maharashtra have been put on alert for bird flu after the neighbouring state, Karnataka, reported an outbreak of the avian influenza virus, according to reports.

After eight chickens died of suspected bird flu on December 29, the Karnataka health and family welfare department had on last Wednesday started awareness campaigns to prevent the spread of the H5N1 virus in the surrounding areas.

Samples sent for testing to the National Institute of High Security Animal Diseases, Bhopal, confirmed that the birds died of avian flu or H5N1 virus, as per a report in The Times of India. Read: Bird flu scare in Bengaluru as dead chicken tests positive for H5N1 virus

As many as 900 fowls were culled after H5N1 virus was detected in a dead bird at a chicken shop in Dasarahalli area in Bengaluru. The chicken killed by the virus was reportedly supplied from Tamil Nadu on December 28.
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http://www.timesnownews.com/health/...f-h5n1-virus-in-humans-prevention-tips/185281

 

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[TD="width: *, align: left"] Highly pathogenic avian influenza,
India
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[TD="class: topbigtabletitle27"]Information received on 15/01/2018 from Mr Devendra Chaudhry, Secretary, Animal Husbandry, Dairying & Fisheries, Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, New Delhi, India[/TD]
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[TD] Summary
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[TD="class: filtrer_th, width: 10%"]Report type[/TD]
[TD="width: 30%"]Immediate notification[/TD]
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[TD="class: filtrer_th, width: 10%"]Date of start of the event[/TD]
[TD="width: 30%"]26/12/2017[/TD]
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[TD="class: filtrer_th, width: 10%"]Date of confirmation of the event[/TD]
[TD="width: 30%"]30/12/2017[/TD]
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[TD="class: filtrer_th, width: 10%"]Report date[/TD]
[TD="width: 30%"]15/01/2018[/TD]
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[TD="class: filtrer_th, width: 10%"]Date submitted to OIE[/TD]
[TD="width: 30%"]15/01/2018[/TD]
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[TD="class: filtrer_th, width: 10%"]Reason for notification[/TD]
[TD="width: 30%"]Recurrence of a listed disease[/TD]
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[TD="class: filtrer_th, width: 10%"]Date of previous occurrence[/TD]
[TD="width: 30%"]06/06/2017[/TD]
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[TD="class: filtrer_th, width: 10%"]Manifestation of disease[/TD]
[TD="width: 30%"]Clinical disease[/TD]
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[TD="class: filtrer_th, width: 10%"]Causal agent[/TD]
[TD="width: 30%"]Highly pathogenic avian influenza virus[/TD]
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[TD="class: filtrer_th, width: 10%"]Serotype[/TD]
[TD="width: 30%"]H5N8[/TD]
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[TD="class: filtrer_th, width: 10%"]Nature of diagnosis[/TD]
[TD="width: 30%"]Laboratory (basic), Laboratory (advanced)[/TD]
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[TD="class: filtrer_th, width: 10%"]This event pertains to[/TD]
[TD="width: 30%"]a defined zone within the country[/TD]
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[TD] New outbreaks (1)
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[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_left, align: left"]Outbreak 1[/TD]
[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_left"]Dasarahalli, Dasarahalli/ Bengaluru East, Bengaluru Urban, KARNATAKA[/TD]
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[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_left"]Date of start of the outbreak[/TD]
[TD]26/12/2017[/TD]
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[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_left"]Outbreak status[/TD]
[TD]Continuing (or date resolved not provided)[/TD]
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[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_left"]Epidemiological unit[/TD]
[TD]Village[/TD]
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[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_left"]Affected animals[/TD]
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[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_center last"]Species[/TD]
[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_center last"]Susceptible[/TD]
[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_center last"]Cases[/TD]
[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_center last"]Deaths[/TD]
[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_center last"]Killed and disposed of[/TD]
[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_center last"]Slaughtered[/TD]
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[TD]Birds[/TD]
[TD="class: ta_right"]951[/TD]
[TD="class: ta_right"]9[/TD]
[TD="class: ta_right"]9[/TD]
[TD="class: ta_right"]942[/TD]
[TD="class: ta_right"]0[/TD]
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[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_left, align: left"]Summary of outbreaks[/TD]
[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_left"]Total outbreaks: 1[/TD]
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[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_left"]Total animals affected[/TD]
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[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_center last"]Species[/TD]
[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_center last"]Susceptible[/TD]
[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_center last"]Cases[/TD]
[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_center last"]Deaths[/TD]
[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_center last"]Killed and disposed of[/TD]
[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_center last"]Slaughtered[/TD]
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[TD]Birds[/TD]
[TD="class: ta_right"]951[/TD]
[TD="class: ta_right"]9[/TD]
[TD="class: ta_right"]9[/TD]
[TD="class: ta_right"]942[/TD]
[TD="class: ta_right"]0[/TD]
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[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_left"]Outbreak statistics[/TD]
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[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_center last"]Species[/TD]
[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_center last"]Apparent morbidity rate[/TD]
[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_center last"]Apparent mortality rate[/TD]
[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_center last"]Apparent case fatality rate[/TD]
[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_center last"]Proportion susceptible animals lost*[/TD]
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[TD]Birds[/TD]
[TD="class: ta_right"]0.95%[/TD]
[TD="class: ta_right"]0.95%[/TD]
[TD="class: ta_right"]100.00%[/TD]
[TD="class: ta_right"]100.00%[/TD]
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[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_left, colspan: 2"]*Removed from the susceptible population through death, destruction and/or slaughter[/TD]
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[TD] Epidemiology
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• Unknown or inconclusive

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[TD] Control measures
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• Movement control inside the country
• Surveillance outside containment and/or protection zone
• Screening
• Official disposal of carcasses, by-products and waste
• Stamping out
• Disinfection
• Vaccination prohibited
• No treatment of affected animals

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[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_left"]Measures to be applied[/TD]
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• No other measures

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[TD] Diagnostic test results
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[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_left"]Laboratory name and type[/TD]
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[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_left"]Test[/TD]
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[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_left last"]Result[/TD]
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[TD="class: filtrer"]National Institute of High Security Animal Diseases, Bhopal (OIE Reference Laboratory)[/TD]
[TD="class: filtrer"]Birds[/TD]
[TD="class: filtrer"]real-time reverse transcriptase/polymerase chain reaction (RRT-PCR)[/TD]
[TD="class: filtrer"]30/12/2017[/TD]
[TD="class: filtrer cb-centree last"]Positive[/TD]
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[TD] Future Reporting
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[TD="class: filtrer"]The event is continuing. Weekly follow-up reports will be submitted.[/TD]
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