Giuseppe
Emeritus
[Source: OIE, full page: (LINK). Edited.]
Low pathogenic avian influenza (poultry) H7N9, Hong Kong (SAR - PRC)
Information received on 24/03/2014 from Dr Thomas Sit, Chief Veterinary Officer / Assistant Director (Inspection & Quarantine), Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government, Hong Kong , Hong Kong (SAR - PRC)
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Low pathogenic avian influenza (poultry) H7N9, Hong Kong (SAR - PRC)
Information received on 24/03/2014 from Dr Thomas Sit, Chief Veterinary Officer / Assistant Director (Inspection & Quarantine), Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government, Hong Kong , Hong Kong (SAR - PRC)
- Summary
- Report type Follow-up report No. 3
- Date of start of the event 27/01/2014
- Date of pre-confirmation of the event 27/01/2014
- Report date 24/03/2014
- Date submitted to OIE 24/03/2014
- Reason for notification First occurrence of a listed disease
- Manifestation of disease Sub-clinical infection
- Causal agent Low pathogenic avian influenza virus
- Serotype H7N9
- Nature of diagnosis Laboratory (advanced)
- This event pertains to the whole country
- Related reports
- Immediate notification (28/01/2014)
- Follow-up report No. 1 (12/02/2014)
- Follow-up report No. 2 (19/02/2014)
- Follow-up report No. 3 (24/03/2014)
- Outbreaks
- There are no new outbreaks in this report
- Epidemiology
- Source of the outbreak(s) or origin of infection
- Legal movement of animals
- Source of the outbreak(s) or origin of infection
- Epidemiological comments
- Surveillance and monitoring of local chicken farms have been stepped up.
- No H7 viruses were detected in samples taken from the local chicken farms in Hong Kong.
- The Cheung Sha Wan wholesale poultry market resumed trading on 19 February 2014.
- Control measures
- Measures applied
- Stamping out
- Quarantine
- Movement control inside the country
- Screening
- Zoning
- Disinfection of infected premises/establishment(s)
- No vaccination
- No treatment of affected animals
- Measures to be applied
- No other measures
- Measures applied
- Diagnostic test results
- Laboratory name and type ? Species ? Test - Test date ? Result
- Centre of Influenza Research, School of Public Health, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, University of Hong Kong (Regional Reference Laboratory) ? Birds - gene sequencing - 19/03/2014 ? Positive
- Laboratory name and type ? Species ? Test - Test date ? Result
- Future Reporting
- The event is continuing. Weekly follow-up reports will be submitted.
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