OIE report on outbreak in poultry in Myanmar / Burma

[Gert van der Hoek]

Snip OIE report

Outbreak 1 (OIE Ref 6377)

Naung Ngaing, Katpha, Kyaing Tong (Shan East), SHAN STATE

Date of start of outbreak 04/11/2007

1. Species Susceptible Cases Deaths Destroyed
   
2. Birds 2591 2058 2058 533

Affected population backyard poultry


Sporadic outbreak in localized area. It is assumed that the disease was transmitted from ducks to chickens within the village. Outbreak occurred in Naung Ngaing village, Katpha village tract (on the way of Kyaing Ton to Moingla). Control of HPAI outbreak by local authorities and Livestock Breeding and Veterinary Department (LBVD) staff.

http://www.oie.int/wahid-prod/public.php?page=single_report&pop=1&reportid=6496

[Theresa42]

Myanmar reports fresh bird flu outbreak: report

Myanmar reports fresh bird flu outbreak: report
24 November 2007

YANGON: Military-ruled Myanmar has detected a new outbreak of bird flu among chickens in an eastern district near the Chinese border, official media said Saturday.

The outbreak was found at a farm in Kengtung township of eastern Shan state on November 18, after the farmer reported an unusual number of deaths in his chickens, the New Light of Myanmar said.

The government-mouthpiece newspaper said an unspecified number of chickens were slaughtered and restrictions were imposed on the movement of poultry in the area.

The outbreak was the first known case of the deadly H5N1 bird flu virus in Myanmar since July, when more than 4,000 birds were slaughtered in towns near the main city of Yangon to contain the disease.

Myanmar's military rulers normally operate under a thick veil of secrecy, but the regime has won rare plaudits from the United Nations for its openness in combating bird flu.

The H5N1 strain first emerged in Asia in 2003, and has caused some 205 deaths in humans, with Indonesia and Vietnam among the worst hit countries, according to the World Health Organisation.

Experts fear the death toll could rise sharply if the virus were to mutate and become easily transmissible between humans.

http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/afp_asiapacific/view/313447/1/.html

[HenryN]

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<TABLE style="DIRECTION: ltr" width="100%" border=0><TBODY><TR><TD>Burma Detects New Outbreak of Bird Flu</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top>By VOA News
24 November 2007
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Officials in Burma say a new outbreak of bird flu has been detected among chickens in an eastern district near the Chinese border.
The state-run New Light of Myanmar newspaper said Saturday that the outbreak was found at a farm in Kentung township in eastern Shan state on November 18, after a farmer reported an unusual number of deaths in his chickens.
Officials culled an unknown number of birds at the farm.
A statement from the Myanmar Livestock and Veterinary Department urged people to prevent the entry of poultry and birds from neighboring countries into Burma.
Some information for this report was provided by AFP.

http://www.voanews.com/english/2007-11-24-voa18.cfm

[Gert van der Hoek]

Re: OIE report on outbreak in poultry in Myanmar / Burma

Authorities discover bird-flu outbreak in Myanmar

Yangon, A duck dealer who bought 900 birds on the China-Myanmar border introduced avian flu into Myanmar's north-east Shan State, an official report said Friday. The trader sold the 6-month-old female ducks in Mongla district in early November to breeders near the ancient regional capital of Kengtung, the government said.

When the ducks started to die, the farmers returned the remaining birds to the dealer who attempted to breed them himself in Naungngin village, according to the report.

Infection spread among ducks, geese and chickens that prompted the authorities to cull nearly 15,000 birds between November 20 and 25, after tests confirmed the presence of H5N1 virus, the report said.

Authorities also educated local farmers on methods to prevent the disease, it said.

http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/150844.html

[HenryN]

Re: OIE report on outbreak in poultry in Myanmar / Burma

Myanmar keeps bird flu under control
30/11/2007 -- 8:27 PM
<TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width="100%" border=0><TBODY><TR><TD vAlign=top colSpan=2><TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 border=0><TBODY><TR><TD>Ha Noi (VNA) ? Myanmar has announced it kept the fresh bird flu outbreak in its border area of Kengtung in eastern Shan state under control, foreign news reported.

H5N1 virus was detected on some chickens and ducks of local species at a village farm in Kengtung on Nov. 18 which died unusually. The local authorities culled 14,889 chickens, ducks, geese and Muscovy ducks within a week after those unusual deaths were found on the fowls traded in the area, foreign media quoted a statement of the Myanmar Livestock and Veterinary Department as saying.

Other measures of disinfecting of the farm, restriction of transport of chicken and biosecurity were also taken, and it also urged the people to prevent the entry of poultry and birds from neighbouring countries into Myanmar.

Earlier in October, trace of H5 virus was found at a poultry farm in Yangon division's Hmawby township with no symptom of bird flu detected.?Enditem

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