Highly pathogenic avian influenza, Bangladesh (WAHID Interface - OIE World Animal Health Information Database, Jan 10 2011, edited)

[Giuseppe]

Highly pathogenic avian influenza, Bangladesh (WAHID Interface - OIE World Animal Health Information Database, Jan 10 2011, edited)


[Source: OIE, full text: <cite cite="http://www.oie.int/wahis/public.php?page=single_report&pop=1&reportid=10146">WAHID Interface - OIE World Animal Health Information Database</cite>. Edited.]

Highly pathogenic avian influenza, Bangladesh

Information received on 10/01/2011 from Dr Muhammad Abdul Baqi, Director General , Department of Livestock Services , Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock , Dhaka, Bangladesh

• Summary
  • Report type Follow-up report No. 26
  • Start date 05/02/2007
  • Date of first confirmation of the event 22/03/2007
  • Report date 10/01/2011
  • Date submitted to OIE 10/01/2011
  • Reason for notification First occurrence of a listed disease
  • Manifestation of disease Clinical disease
  • Causal agent Highly pathogenic avian influenza virus
  • Serotype H5N1
  • Nature of diagnosis Suspicion, Clinical, Laboratory (basic), Laboratory (advanced), Necropsy
  • This event pertains to the whole country
  • Related reports
    • Immediate notification (30/03/2007)
    • Follow-up report No. 1 (30/04/2007)
    • Follow-up report No. 2 (24/05/2007)
    • Follow-up report No. 3 (08/07/2007)
    • Follow-up report No. 4 (17/12/2007)
    • Follow-up report No. 5 (16/03/2008)
    • Follow-up report No. 6 (24/04/2008)
    • Follow-up report No. 7 (11/06/2008)
    • Follow-up report No. 8 (20/11/2008)
    • Follow-up report No. 9 (17/12/2008)
    • Follow-up report No. 10 (06/01/2009)
    • Follow-up report No. 11 (22/01/2009)
    • Follow-up report No. 12 (29/01/2009)
    • Follow-up report No. 13 (03/02/2009)
    • Follow-up report No. 14 (10/02/2009)
    • Follow-up report No. 15 (26/02/2009)
    • Follow-up report No. 16 (12/03/2009)
    • Follow-up report No. 17 (13/04/2009)
    • Follow-up report No. 18 (17/06/2009)
    • Follow-up report No. 19 (14/07/2009)
    • Follow-up report No. 20 (20/09/2009)
    • Follow-up report No. 21 (20/01/2010)
    • Follow-up report No. 22 (31/01/2010)
    • Follow-up report No. 23 (02/03/2010)
    • Follow-up report No. 24 (25/04/2010)
    • Follow-up report No. 25 (17/06/2010)
    • Follow-up report No. 26 (10/01/2011)

• New outbreaks
  • Outbreak 1 - Narisha Khamarbari, Narisha, Dohar, Dhaka, DHAKA
    • Date of start of the outbreak 01/01/2011
    • Outbreak status Resolved (03/01/2011)
    • Epidemiological unit Farm
    • Affected animals: Species - Susceptible - Cases - Deaths - Destroyed - Slaughtered
      • Birds - 6500 - 530 - 530 - 5970 - 0
      • Affected Population a commercial poultry farm

• Summary of outbreaks
  • Total outbreaks: 1
  • Outbreak statistics: Species - Apparent morbidity rate - Apparent mortality rate - Apparent case fatality rate - Proportion susceptible animals lost*
    • Birds - 8.15% - 8.15% - 100.00% - 100.00%
    • * Removed from the susceptible population through death, destruction and/or slaughter

• Epidemiology
  • Source of the outbreak(s) or origin of infection
    • Unknown or inconclusive

• Control measures
  • Measures applied
    • Stamping out
    • Movement control inside the country
    • Disinfection of infected premises/establishment(s)
    • Vaccination prohibited
    • No treatment of affected animals
  • Measures to be applied
    • No other measures

• Diagnostic test results
  • Laboratory name and type Bangladesh Livestock Research Institute, Dhaka (national reference laboratory) (National laboratory)
    • Tests and results: Species - Test - Test date - Result
      • Birds - reverse transcription - polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) - 03/01/2011 - Positive
  • Laboratory name and type Central Disease Investigation Laboratory, Dhaka (National laboratory)
    • Tests and results: Species - Test - Test date - Result
      • Birds - rapid tests - 02/01/2011 - Positive

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

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[Gert van der Hoek]

Re: Highly pathogenic avian influenza, Bangladesh (WAHID Interface - OIE World Animal Health Information Database, Jan 10 2011, edited)

High-Path Bird Flu Returns to Bangladesh

BANGLADESH - There has been one new outbreak of H5N1 highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPIA) at a farm near Dhaka.

The veterinary authority has sent Follow Up Report No. 26 dated 10 January to the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE).

The outbreak started on 1 January at a commercial farm at Narisha Khamarbari in Dhaka. Of the flock of 6,500 birds, 530 died and the rest have since been destroyed.

The presence of the H5N1 sub-type of the virus has been confirmed.

The last report of HPAI in Bangladesh was in June 2010.

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