Pakistan: outbreak in poultry, June 2008

[Gert van der Hoek]

machinetranslated

Pakistan: discovery of H5N1 in a chicken farm

PESHAWAR (Pakistan) - The H5N1 virus of bird flu was discovered in the north-west Pakistan in a chicken farm where several thousand birds have died in recent days, announced Sunday the regional authorities.

Tests conducted in Islamabad by a government laboratory confirmed Saturday the H5N1 virus on the farm located in the district of Swabi, told AFP the head of regional department in charge of livestock Ibrahim Khan.

"The virus was discovered after the owner of livestock had Friday warned the authorities that" some 4,000 chickens had died over the past few days, "he added.

The entire staff was considered by health services, and nobody has been affected by the virus, he said.

The other farms in the sector have been placed under surveillance while operating hit was isolated.

The H5N1 virus of bird flu was first detected in Pakistan in March 2006 in chicken in the province of North West Frontier.

Last February, the authorities had had to kill 10,000 birds after an outbreak in Karachi (south).

The authorities had announced in December 2007 death of a man as a result of avian flu.

AFP / 22 June 2008


Pakistan: d?couverte du virus H5N1 dans un ?levage de poulets

PESHAWAR (Pakistan) - Le virus H5N1 de la grippe aviaire a ?t? d?couvert dans le nord-ouest du Pakistan dans un ?levage de poulets o? plusieurs milliers de volatiles sont morts ces derniers jours, ont annonc? dimanche les autorit?s r?gionales.

Des tests r?alis?s ? Islamabad par un laboratoire gouvernemental ont confirm? samedi la pr?sence du virus H5N1 dans cette exploitation situ?e dans le district de Swabi, a d?clar? ? l'AFP le chef du d?partement r?gional charg? de l'?levage Ibrahim Khan.

"Le virus a ?t? d?couvert apr?s que le propri?taire de l'?levage eut pr?venu vendredi" les autorit?s que "quelque 4.000 poulets ?taient morts au cours des derniers jours", a-t-il ajout?.

L'ensemble du personnel a ?t? examin? par les services de sant?, et personne n'a ?t? touch? par le virus, a-t-il soulign?.

Les autres fermes du secteur ont ?t? plac?es sous surveillance tandis que l'exploitation touch?e a ?t? isol?e.

Le virus H5N1 de la grippe aviaire a ?t? d?tect? pour la premi?re fois au Pakistan en mars 2006 dans des ?levages de poulets de la province de la Fronti?re du Nord-Ouest. En f?vrier dernier, les autorit?s avaient d? faire abattre 10.000 volatiles apr?s une ?pid?mie ? Karachi (sud).

Les autorit?s avaient annonc? en d?cembre 2007 le d?c?s d'un homme des suites de la grippe aviaire.

AFP / 22 juin 2008

http://www.romandie.com/ats/news/080622155354.0f9khuip.asp

 

[HenryN]

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Pakistan reports new bird flu outbreak
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PESHAWAR, Pakistan - Pakistani authorities Sunday reported a new outbreak of avian flu at a commercial poultry farm in the country's northwest, killing thousands of birds, officials said.

Tests conducted at a government-run laboratory in Islamabad confirmed the presence of the deadly H5N1 strain of bird flu at a farm in Swabi district, local livestock department chief Ibrahim Khan told AFP.

"The virus was detected after the owner of the farm informed us on Friday that some 4,000 birds had died within the past few days," he said.

"We got the confirmation on Saturday, sealed the farm and culled around 2,000 birds," he said.

All workers on the affected farm were examined by the ministry of health but none was found to have been affected by the virus, he added.

Local health officials are monitoring surrounding farms and advised them to take precautionary measures including vaccination of birds, he said.

Pakistan's first H5N1 cases were detected in March 2006 at two chicken farms in North West Frontier Province, prompting consumer panic and a mass slaughter of birds at several sites.

The virus resurfaced in early February last year among chickens in Rawalpindi, adjoining Islamabad, and in peacocks in the northwestern city of Mansehra.

In February this year Pakistani officials sealed off several farms and culled around 10,000 chickens after an outbreak in the southern port city of Karachi.

