Iraq - 200.000 chickens culled in Babil Governorate - Highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N8 confirmed by OIE

[Gert van der Hoek]

Announces the destruction of more than 200,000 chickens confirmed to be infected with bird flu


[FONT=osama !important][FONT=lateef !important]2018-01-14

Planting Babel Announces the destruction of more than 200 000 chickens proved to be infected with bird flu type (H5N8) in one of the poultry fields located in Abi Gharq district in the province of Babylon and confirms no other injury in the other fields nearby or in the rest of the fields in the province.[/FONT]

[FONT=lateef !important]The director of the cultivation of Babel rights engineer Salah Mahdi Obeid al-Jassmi told the newspaper that more than 200 000 birds have been infected with bird flu type (H5N8) in one of the poultry fields located in Abi Gharq in Babil province and that these birds were in one of the halls of the field Poultry belonging to one of the animal production companies, which included 8 halls have been eliminated all poultry in this field and did not record any injury in the other fields nearby or in the rest of the fields in the province.

Stressing the formation of a high committee headed by the governor and the departments of veterinary and health, police, environment and municipalities to take measures to control the virus and a set of decisions and precautionary measures to prevent the spread and injury to the rest of poultry fields by the virus, including the destruction of these birds and disposal in order to protect human health and sterilization of all poultry fields and take Strict procedures for the application of the law of agricultural quarantine in all external and internal conservation controls to prevent the entry and exit of any poultry or poultry products to the province while the province provided the requirements required by the process of stone or Love veterinarian to control the injury and the imposition of quarantine on the affected focus for 90 days and maintain for a period of 21 days to prevent the spread of infection to other provinces note that there have been no human cases throughout the province, calling to take caution through investigation and monitoring of other places capable of eradicating the disease.

Pointing out that the cultivation of Babylon and the departments concerned closely follow the situation where it was taking appropriate and immediate measures to control the disease and reduce the spread and in coordination with the Directorate of Police and Babel security services, the bird flu disease of migratory birds transmitted during this season, which is the migration of birds to Iraq Where our country is located on the route of these incoming birds.[/FONT][/FONT]

 

[Gert van der Hoek]

Veterinary cases of bird flu H5N8


[FONT=&quot]2018 01 14

The Veterinary Department in the province of Babylon, the existence of cases of bird flu H5N8 in the poultry fields of Fayha and immediately formed a room operations included the departments of health, environment, agriculture and local government and security services in the province and initiated legal and scientific procedures to control the disease was the imposition of a collar Security for a distance of 3 km from the epicenter of the infection and conduct a survey of a distance of 10 km to add to the stone fields and the evacuation of workers in addition to the execution of 200,000 chickens so far.

The province is now witnessing strict measures to prevent the spread of the disease and its transmission to humans if the entry and exit of chickens and birds and eggs F of the province and their markets as evidenced by an awareness campaign for citizens to ensure their safety, while the Chambers of Agriculture and Veterinary continue to examination and treatment processes for all poultry farms in Babylon.[/FONT]

 

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[TD="width: *, align: left"] Highly pathogenic avian influenza,
Iraq
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[TD="class: topbigtabletitle27"]Information received on 14/01/2018 from Dr Salah Fadhil Abbas, Director General, Veterinary Directorate, Ministry of Agriculture , Baghdad, Iraq[/TD]
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[TD] Summary
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[TD="class: filtrer_th, width: 10%"]Report type[/TD]
[TD="width: 30%"]Follow-up report No. 1[/TD]
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[TD="class: filtrer_th, width: 10%"]Date of start of the event[/TD]
[TD="width: 30%"]27/12/2017[/TD]
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[TD="class: filtrer_th, width: 10%"]Date of confirmation of the event[/TD]
[TD="width: 30%"]28/12/2017[/TD]
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[TD="class: filtrer_th, width: 10%"]Report date[/TD]
[TD="width: 30%"]14/01/2018[/TD]
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[TD="class: filtrer_th, width: 10%"]Date submitted to OIE[/TD]
[TD="width: 30%"]14/01/2018[/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%"]12/10/2016[/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%"]Clinical, Laboratory (basic), Laboratory (advanced), Necropsy[/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="class: filtrer_th ta_left, width: 10%"]Related reports[/TD]
[TD="width: 30%"]Immediate notification (07/01/2018)
Follow-up report No. 1 (14/01/2018) [/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"]Babil, Abigaraq, BABIL[/TD]
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[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_left"]Date of start of the outbreak[/TD]
[TD]10/01/2018[/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]Farm[/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"]209000[/TD]
[TD="class: ta_right"]98000[/TD]
[TD="class: ta_right"]98000[/TD]
[TD="class: ta_right"]111000[/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"]209000[/TD]
[TD="class: ta_right"]98000[/TD]
[TD="class: ta_right"]98000[/TD]
[TD="class: ta_right"]111000[/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"]46.89%[/TD]
[TD="class: ta_right"]46.89%[/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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• Contact with wild species

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[TD] Control measures
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• Movement control inside the country
• Surveillance outside containment and/or protection zone
• Surveillance within containment and/or protection zone
• Screening
• Traceability
• Quarantine
• Official destruction of animal products
• Official disposal of carcasses, by-products and waste
• Stamping out
• Control of wildlife reservoirs
• Zoning
• Disinfection
• Process to inactivate the pathogenic agent in products or by-products
• Ante and post-mortem inspections
• 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]
[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_left"]Test date[/TD]
[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_left last"]Result[/TD]
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[TD="class: filtrer"]Central Veterinary Laboratory, Veterinary Directorate (National laboratory)[/TD]
[TD="class: filtrer"]Birds[/TD]
[TD="class: filtrer"]real-time PCR[/TD]
[TD="class: filtrer"]10/01/2018[/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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