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Pakistan - 2 new outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N8 in birds, Islamabad Capital Territory (OIE, February 26, 2019)

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[TD="width: *, align: left"] Highly pathogenic influenza A viruses (infection with) (non-poultry including wild birds),
Pakistan
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[TD="class: topbigtabletitle27"]Information received on 26/02/2019 from Dr Khurshid Ahmad, Animal Husbandry Commissioner, Government of Pakistan, Ministry of National Food Security and Research, Islamabad, Pakistan[/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%"]02/01/2019[/TD]
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[TD="class: filtrer_th, width: 10%"]Date of confirmation of the event[/TD]
[TD="width: 30%"]15/02/2019[/TD]
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[TD="class: filtrer_th, width: 10%"]Report date[/TD]
[TD="width: 30%"]26/02/2019[/TD]
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[TD="class: filtrer_th, width: 10%"]Date submitted to OIE[/TD]
[TD="width: 30%"]26/02/2019[/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%"]02/02/2018[/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 influenza A 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 (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 (2)
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[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_left, align: left"]Outbreak 1[/TD]
[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_left"]F 11/3, Islamabad Capital Territory[/TD]
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[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_left"]Date of start of the outbreak[/TD]
[TD]02/01/2019[/TD]
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[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_left"]Outbreak status[/TD]
[TD]Resolved (22/02/2019)[/TD]
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[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_left"]Epidemiological unit[/TD]
[TD]Other[/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]Mallard:Anas platyrhynchos(Anatidae)[/TD]
[TD="class: ta_right"]10[/TD]
[TD="class: ta_right"]7[/TD]
[TD="class: ta_right"]7[/TD]
[TD="class: ta_right"]3[/TD]
[TD="class: ta_right"]0[/TD]
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[TD]Common Guineafowl:Numida meleagris(Numididae)[/TD]
[TD="class: ta_right"]8[/TD]
[TD="class: ta_right"]6[/TD]
[TD="class: ta_right"]6[/TD]
[TD="class: ta_right"]2[/TD]
[TD="class: ta_right"]0[/TD]
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[TD]Coscoroba Swan:Coscoroba coscoroba(Anatidae)[/TD]
[TD="class: ta_right"]50[/TD]
[TD="class: ta_right"]50[/TD]
[TD="class: ta_right"]50[/TD]
[TD="class: ta_right"]0[/TD]
[TD="class: ta_right"]0[/TD]
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[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_left"]Affected population[/TD]
[TD]Adult Guinea fowl, swan and duck were submitted for laboratory analysis.[/TD]
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[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_left, align: left"]Outbreak 2[/TD]
[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_left"]Diplomatic Enclave, Islamabad Capital Territory[/TD]
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[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_left"]Date of start of the outbreak[/TD]
[TD]07/02/2019[/TD]
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[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_left"]Outbreak status[/TD]
[TD]Resolved (15/02/2019)[/TD]
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[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_left"]Epidemiological unit[/TD]
[TD]Other[/TD]
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[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_left"]Affected animals[/TD]
[TD] [TABLE="class: TableFoyers, width: 696"]
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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]House Crow:Corvus splendens(Corvidae)[/TD]
[TD="class: ta_right"] [/TD]
[TD="class: ta_right"]1[/TD]
[TD="class: ta_right"]1[/TD]
[TD="class: ta_right"]0[/TD]
[TD="class: ta_right"]0[/TD]
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[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_left"]Affected population[/TD]
[TD]An adult dead crow was submitted for analysis to the National Reference Laboratory for Poultry Diseases.[/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: 2[/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]Mallard:Anas platyrhynchos(Anatidae)[/TD]