- AFP /ls

http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/afp_asiapacific/view/355744/1/.html

 

[HenryN]

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Updated map

http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=U...=34.171885,72.405567&spn=4.19894,6.427002&z=7

 

[HenryN]

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Pakistan reports new bird flu outbreak PESHAWAR, Pakistan, June 22, (AFP) - Pakistani authorities Sunday reported a new outbreak of avian flu at a commercial poultry farm in the country's northwest, killing thousands of birds, officials said. Tests conducted at a government-run laboratory in Islamabad confirmed the presence of the deadly H5N1 strain of bird flu at a farm in Swabi district, local livestock department chief Ibrahim Khan told AFP. ?The virus was detected after the owner of the farm informed us on Friday that some 4,000 birds had died within the past few days,? he said. (Posted @ 20:18 PST)

http://www.dawn.com/2008/06/22/rss.htm

 

[HenryN]

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Kippenkwekerij in Pakistan hit by bird flu

In een kippenkwekerij in het noordwesten van Pakistan zijn meerdere gevallen van het gevaarlijke vogelgriepvirus H5N1 aangetroffen.​

In a kippenkwekerij in northwest Pakistan have been several cases of the dangerous H5N1 avian flu virus detected.

De laatste dagen stierven al duizenden kippen in de kwekerij.​

In recent days thousands of chickens died in the nursery.

Dat melden de plaatselijke autoriteiten vandaag.​

That notify the local authorities today.

Laboratoriumtests hebben intussen de aanwezigheid van het H5N1-virus in de kwekerij, in het district Swabi, bevestigd.​

Laboratory tests have already become the presence of the H5N1 virus in the nursery, in Swabi district, confirmed.

Het virus werd ontdekt nadat de eigenaar van de kippenkwekerij de autoriteiten vrijdag had meegedeeld dat er de laatste dagen 4.000 kippen waren gestorven.​

The virus was discovered after the owner of the kippenkwekerij the authorities had indicated Friday that the last days 4,000 chickens had died.

Het kwekerijpersoneel werd door de gezondheidsdiensten onderzocht, maar niemand bleek het virus te hebben opgelopen.​

The kwekerijpersoneel was examined by the health services, but nobody appeared to have contracted the virus.

Andere kwekerijen in de regio werden onder toezicht geplaatst en het getroffen bedrijf werd ge?soleerd.​

Other farms in the region were placed under the supervision and the affected farm was isolated.

De gevaarlijke variant van het vogelgriepvirus dook in maart 2006 voor het eerst op in Pakistan.​

The dangerous strain of avian flu virus appeared in March 2006 for the first time in Pakistan.

In februari 2008 lieten de autoriteiten nog 10.000 dieren afmaken nadat de streek rond Karachi getroffen werd door een epidemie.​

In February 2008 the authorities were still culling 10,000 animals after the region around Karachi was hit by an epidemic.

(afp/ka)​

(afp / ka)

22/06/08 18u29​

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http://translate.google.com/transla...=&rls=TSHA,TSHA:2006-07,TSHA:en&sa=G&as_qdr=d

 

[Giuseppe]

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Another OIE Final Report destroyed by the events:

? Epidemiological comments
The first outbreak of highly pathogenic notifiable avian influenza (HPNAI) was reported in February 2007 while the last one was observed on 3 March 2008.
The event involved a total of 225,238 commercial poultry of various categories.
Stamping out policy was adopted.
All poultry on the index farms were culled and disinfection operations were completed as per OIE guidelines.
All culling and disinfection operations in the last reported outbreak were completed on 4 March 2008.
All sero-surveillance results obtained within a 10-km-radius zone around the outbreak were negative.
Monitoring and sero-surveillance will continue.
Therefore, since no further outbreaks of HPNAI have been observed in the country since 3 March 2008; Pakistan declares itself free of HPNAI with effect from 4 June 2008.
http://www.oie.int/wahid-prod/public.php?page=single_report&pop=1&reportid=7125
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''Serosurveys will continue''?

 

[HenryN]

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Commentary

http://www.recombinomics.com/News/06220802/H5N1_NW_Pakistan_2.html

 

[HenryN]

Re: Pakistan: outbreak in poultry, June 2008

Pakistan reports new bird flu outbreak

Afp, Peshawar


Pakistani authorities yesterday reported a new outbreak of avian flu at a commercial poultry farm in the country's northwest, killing thousands of birds, officials said.

