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  • FAO: Avian Influenza Update #70 11 October 2010

    ProMED summary of FAOAIDEnews Situation Update #70 11 October 2010, Avian Influenza

    link to pdf file: http://www.fao.org/docrep/013/ak783e/ak783e00.pdf


    AVIAN INFLUENZA (47): WORLD UPDATE, FAO
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    A ProMED-mail post
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    International Society for Infectious Diseases
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    Date: 11 Oct 2010
    Source: FAOAIDEnews, Animal Influenza Disease Emergency Situation Update No
    70 [summarised, edited]
    <http: www.fao.org="" docrep="" 013="" ak783e="" ak783e00.pdf="">


    At a glance: The latest HPAI outbreaks for the period 1 - 30 Sep 2010
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    Note: AIDEnews publishes reports of confirmed HPAI cases using the
    following sources: OIE, European Commission, FAO, and national governments.

    Africa -- Egypt
    ---------------
    A total of 13 H5 HPAI positive cases were reported in 7 governorates from 1
    to 30 Sep 2010:
    Beni Suef (2), Fayoum (6), Giza (1), Menoufia (6), Qualioubia (3)
    Governorates (number of outbreaks in the governorate is in brackets). All
    of the outbreaks were in household poultry, except for one commercial farm
    in the Qualioubia Governorate that had been vaccinated.

    Asia -- Indonesia
    -----------------
    The Participatory Disease Surveillance and Response (PDSR) programme
    through 33 Local Disease Control Centres covers 71 192 villages in 84 per
    cent of Indonesia -- 448 districts and municipalities in 29 of its 33
    provinces.

    During July 2010, PDSR conducted surveillance in 1868 villages (2.6 per
    cent). The overall HPAI incidence was 0.5 infected villages per 1000
    villages under surveillance. The province with the highest incidence values
    was Bengkuli (4.7 per 1000 villages). The number of newly infected villages
    found during [July] was: 17 in Sumatra, 17 in Java, 2 in Kalimantan, and 3
    in Sulawesi.

    During August 2010, PDSR conducted surveillance in 1488 villages (2.1 per
    cent). The overall HPAI incidence was 0.6 infected villages per 1000
    villages under surveillance. The province with the highest incidence values
    was Bengkuli (12.6 per 1000 villages). The number of newly infected
    villages found during [August] by island was: 23 in Sumatra, 15 in Java, 5
    in Kalimantan, and 1 in Sulawesi.

    -- communicated by: Juan Lubroth Chief, Animal Health Service/CVO-FAO Animal Production and Health Division Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations <http: www.fao.org="" ag="" againfo="" home="" en="" index.htm=""> [The above issue 70 of FAOAIDEnews, available at the above URL, includes the following items: 1. Avian Influenza: continued support is required 2. Satellite telemetry supports determination of HPAI 3. Most recent H5N1 AI outbreaks (country names), 2006-2010 4. At a Glance (copied above) 5. Summary of confirmed HPAI outbreaks (list of countries infected since 2003, pertaining to the dates of 1st and latest outbreaks, animals infected to date, and human cases/death to date). Item 5 lists 11 countries in Africa, 19 in Asia, 7 in the Near East and 26 in Europe. 10 of the affected European countries experienced H5N1 cases in wild birds only. The countries which have reported the highest number of human cases/mortalities are: Indonesia (168/139), Vietnam (119/59), Egypt (112/36), China (39/26), and Thailand (25/17). - Mod.AS]

    [see also: Avian influenza (44): world update, FAO 20100912.3297 Avian influenza (42): world update, FAO 20100806.2659 Avian influenza (38): world update, FAO 20100618.2054 Avian influenza (32): world update, FAO 20100519.1651 Avian influenza (45): Indonesia (SS) susp. 20100930.3549 Avian influenza (43): Indonesia (BE) 20100814.2806 Avian influenza (41): Indonesia, (E. Jakarta) 20100731.2577] ....................arn/ejp/sh
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    http://novel-infectious-diseases.blogspot.com/
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