Low pathogenic avian influenza (poultry), Chinese Taipei (OIE, WAHID Interface, 1/21/10, edited)

[Giuseppe]

Low pathogenic avian influenza (poultry), Chinese Taipei (OIE, WAHID Interface, 1/21/10, edited)

[Source PDF Document: LINK. EDITED.]

Low pathogenic avian influenza (poultry), Chinese Taipei

Information received on 21/01/2010 from Dr Kwo-Ching Huang, Chief Veterinary Officer and Deputy Director General, Bureau of Animal and Plant Health Inspection and Quarantine , Council of agriculture, Executive Yuan , Taipei, Chinese Taipei

• Summary
  • Report type Immediate notification
  • Start date 09/01/2010
  • Date of first confirmation of the event 21/01/2010
  • Report date 21/01/2010
  • Date submitted to OIE 21/01/2010
  • Reason for notification Reoccurrence of a listed disease
  • Date of previous occurrence 14/11/2008
  • Manifestation of disease Clinical disease
  • Causal agent Low pathogenic avian influenza virus
  • Serotype H5N2
  • Nature of diagnosis Clinical, Laboratory (advanced)
  • This event pertains to a defined zone within the country

• New outbreaks
  • Summary of outbreaks
    • Total outbreaks: 1
      • Location(s) - CHANG-HUA (Fang-Yuan township)
        • Total animals affected: Species - Susceptible - Cases - Deaths - Destroyed - Slaughtered
          • Birds - 49000 - 3000 - 1915 - 0 - 0

• Outbreak statistics
  • Species - Apparent morbidity rate - Apparent mortality rate - Apparent case fatality rate - Proportion susceptible animals lost*
    • Birds - 6.12% - 3.91% - 63.83% - 3.91%
    • * Removed from the susceptible population through death, destruction and/or slaughter

• Epidemiology
  • Source of the outbreak(s) or origin of infection
    • Unknown or inconclusive

• Epidemiological comments
  • Samples have been collected and sent to the national laboratory for active surveillance.
  • The haemagglutination inhibition test, RT-PCR, real-time RT-PCR tests and virus isolation have been completed.
  • The positive results of laboratory tests and low mortality demonstrate that the causal agent of this outbreak is low pathogenic avian influenza virus.
  • Nevertheless, for confirming the virulence of the virus, IVPI test and gene sequencing are on the way and the results will be provided to the OIE in the follow up report.
  • This outbreak is co-infected with chicken infectious anemia, mycoplasma and avian infectious bronchitis.
    
  • Disinfection and cleaning of this farm has been conducted and completed. Movement control has been also implemented. 19 poultry farms within 1-km radius of the index farm have been under vigilant monitoring and no clinical or epidemiological evidence of infection has been found.

• Note by the OIE Animal Health Information Department: H5 and H7 avian influenza in its low pathogenic form in poultry is a notifiable disease as per Chapter 10.4. on avian influenza of the Terrestrial Animal Health Code (2009).

• Control measures
  • Measures applied
    • Quarantine
    • Movement control inside the country
    • Screening
    • Zoning
    • Disinfection of infected premises/establishment(s)
    • Vaccination prohibited
    • No treatment of affected animals
  • Measures to be applied
    • No other measures

• Diagnostic test results
  • Laboratory name and type Animal Health Research Institute (National laboratory)
    • Tests and results: Species - Test - Test date - Result
      • Birds - haemagglutination inhibition test (HIT) - 21/01/2010 - Positive
      • Birds - real-time reverse transcriptase/polymerase chain reaction (RRT-PCR) - 21/01/2010 - Positive
      • Birds - reverse transcription - polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) - 21/01/2010 - Positive
      • Birds - virus isolation - 21/01/2010 - Positive

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

-
------

 

[Treyfish]

Re: Low pathogenic avian influenza (poultry), Chinese Taipei (OIE, WAHID Interface, 1/21/10, edited)

Seven thousand chickens died of bird flu

By Zhao Chunzhe (chinadaily.com.cn)
Updated: 2010-01-22 16:24


<table style="border-top: 1px dashed rgb(153, 153, 153); margin-left: 20px; padding-top: 5px; font-size: 11px;" width="600" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"> <tbody><tr> <td width="220" align="right"> <script type="text/javascript" language="javascript" src="http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/js/2009tools_e_1.js"> </script><link href="http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/css/2009style_e.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css">

Comments(0)

Print

Mail
</td> <td>

</td> <td class="black" width="248">Large Medium Small <script language="JavaScript" type="text/javascript"> <!-- //<![CDATA[ function GetObj(objName){ if(document.getElementById){ return eval('document.getElementById("' + objName + '")'); }else if(document.layers){ return eval("document.layers['" + objName +"']"); }else{ return eval('document.all.' + objName); } } //========================= 设置字体大中小 start ============= function doZoom(size){ var artibody = GetObj('Content'); if(!artibody){ return; } var artibodyChild = artibody.childNodes; artibody.style.fontSize = size + 'px'; //再对artibody div内的直接html节点设置fontSize属性 for(var i = 0; i < artibodyChild.length; i++){ if(artibodyChild.nodeType == 1){ artibodyChild.style.fontSize = size + 'px'; } } } //========================= 设置字体大中小 end ============= //]]> --> </script> </td> </tr> </tbody></table> <!--enpproperty <date>2010-01-22 16:24:01.0</date><author>Zhao Chunzhe</author><title>Seven thousand chickens died of bird flu</title><keyword>H5N2,flu,chicken,bird</keyword><subtitle></subtitle><introtitle></introtitle><siteid>1</siteid><nodeid>1022901</nodeid><nodename>Web Exclusive</nodename><nodesearchname>2@webnews</nodesearchname>/enpproperty--><!--enpcontent--> About 7,000 chickens died of H5N2 bird flu on a chicken farm of Changhua County, Taiwan, chinataiwan.org reported today.
There are some 50,000 chickens on this farm, and the death rate this month is 10 times higher than the average. But no sick chickens were reportedly sold on the market, the report said."The bird flu epidemic in the farm has been under control. All staff and animals have been isolated but we are not going to kill all chickens in the farm," said Chou-Che Kuo, head of the prevention unit of Changhua county.:tiphat:
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-01/22/content_9364379.htm