Tests conducted at a government-run laboratory in Islamabad confirmed the presence of the deadly H5N1 strain of bird flu at a farm in Swabi district, local livestock department chief Ibrahim Khan told AFP.

"The virus was detected after the owner of the farm informed us on Friday that some 4,000 birds had died within the past few days," he said.

"We got the confirmation on Saturday, sealed the farm and culled around 2,000 birds," he said.

http://www.thedailystar.net/story.php?nid=42445

 

[HenryN]

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<TABLE style="WIDTH: 100%" cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 border=0><TBODY><TR><TD class=newsHeadings>Bird flue closes poultry firm Muqaddam Khan</TD></TR><TR><TD class=writtenBys></TD></TR><TR><TD class=newsBodys>SWABI: The district health department and World Health organization (WHO) have closed down a poultry firm at Tordher village after the confirmation of positive bird flue reported from the simples taken to the Islamabad laboratories for test on Sunday. The simples were taken by the livestock officials from the Hamid Poultry firm in the Tordher region which is located at South about 38 kilometers away from the district headquarter. The sources in the livestock and dairy development said that they turned doubtful over the Hamid poultry and took the simples for testing because such facilities were not available at the district. "We sent the simples to Islamabad laboratories and positive virus -avian influenza- was reported from there. It created an alarming situation across the district and the vet doctors were told to rush to the areas on emergency basis," said a doctor. Immediately after the virus reports the WHO and police officials, district Coordination Officer and livestock and dairy department staff dashed to the Hamid's poultry firm. They sources said that they ordered to the officials/staff to start the killing operation of the remaining broilers. There were total 6000 broilers in which 4000 had already expired and the remaining 2000 were killed, said official in the livestock department. The killed broilers they said were buried din the ground while keeping in mind the health principles and the officials supervised the whole operation. To take remedial measures the people within surrounding of three kilometers of the Hamid poultry firm put under observation by the health department. The tests of the people were yet carried out but it has been planned to conduct the medical check-up of the dwellers. However, the news of the bird flue has created peculiar situation in the region, putting all the people on high alert.

http://www.thefrontierpost.com/News.aspx?ncat=ts&nid=1303&ad=23-06-2008
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[Treyfish]

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Bird flu outbreak kills 6,000 chicks

<SMALL>By Muqaddam Khan submitted 42 minutes ago</SMALL> <!-- News Detail -->
SWABI - The district health department and World Health Organisation (WHO) have closed down a poultry farm at Tordher village after confirmation of bird flu reported from the samples sent to Islamabad laboratories for test on Sunday.
Sources in the livestock and dairy development said that they were suspicious about the Hamid Poultry Farm and took the samples.
Immediately after the virus reports, the WHO and police officials, District Coordination Officer and livestock and dairy department staff reached the poultry farm.
There were total 6,000 chickens in which 4,000 had already expired and the remaining 2,000 were culled, said officials in the livestock department. The killed broilers, they said, were buried while keeping in mind the health principles and the officials supervised the whole operation.
To take remedial measures the people within three kilometres of the poultry farm were placed under observation by the health department. The tests on the people were yet to be carried out.
However, the news of the bird flu has created panic in the region, putting all the people on high alert.
All workers on the affected farm were examined by the Ministry of Health but none was found to have been affected by the virus, he added.
Local health officials are monitoring surrounding farms and advised them to take precautionary measures including vaccination of birds, he said.
Pakistan's first H5N1 cases were detected in March 2006 at two chicken farms in North West Frontier Province, prompting consumer panic and a mass slaughter of birds at several sites:tiphat: http://www.nation.com.pk/pakistan-n...-Jun-2008/Bird-flu-outbreak-kills-6000-chicks

 

[HenryN]

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New bird flu outbreak in Swabi​

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</TD></TR><TR><TD>PESHAWAR: Pakistani authorities Sunday reported a new outbreak of avian flu at a commercial poultry farm in the country's northwest, killing thousands of birds, officials said.

