Taiwan - 1 new outbreak of low pathogenic avian influenza H5N2 in poultry in farm, Chiayi County (OIE, March 03, 2020)

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[TD="width: *, align: left"]Low pathogenic avian influenza (poultry),
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[TD]Information received on 03/03/2020 from Dr Wen-Jane Tu, Chief Veterinary Officer, Deputy Director General, Bureau of Animal and Plant Health Inspection and Quarantine, Council of Agriculture, Executive Yuan, Taipei, Chinese Taipei[/TD]
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[TD]Summary

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[TD="width: 30%"]Follow-up report No. 12[/TD]

[TD="width: 10%"]Date of start of the event[/TD]
[TD="width: 30%"]12/01/2015[/TD]

[TD="width: 10%"]Date of confirmation of the event[/TD]
[TD="width: 30%"]14/01/2015[/TD]

[TD="width: 10%"]Report date[/TD]
[TD="width: 30%"]03/03/2020[/TD]

[TD="width: 10%"]Date submitted to OIE[/TD]
[TD="width: 30%"]03/03/2020[/TD]

[TD="width: 10%"]Reason for notification[/TD]
[TD="width: 30%"]Recurrence of a listed disease[/TD]

[TD="width: 10%"]Date of previous occurrence[/TD]
[TD="width: 30%"]2014[/TD]

[TD="width: 10%"]Manifestation of disease[/TD]
[TD="width: 30%"]Clinical disease[/TD]

[TD="width: 10%"]Causal agent[/TD]
[TD="width: 30%"]Low pathogenic avian influenza virus[/TD]

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[TD="width: 30%"]H5N2[/TD]

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[TD="width: 30%"]Clinical, Laboratory (advanced)[/TD]

[TD="width: 10%"]This event pertains to[/TD]
[TD="width: 30%"]a defined zone within the country[/TD]

[TD="width: 10%"]Related reports[/TD]
[TD="width: 30%"] Immediate notification (22/04/2015) Follow-up report No. 1 (12/05/2015) Follow-up report No. 2 (27/07/2015) Follow-up report No. 3 (23/11/2015) Follow-up report No. 4 (03/03/2016) Follow-up report No. 5 (01/05/2017) Follow-up report No. 6 (16/06/2017) Follow-up report No. 7 (26/07/2018) Follow-up report No. 8 (26/09/2018) Follow-up report No. 9 (13/05/2019) Follow-up report No. 10 (08/07/2019) Follow-up report No. 11 (03/01/2020) Follow-up report No. 12 (03/03/2020) [/TD]

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[TD]New outbreaks (1)

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Puzi City, Chiayi County
Date of start of the outbreak	01/02/2015
Outbreak status	Continuing (or date resolved not provided)
Epidemiological unit	Farm
Affected animals	Species Susceptible Cases Deaths Killed and disposed of Slaughtered Birds 20000 1500 1500 12073 0
Affected population	Native Chickens(2015-cy)

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Total outbreaks: 1
Total animals affected	Species Susceptible Cases Deaths Killed and disposed of Slaughtered Birds 20000 1500 1500 12073 0
Outbreak statistics	Species Apparent morbidity rate Apparent mortality rate Apparent case fatality rate Proportion susceptible animals lost* Birds 7.50% 7.50% 100.00% 67.87%

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[TD="colspan: 2"]*Removed from the susceptible population through death, destruction and/or slaughter[/TD]

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[TD]Epidemiology

Source of the outbreak(s) or origin of infection

Unknown or inconclusive

Epidemiological comments

Samples from Chiayi County were sent to the National Laboratory, Animal Health Research Institute (AHRI) for diagnosis. H5N2 subtype avian influenza was confirmed by AHRI. The infected farm was placed under movement restrictions. The pathogenicity of the virus was subsequently confirmed by the AHRI as low pathogenic (less than 75% mortality of the tested chickens) on 13 February 2020. Surrounding poultry farms within 3 km radius of the infected farms were placed under intensified surveillance for three months.

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[TD]Control measures

Measures applied	Movement control inside the country Screening Quarantine Zoning Vaccination prohibited No treatment of affected animals
Measures to be applied	No other measures

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[TD]Diagnostic test results

Laboratory name and type	Species	Test	Test date	Result
Animal Health Research Institute (AHRI) (National laboratory)	Birds	gene sequencing	05/02/2015	Positive
Animal Health Research Institute (AHRI) (National laboratory)	Birds	inoculation test	13/02/2020	Negative
Animal Health Research Institute (AHRI) (National laboratory)	Birds	reverse transcription - polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR)	04/02/2015	Positive

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[TD]Future Reporting

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

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