[TD="class: ta_right"]10[/TD]
[TD="class: ta_right"]7[/TD]
[TD="class: ta_right"]7[/TD]
[TD="class: ta_right"]3[/TD]
[TD="class: ta_right"]0[/TD]
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[TD]Common Guineafowl:Numida meleagris(Numididae)[/TD]
[TD="class: ta_right"]8[/TD]
[TD="class: ta_right"]6[/TD]
[TD="class: ta_right"]6[/TD]
[TD="class: ta_right"]2[/TD]
[TD="class: ta_right"]0[/TD]
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[TD]Coscoroba Swan:Coscoroba coscoroba(Anatidae)[/TD]
[TD="class: ta_right"]50[/TD]
[TD="class: ta_right"]50[/TD]
[TD="class: ta_right"]50[/TD]
[TD="class: ta_right"]0[/TD]
[TD="class: ta_right"]0[/TD]
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[TD]House Crow:Corvus splendens(Corvidae)[/TD]
[TD="class: ta_right"] [/TD]
[TD="class: ta_right"]1[/TD]
[TD="class: ta_right"]1[/TD]
[TD="class: ta_right"]0[/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]Mallard:Anas platyrhynchos(Anatidae)[/TD]
[TD="class: ta_right"]70.00%[/TD]
[TD="class: ta_right"]70.00%[/TD]
[TD="class: ta_right"]100.00%[/TD]
[TD="class: ta_right"]100.00%[/TD]
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[TD]Common Guineafowl:Numida meleagris(Numididae)[/TD]
[TD="class: ta_right"]75.00%[/TD]
[TD="class: ta_right"]75.00%[/TD]
[TD="class: ta_right"]100.00%[/TD]
[TD="class: ta_right"]100.00%[/TD]
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[TD]Coscoroba Swan:Coscoroba coscoroba(Anatidae)[/TD]
[TD="class: ta_right"]100.00%[/TD]
[TD="class: ta_right"]100.00%[/TD]
[TD="class: ta_right"]100.00%[/TD]
[TD="class: ta_right"]100.00%[/TD]
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[TD]House Crow:Corvus splendens(Corvidae)[/TD]
[TD="class: ta_right"]**[/TD]
[TD="class: ta_right"]**[/TD]
[TD="class: ta_right"]100.00%[/TD]
[TD="class: ta_right"]**[/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="class: filtrer_th ta_left, colspan: 2"]**Not calculated because of missing information[/TD]
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[TD] Epidemiology
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[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_left"]Source of the outbreak(s) or origin of infection[/TD]
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  • Unknown or inconclusive
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[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_left"]Epidemiological comments[/TD]
[TD]Clinical symptoms swan, duck and Guinea fowl included diarrhea, respiratory signs and sudden death. The dead swan, duck and Guinea fowl were submitted to the National Reference Laboratory for Poultry Diseases (NRLPD) and tested positive for influenza A H5N8 virus. A dead crow was sent by an official from the British High Commission to the NRLPD for analysis and tested positive for influenza A H5N8 virus.[/TD]
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[TD] Control measures
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[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_left"]Measures applied[/TD]
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  • Movement control inside the country
  • Screening
  • Official destruction of animal products
  • Official disposal of carcasses, by-products and waste
  • Control of wildlife reservoirs
  • Selective killing and disposal
  • Disinfection
  • Vaccination permitted (if a vaccine exists)
  • 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]
[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_left"]Species[/TD]
[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"]National Reference Laboratory for Poultry Diseases (NRLPD) (Regional Reference Laboratory)[/TD]
[TD="class: filtrer"]Common Guineafowl[/TD]
[TD="class: filtrer"]virus neutralisation test (VNT)[/TD]
[TD="class: filtrer"]22/02/2019[/TD]
[TD="class: filtrer cb-centree last"]Positive[/TD]
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[TD="class: filtrer"]National Reference Laboratory for Poultry Diseases (NRLPD) (Regional Reference Laboratory)[/TD]
[TD="class: filtrer"]Coscoroba Swan[/TD]
[TD="class: filtrer"]enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA)[/TD]
[TD="class: filtrer"]15/02/2019[/TD]
[TD="class: filtrer cb-centree last"]Positive[/TD]
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[TD="class: filtrer"]National Reference Laboratory for Poultry Diseases (NRLPD) (Regional Reference Laboratory)[/TD]
[TD="class: filtrer"]Common Guineafowl[/TD]
[TD="class: filtrer"]enzyme immunoassay (EIA) membrane test[/TD]