Tests conducted at a government-run laboratory in Islamabad confirmed the presence of the deadly H5N1 strain of bird flu at a farm in Swabi district, local livestock department chief Ibrahim Khan told AFP. "The virus was detected after the owner of the farm informed us on Friday that some 4,000 birds had died within the past few days," he said.

"We got the confirmation on Saturday, sealed the farm and culled around 2,000 birds," he said. All workers on the affected farm were examined by the ministry of health but none was found to have been affected by the virus, he added. Local health officials are monitoring surrounding farms and advised them to take precautionary measures including vaccination of birds, he said. Pakistan's first H5N1 cases were detected in March 2006 at two chicken farms in North West Frontier Province, prompting consumer panic and a mass slaughter of birds at several sites.

The virus resurfaced in early February last year among chickens in Rawalpindi, adjoining Islamabad, and in peacocks in the northwestern city of Mansehra. In February this year Pakistani officials sealed off several farms and culled around 10,000 chickens after an outbreak in the southern port city of Karachi.

http://thepost.com.pk/MainNewsT.aspx?bdtl_id=11429&fb_id=2&catid=14
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[Treyfish]

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Fresh bird flu outbreak in Swabi
PESHAWAR: Authorities on Sunday reported a new outbreak of avian flu at a commercial poultry farm in the Swabi district, killing thousands of birds, officials said. Tests conducted at a laboratory in Islamabad confirmed the presence of the deadly H5N1 strain of bird flu at a farm in Swabi, local livestock department chief Ibrahim Khan told AFP. ?The virus was detected after the owner of the farm informed us on Friday that some 4,000 birds had died within the past few days,? he said. ?We got the confirmation on Saturday, sealed the farm and culled around 2,000 birds,? he said. afp:tiphat: http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2008\06\23\story_23-6-2008_pg7_11

 

[Treyfish]

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Pakistan bird flu
2008-06-22 <!--START:NEWSTIME--><!--END:NEWSTIME-->
<!--STARTAGE_NEWS--><SCRIPT language=javascript src="/js/tooltip/wz_tooltip.js"></SCRIPT> Pakistan on Sunday reported that a poultry farm in the northwest found that the avian flu H5N1, need to slaughter thousands of poultry.

Official said that from a national laboratory confirmed the H5N1 avian flu virus. Culture staff at the check after all no problem. :tiphat: http://66.102.9.104/translate_c?hl=....hk/cgi-bin/nw/show.cgi/250/3/1/781180/1.html

 

[Treyfish]

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Monday, June 23, 2008
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SWABI: At least 2,000 chickens were culled and another poultry farm was sealed in Tordher village Sunday after confirmation of positive bird flu report.

Sources said that Livestock & Dairy Development Department and World Health Organisation (WHO) officials had collected samples from six poultry farms and sent them for test to laboratories in Islamabad where sample from Hamid Poultry Farm tested positive for H5-N1. Tordher village is located 38 kilometres south of the district headquarters.

Immediately after the report, the WHO and police officials, district coordination officer and Livestock and Dairy Development Department staff rushed to Hamid Poultry Farm and directed the concerned staff for culling the broilers. There were total 6,000 broilers in which 4,000 had already expired and the remaining 2,000 were culled, said an official.

?We sent the samples to Islamabad laboratories and a positive report of avian influenza virus was received. It created an alarming situation across the district and the vet doctors were told to rush to the area on emergency basis,? said a doctor.

To take remedial measures, the Health Department put the people in a radius of three kilometres of the Hamid Poultry Farm under observation and their tests would be conducted. The officials also sealed off another poultry farm near the affected farm and deputed police there. Check-posts have been set up at all the entry and exit routes of the district and police and doctors are checking the shifting of chicks to other areas.:tiphat: http://www.thenews.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=119948
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[Sally Furniss]

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H5N1 Re-emerges in Northwest Pakistan
Recombinomics Commentary 18:19
June 22, 2008

Tests conducted at a government-run laboratory in Islamabad confirmed the presence of the deadly H5N1 strain of bird flu at a farm in Swabi district

"The virus was detected after the owner of the farm informed us on Friday that some 4,000 birds had died within the past few days," he said.

"We got the confirmation on Saturday, sealed the farm and culled around 2,000 birds," he said.

