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South Korea - Government confirms two types of highly pathogenic H5N6 bird flu detected in Gochang virus and Yeongam - December 20, 2017

Shiloh

Editor, Senior Moderator
Source: http://english.yonhapnews.co.kr/news/2017/12/20/0200000000AEN20171220003652320.html

(2nd LD) Two types of highly pathogenic bird flu detected in S. Korea: quarantine agency

2017/12/20 15:38

(ATTN: UPDATES with confirmation of highly pathogenic AI in paras 9, 11-12)

SEOUL, Dec. 20 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's quarantine agency said Wednesday at least two strains of highly pathogenic avian influenza have entered the nation via migratory birds this winter.

The Animal and Plant Quarantine Agency (APQA) announced the results of DNA analysis into viruses detected at two duck farms in Gochang and Yeongam, both in Jeolla Province.

The virus discovered in Gochang on Nov. 19 was the H5N6 bird flu, which arose from the reassortment between a highly pathogenic H5N8 that spread in Europe in late 2016 and a low-pathogenic N6 virus, the APQA said.

It was identical to the one found on the southern island of Jeju from Nov. 27-Dec. 2.

The strain discovered in Yeongam on Dec. 10 was also H5N6, but its viral sequence had a slightly different pattern from the one in Gochang, it noted...
 
Government confirmation...

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Gochang and Yeongam AI viruses are highly susceptible to migratory birds. [TR]
Registration date [TD="class: news_date"]2017-12-20 10:00:00[/TD]
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[TD="colspan: 2"]◈ The Jeonbuk Gochang virus was found to be a genetic component of Jeju North Korean wild bird isolate, Jeollanam-do, Korea, Jeonbuk, Korea, and Jeonbuk, Yeongam duck farm, Jeonbuk, Yeonam, The viruses of Yeoncheon virus were analyzed to be the same as those of Suncheonman virus. ◈ It was found that the Jeonbuk Gochang virus and Chonnam Yeongam virus were found to be somewhat low in homology. (Between Gochang and Yeongam) 99.61 ~ 100%, (Yeongam and Suncheon Bay) 99.61 ~ 100% ** (between Gochang and Yeongam) 97.31 ~ 99.13%[/TD]
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http://www.mafra.go.kr/list.jsp?&ne...reference=2&parent_code=3&popup_yn=N&tab_yn=N
 
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[TD="width: *, align: left"] Highly pathogenic avian influenza,
Korea (Rep. of)