[TD="class: filtrer"]15/02/2019[/TD]
[TD="class: filtrer cb-centree last"]Positive[/TD]
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[TD="class: filtrer"]National Reference Laboratory for Poultry Diseases (NRLPD) (Regional Reference Laboratory)[/TD]
[TD="class: filtrer"]Common Guineafowl[/TD]
[TD="class: filtrer"]real-time PCR[/TD]
[TD="class: filtrer"]15/02/2019[/TD]
[TD="class: filtrer cb-centree last"]Positive[/TD]
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[TD="class: filtrer"]National Reference Laboratory for Poultry Diseases (NRLPD) (Regional Reference Laboratory)[/TD]
[TD="class: filtrer"]Common Guineafowl[/TD]
[TD="class: filtrer"]virus isolation[/TD]
[TD="class: filtrer"]22/02/2019[/TD]
[TD="class: filtrer cb-centree last"]Positive[/TD]
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[TD="class: filtrer"]National Reference Laboratory for Poultry Diseases (NRLPD) (Regional Reference Laboratory)[/TD]
[TD="class: filtrer"]Coscoroba Swan[/TD]
[TD="class: filtrer"]real-time PCR[/TD]
[TD="class: filtrer"]15/02/2019[/TD]
[TD="class: filtrer cb-centree last"]Positive[/TD]
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[TD="class: filtrer"]National Reference Laboratory for Poultry Diseases (NRLPD) (Regional Reference Laboratory)[/TD]
[TD="class: filtrer"]Coscoroba Swan[/TD]
[TD="class: filtrer"]virus isolation[/TD]
[TD="class: filtrer"]22/02/2019[/TD]
[TD="class: filtrer cb-centree last"]Positive[/TD]
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[TD="class: filtrer"]National Reference Laboratory for Poultry Diseases (NRLPD) (Regional Reference Laboratory)[/TD]
[TD="class: filtrer"]Coscoroba Swan[/TD]
[TD="class: filtrer"]virus neutralisation test (VNT)[/TD]
[TD="class: filtrer"]22/02/2019[/TD]
[TD="class: filtrer cb-centree last"]Positive[/TD]
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[TD="class: filtrer"]National Reference Laboratory for Poultry Diseases (NRLPD) (Regional Reference Laboratory)[/TD]
[TD="class: filtrer"]House Crow[/TD]
[TD="class: filtrer"]enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA)[/TD]
[TD="class: filtrer"]15/02/2019[/TD]
[TD="class: filtrer cb-centree last"]Positive[/TD]
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[TD="class: filtrer"]National Reference Laboratory for Poultry Diseases (NRLPD) (Regional Reference Laboratory)[/TD]
[TD="class: filtrer"]House Crow[/TD]
[TD="class: filtrer"]real-time PCR[/TD]
[TD="class: filtrer"]15/02/2019[/TD]
[TD="class: filtrer cb-centree last"]Positive[/TD]
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[TD="class: filtrer"]National Reference Laboratory for Poultry Diseases (NRLPD) (Regional Reference Laboratory)[/TD]
[TD="class: filtrer"]House Crow[/TD]
[TD="class: filtrer"]virus isolation[/TD]
[TD="class: filtrer"]15/02/2019[/TD]
[TD="class: filtrer cb-centree last"]Positive[/TD]
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[TD="class: filtrer"]National Reference Laboratory for Poultry Diseases (NRLPD) (Regional Reference Laboratory)[/TD]
[TD="class: filtrer"]House Crow[/TD]
[TD="class: filtrer"]virus neutralisation test (VNT)[/TD]
[TD="class: filtrer"]26/02/2019[/TD]
[TD="class: filtrer cb-centree last"]Positive[/TD]
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[TD="class: filtrer"]National Reference Laboratory for Poultry Diseases (NRLPD) (Regional Reference Laboratory)[/TD]
[TD="class: filtrer"]Mallard[/TD]
[TD="class: filtrer"]enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA)[/TD]
[TD="class: filtrer"]15/02/2019[/TD]
[TD="class: filtrer cb-centree last"]Positive[/TD]
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[TD="class: filtrer"]National Reference Laboratory for Poultry Diseases (NRLPD) (Regional Reference Laboratory)[/TD]
[TD="class: filtrer"]Mallard[/TD]
[TD="class: filtrer"]real-time PCR[/TD]
[TD="class: filtrer"]15/02/2019[/TD]
[TD="class: filtrer cb-centree last"]Positive[/TD]
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[TD="class: filtrer"]National Reference Laboratory for Poultry Diseases (NRLPD) (Regional Reference Laboratory)[/TD]
[TD="class: filtrer"]Mallard[/TD]
[TD="class: filtrer"]virus isolation[/TD]
[TD="class: filtrer"]22/02/2019[/TD]
[TD="class: filtrer cb-centree last"]Positive[/TD]
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[TD="class: filtrer"]National Reference Laboratory for Poultry Diseases (NRLPD) (Regional Reference Laboratory)[/TD]
[TD="class: filtrer"]Mallard[/TD]
[TD="class: filtrer"]virus neutralisation test (VNT)[/TD]
[TD="class: filtrer"]22/02/2019[/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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