All workers on the affected farm were examined by the ministry of health but none was found to have been affected by the virus, he added.

The above comments describe a new H5N1 outbreak in Pakistan (see satellite map). Although the above comments note that no farm workers had symptoms, disease onset dates are usually 2-4 days after exposure, so the above clearance may be premature.

The location is near the human outbreak that began in October, 2007, but was not reported until December. Three brothers were H5N1 confirmed and the familial cluster defined human to human to human transmission.

More information on the health of the workers in upcoming days, more data on neighboring farms, and sequence information would be useful.

http://www.recombinomics.com/News/06220802/H5N1_NW_Pakistan_2.html

 

[Sally Furniss]

Re: Pakistan: outbreak in poultry, June 2008

hat-tip Treyfish,
Thanks to Commonground - copied from H5N1Experts.org

Pakistan outbreak of avian flu
2008-06-23
巴基斯坦《新聞報》報道，西北地區一家養雞場被確認發生H5N1型高致病性禽流感疫情。 Pakistan, "Business News" reported that the NT was confirmed in a poultry farm of highly pathogenic H5N1 strain of bird flu.

據報道，發生疫情的這家養雞場位於西北邊境省的斯瓦比地區。 According to reports, this outbreak occurred in poultry farms in North West Frontier Province of Swabi district. 養雞場管理人員說，近幾天來，這家養雞場有4000多隻雞相繼死亡。 Farm management staff said that in recent days, this farm has more than 4,000 chickens have died. 當地農業部門和世界衛生組織隨後進行的檢驗證實，死雞感染了H5N1型高致病性禽流感病毒。 The local agricultural sector and the World Health Organization subsequent tests confirmed that the dead chickens infected with the H5N1 strain of highly pathogenic avian influenza virus.

為了控制疫情，這家養雞場剩餘的2000多隻雞已被全部撲殺。 In order to control the epidemic, this farm the remaining over 2,000 chickens have been culled all. 世衛組織還對巴基斯坦另外6家養雞場進行了取樣檢驗。 WHO also to Pakistan six other poultry farms were tested samples. 不過，有關方面目前尚未確定疫情的蔓延程度。 However, it has not yet determined the extent of the epidemic.

巴基斯坦於2006年首次發現禽流感疫情，其後又發現了多起家禽和鳥類感染禽流感病毒的病例。 Pakistan in 2006, the first time that bird flu, and then found that the number of poultry and birds infected with avian influenza virus. 去年12月，世衛組織確認，巴基斯坦出現了禽流感人際傳播的病例。 Last December, the WHO confirmed that Pakistan has moving-to-human transmission of avian cases.
http://66.102.9.104/translate_c?hl=e.../782045/1.html
5:21 AM

 

[Sally Furniss]

Re: Pakistan: outbreak in poultry, June 2008

hat-tip Treyfish,
Thanks to Commonground - copied from H5N1Experts.org

June 23, 2008
Bird flu found on Pakistani poultry farm
ISLAMABAD - AN OUTBREAK of the H5N1 bird flu virus has been found in chickens on a farm in Pakistan and about 25 people had been quarantined but no human cases had been discovered, government officials said on Monday.

The outbreak, at least the fifth in birds in Pakistan this year, was confirmed on Saturday at a poultry farm in Swabi town, about 60 km northwest of the capital Islamabad, the officials said.

'It was confirmed as H5N1 and thank God, no case of human infection has been reported,' said a senior Agriculture Ministry official, who declined to be identified.

About 4,500 birds on the farm had been culled and the area disinfected, he said.

A Health Ministry official, who also declined to be identified, said about 25 people including farm workers and their close contacts were being monitored in quarantine.

Pakistan confirmed its first human death from the virus in a northwestern town in December.

Several outbreaks of the H5N1 strain of avian influenza in poultry and other birds have occurred in Pakistan, most in the country's northwest, since it was first detected in early 2006. -- REUTERS


http://www.straitstimes.com/Latest%2...ry_250812.html

 

[Sally Furniss]

Re: Pakistan: outbreak in poultry, June 2008

Thanks to Sharon - copied from H5N1Experts.org

Islamabad (Reuters) - government officials said on Monday that it had been monitoring the virus (Watch 5 to 1) that causes bird flu among chickens at a farm in Pakistan and it was developed some 25 people in quarantine but have not detected any human infection.