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[TD="width: 1%, align: right"] [/TD]
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[TD] [TABLE="class: TableChoisir, border: 0, cellpadding: 0, cellspacing: 0"]
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[TD="class: topbigtabletitle27"]Information received on 21/12/2017 from Dr Oh Soon-Min, Director General - Chief Veterinary Officer, Animal Health Policy Bureau, Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (MAFRA), SEJONG-SI, Korea (Rep. of)[/TD]
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[TR]
[TD] Summary
[TABLE="class: TableFoyers, width: 917"]
[TR]
[TD="class: filtrer_th, width: 10%"]Report type[/TD]
[TD="width: 30%"]Follow-up report No. 2[/TD]
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[TR]
[TD="class: filtrer_th, width: 10%"]Date of start of the event[/TD]
[TD="width: 30%"]17/11/2017[/TD]
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[TR]
[TD="class: filtrer_th, width: 10%"]Date of confirmation of the event[/TD]
[TD="width: 30%"]19/11/2017[/TD]
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[TR]
[TD="class: filtrer_th, width: 10%"]Report date[/TD]
[TD="width: 30%"]21/12/2017[/TD]
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[TR]
[TD="class: filtrer_th, width: 10%"]Date submitted to OIE[/TD]
[TD="width: 30%"]21/12/2017[/TD]
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[TR]
[TD="class: filtrer_th, width: 10%"]Reason for notification[/TD]
[TD="width: 30%"]Recurrence of a listed disease[/TD]
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[TR]
[TD="class: filtrer_th, width: 10%"]Date of previous occurrence[/TD]
[TD="width: 30%"]13/10/2017[/TD]
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[TR]
[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%"]H5N6[/TD]
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[TR]
[TD="class: filtrer_th, width: 10%"]Nature of diagnosis[/TD]
[TD="width: 30%"]Laboratory (advanced)[/TD]
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[TD="class: filtrer_th, width: 10%"]This event pertains to[/TD]
[TD="width: 30%"]the whole country[/TD]
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[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_left, width: 10%"]Related reports[/TD]
[TD="width: 30%"]Immediate notification (19/11/2017)
Follow-up report No. 1 (12/12/2017)
Follow-up report No. 2 (21/12/2017) [/TD]
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[TR]
[TD] New outbreaks (1)
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[TD] [TABLE="class: TableFoyers, width: 917"]
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[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_left, align: left"]Outbreak 1[/TD]
[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_left"]Yeongam-gun, Sinhak-ri, Sijong-myeon, JEOLLANAM-DO[/TD]
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[TR]
[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_left"]Date of start of the outbreak[/TD]
[TD]19/12/2017[/TD]
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[TR]
[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_left"]Outbreak status[/TD]
[TD]Continuing (or date resolved not provided)[/TD]
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[TR]
[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_left"]Epidemiological unit[/TD]
[TD]Farm[/TD]
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[TR]
[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_left"]Affected animals[/TD]
[TD] [TABLE="class: TableFoyers, width: 640"]
[TR]
[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]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Birds[/TD]
[TD="class: ta_right"]31300[/TD]
[TD="class: ta_right"] [/TD]
[TD="class: ta_right"]0[/TD]
[TD="class: ta_right"]31300[/TD]
[TD="class: ta_right"]0[/TD]
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[/TD]
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[TR]
[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_left"]Affected population[/TD]
[TD]Broiler ducks[/TD]
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[TD] [TABLE="class: TableFoyers, width: 917"]
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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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[TR]
[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_left"]Total animals affected[/TD]
[TD] [TABLE="class: TableFoyers, width: 745"]
[TR]
[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]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Birds[/TD]
[TD="class: ta_right"]31300[/TD]
[TD="class: ta_right"]**[/TD]
[TD="class: ta_right"]0[/TD]
[TD="class: ta_right"]31300[/TD]
[TD="class: ta_right"]0[/TD]
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[TR]
[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_left"]Outbreak statistics[/TD]
[TD] [TABLE="class: TableFoyers, width: 745"]
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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]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Birds[/TD]
[TD="class: ta_right"]**[/TD]
[TD="class: ta_right"]0.00%[/TD]
[TD="class: ta_right"]**[/TD]
[TD="class: ta_right"]100.00%[/TD]
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[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_left, colspan: 2"]*Removed from the susceptible population through death, destruction and/or slaughter[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_left, colspan: 2"]**Not calculated because of missing information[/TD]
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[TR]
[TD] Epidemiology
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[TR]
[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_left"]Source of the outbreak(s) or origin of infection[/TD]
[TD]
  • Unknown or inconclusive
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[TR]
[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_left"]Epidemiological comments[/TD]
[TD]Epidemiological investigation is ongoing.[/TD]
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[TD] [/TD]
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[TD] Control measures
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[TR]
[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_left"]Measures applied[/TD]
[TD]
  • 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
  • Disinfection
  • Vaccination prohibited
  • No treatment of affected animals
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[TR]
[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_left"]Measures to be applied[/TD]
[TD]
  • No other measures
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[TR]
[TD] Diagnostic test results
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[TR]
[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]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: filtrer"]Animal and Plant Quarantine Agency (National laboratory)[/TD]
[TD="class: filtrer"]Birds[/TD]
[TD="class: filtrer"]real-time reverse transcriptase/polymerase chain reaction (RRT-PCR)[/TD]
[TD="class: filtrer"]21/12/2017[/TD]
[TD="class: filtrer cb-centree last"]Positive[/TD]
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[TR]
[TD] Future Reporting
[TABLE="class: TableFoyers, width: 917"]
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[TD="class: filtrer"]The event is continuing. Weekly follow-up reports will be submitted.[/TD]
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