وأضاف المسؤولون انه تأكد يوم السبت الماضي وجود الفيروس في مزرعة للطيور الداجنة في بلدة سوابي على بعد نحو 60 كيلومترا شمال غربي العاصمة اسلام اباد. The officials added that last Saturday confirmed the presence of the virus in domestic farm birds in the town of SWAPO only around 60 kilometres north-west of the capital, Islamabad.

وهذه هي البؤرة الخامسة على الاقل التي يظهر فيها المرض بين طيور في باكستان هذا العام. This is the focus of at least five of your disease among birds in Pakistan this year.

وقال مسؤول كبير بوزارة الزراعة طلب عدم نشر اسمه "تأكد أن الفيروس هو فيروس (اتش5 ان1). والحمد لله لم تظهر أي اصابة بشرية." He said the Agriculture Ministry's senior official asked not to named "Make sure that the virus is HIV (Watch 5 to 1). Thank God did not show any injury mankind."

وأضاف أنه تم اعدام نحو 4500 طائر في المزرعة وتطهير المنطقة. He was executed about 4500 birds on the farm and purge the region.

وقال مسؤول بوزارة الصحة انه يجري فحص نحو 25 شخصا هم العاملون بالمزرعة ومن يتعاملون معهم عن قرب. He said Health Ministry official was being examined about 25 people are farm workers are dealing with them closely.

وكانت باكستان قد أكدت أول وفاة بشرية ناجمة عن الاصابة بالمرض في بلدة بشمال غرب البلاد في ديسمبر كانون الاول الماضي. And Pakistan had confirmed the first human death caused by disease in the northern town west of the country in December last December.

http://ara.reuters.com/article/inter...33468220080623

 

[HenryN]

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AVIAN INFLUENZA (82): PAKISTAN (NORTH WEST FRONTIER PROVINCE)
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Date: Mon 23 Jun 2008
Source: The Post, Agence France-Presse (AFP) report [edited]
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New bird flu outbreak in Swabi
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Pakistani authorities Sunday [22 Jun 2008] reported a new outbreak of
avian flu at a commercial poultry farm in the country's north west,
killing thousands of birds, officials said.

Tests conducted at a government-run laboratory in Islamabad confirmed
the presence of the deadly H5N1 strain of bird flu at a farm in Swabi
district, local livestock department chief Ibrahim Khan told AFP.
"The virus was detected after the owner of the farm informed us on
Friday [20 Jun 2008] that some 4000 birds had died within the past
few days," he said.

"We got the confirmation on Saturday [21 Jun 2008], sealed the farm
and culled around 2000 birds," he said. All workers on the affected
farm were examined by the ministry of health but none was found to
have been affected by the virus, he added. Local health officials are
monitoring surrounding farms and advised them to take precautionary
measures including vaccination of birds, he said.

Pakistan's 1st H5N1 cases were detected in March 2006 at 2 chicken
farms in North West Frontier Province, prompting consumer panic and a
mass slaughter of birds at several sites.

The virus resurfaced in early February last year [2007] among
chickens in Rawalpindi, adjoining Islamabad, and in peacocks in the
north western city of Mansehra. In February this year [2008]
Pakistani officials sealed off several farms and culled around 10 000
chickens after an outbreak in the southern port city of Karachi.

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Date: Mon 23 Jun 2008
Source: Monsters and Critics, Deutsche Presse-Agentur report [edited]
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Bird flu prompts cull in north west Pakistan
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Authorities have culled nearly 2000 broiler chickens following
confirmation of a fresh outbreak of avian influenza in Pakistan's
North West Frontier Province (NWFP), media reports said Monday [23 Jun 2008].

The culling was carried out in the Swabi district on Sunday [22 Jun
2008] after samples taken at a poultry farm tested positive for
deadly H5N1 strain of bird flu at a laboratory in the capital
Islamabad, English-language The News daily said.

Two-third of the birds at the farm, which had more than 6000
chickens, died during the last few days while the rest were killed
and buried under the supervision of local authorities and UN's World
Health Organization (WHO) staff.

According to the newspaper, people settled within a 3-km (2 mi)
radius of the farm had been put under observation to monitor possible
bird-to-human transmission.

The News said another farm in the proximity of the infected facility
had also been sealed off, and health officials posted at various
checkpoints were examining birds being transported out of Swabi district.

Pakistan's poultry population has seen multiple outbreaks of the H5N1
strain since 2006, with almost 80 outbreaks taking place last year [2007].

The 1st human-to-human transmission of bird flu in Pakistan was
reported last November [2007] in the NWFP capital Peshawar, where a
man passed on the deadly virus to 2 of his brothers, one of whom died.

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Communicated by:
ProMED-mail Rapporteur Mary Marshall

[Pakistan submitted on 16 Jun 2008 its 13th and "final" report on
HPAI (highly pathogenic avian influenza) H5N1 to the OIE (World
Organisation for Animal Health); it included the following
epidemiological comments:

"The 1st outbreak of highly pathogenic notifiable avian influenza
(HPNAI) was reported in February 2007 while the last one was observed
on 3 Mar 2008. The event involved a total of 225 238 commercial
poultry of various categories. Stamping out policy was adopted. All
poultry on the index farms were culled and disinfection operations
were completed as per OIE guidelines. All culling and disinfection
operations in the last reported outbreak were completed on 4 Mar
2008. All sero-surveillance results obtained within a 10-km (6 mi)
radius zone around the outbreak were negative. Monitoring and
sero-surveillance will continue.

Therefore, since no further outbreaks of HPNAI have been observed in
the country since 3 Mar 2008, Pakistan declares itself free of HPNAI
with effect from 4 Jun 2008".

The event summary, including a map, is available at
<http://www.oie.int/wahid-prod/public.php?page=event_summary&reportid=4758>.

If the current outbreaks are officially confirmed -- as they appear
to be -- this is disappointing and a blow to the Pakistani poultry
industry and indeed to the veterinary services which have,
reportedly, invested considerable efforts and skill to control and
eradicate the epizootic; the declaration of freedom above may have to
be reconsidered. Possibly, the current event is due to the unstable
situation along the borders with Afghanistan, allowing introduction
of infected animals and their products, contaminated feed, etc.

Swabi District in the North-West Frontier Province of Pakistan
bordering Afghanistan and can be located on the map at
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Swabi_NWFP.svg>. - Mod.AS]

[see also:
Avian influenza, human (41): Indonesia, Pakistan, WHO 20080404.1235
Avian influenza (38): China (Guizhou), Pakistan 20080227.0801
Avian influenza (29): Pakistan (NWFP, Sindh) 20080205.0468
Avian influenza (26): Pakistan (Sindh), UK (England), swan 20080202.0420
Avian influenza, human (05): China, Pakistan 20080110.0134
Avian influenza, human (03): Egypt, Pakistan, WHO 20080104.0038]
...................................arn/mj/dk

 

[HenryN]

Re: Pakistan: outbreak in poultry, June 2008

AVIAN INFLUENZA (82): PAKISTAN (NORTH WEST FRONTIER PROVINCE)


[
If the current outbreaks are officially confirmed -- as they appear
to be -- this is disappointing and a blow to the Pakistani poultry
industry and indeed to the veterinary services which have,
reportedly, invested considerable efforts and skill to control and
eradicate the epizootic; the declaration of freedom above may have to
be reconsidered. Possibly, the current event is due to the unstable
situation along the borders with Afghanistan, allowing introduction
of infected animals and their products, contaminated feed, etc.

Swabi District in the North-West Frontier Province of Pakistan
bordering Afghanistan and can be located on the map at
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Swabi_NWFP.svg>. - Mod.AS]

[see also:
Avian influenza, human (41): Indonesia, Pakistan, WHO 20080404.1235
Avian influenza (38): China (Guizhou), Pakistan 20080227.0801
Avian influenza (29): Pakistan (NWFP, Sindh) 20080205.0468
Avian influenza (26): Pakistan (Sindh), UK (England), swan 20080202.0420
Avian influenza, human (05): China, Pakistan 20080110.0134
Avian influenza, human (03): Egypt, Pakistan, WHO 20080104.0038]
...................................arn/mj/dk

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