Highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1, China (People's Rep. of) (OIE, March 7 2014): 1 New Poultry Outbreak, Yunnan

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Highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1, China (People's Rep. of)


Information received on 07/03/2014 from Dr Zhang Zhongqui, Director General , China Animal Disease Control Centre, Veterinary Bureau, Ministry of Agriculture, Beijing, China (People's Rep. of)

• Summary
  • Report type Follow-up report No. 4
  • Date of start of the event 27/12/2013
  • Date of pre-confirmation of the event 02/01/2014
  • Report date 07/03/2014
  • Date submitted to OIE 07/03/2014
  • Reason for notification Reoccurrence of a listed disease
  • Date of previous occurrence 18/06/2013
  • Manifestation of disease Clinical disease
  • Causal agent Highly pathogenic avian influenza virus
  • Serotype H5N1
  • Nature of diagnosis Clinical, Laboratory (basic), Laboratory (advanced)
  • This event pertains to a defined zone within the country
  • Related reports
    • Immediate notification (02/01/2014)
    • Follow-up report No. 1 (13/01/2014)
    • Follow-up report No. 2 (18/02/2014)
    • Follow-up report No. 3 (28/02/2014)
    • Follow-up report No. 4 (07/03/2014)
• New outbreaks (1)
  • Outbreak 1 - Junction of three villages, Tonghai, Yuxi, YUNNAN
    • Date of start of the outbreak 02/03/2014
    • Outbreak status Continuing (or date resolved not provided)
    • Epidemiological unit Village
    • Affected animals: Species ? Susceptible ? Cases ? Deaths ? Destroyed ? Slaughtered
      • Birds - 533000 ? 29600 ? 29600 ? 503400 ? 0
      • Affected population
        • The outbreak happened where Dong village, Taijiashan village and Wulongtan village meet.
• Summary of outbreaks
  • Total outbreaks: 1
    • Total animals affected: Species ? Susceptible ? Cases ? Deaths ? Destroyed ? Slaughtered
      • Birds ? 533000 ? 29600 ? 29600 ? 503400 ? 0
    • Outbreak statistics: Species - Apparent morbidity rate - Apparent mortality rate - Apparent case fatality rate - Proportion susceptible animals lost*
      • Birds - 5.55% - 5.55% - 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
    • Quarantine
    • Movement control inside the country
    • Screening
    • Zoning
    • Disinfection of infected premises/establishment(s)
    • Dipping / Spraying
    • No vaccination
    • No treatment of affected animals
  • Measures to be applied
    • No other measures
• Diagnostic test results
  • Laboratory name and type ? Species ? Test - Test date ? Result
    • Harbin veterinary research institute, Chinese academy of agricultural sciences (OIE?s Reference Laboratory) - Birds - haemagglutination inhibition test (HIT) - 07/03/2014 ? Positive
    • Harbin veterinary research institute, Chinese academy of agricultural sciences (OIE?s Reference Laboratory) - Birds - reverse transcription - polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) - 07/03/2014 ? Positive
    • Harbin veterinary research institute, Chinese academy of agricultural sciences (OIE?s Reference Laboratory) - Birds - virus isolation - 07/03/2014 ? Positive
• Future Reporting
  • The event is continuing. Weekly follow-up reports will be submitted.

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Re: Highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1, China (People's Rep. of) (OIE, March 7 2014): 1 New Poultry Outbreak, Yunnan


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<SMALL>Yuxi City Tonghai poultry appears highly pathogenic avian influenza subtype H5N1

</SMALL><SMALL>March 8, 2014 08 17 minutes 00 seconds Source: Yunnan Network</SMALL>
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<SMALL>Yunnan Network (correspondent Xuyue Li) the evening of March 7 Yuxi Bureau of Agriculture released Outbreak Communications, announced according to the Information Office of the Ministry of Agriculture, Tonghai highly pathogenic avian influenza outbreaks occur together, Tonghai Xiushan Town Village, Yang Guang home town station village, some egg farms in three villages in Tan Shan Oolong intersection region chickens suspected of bird flu by the National Avian Influenza Reference Laboratory confirmed as H5N1 subtype of highly pathogenic avian influenza.
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<SMALL>According to Agriculture Secretary Yang Zhengxiang Yuxi introduced March 2 sea farms in three townships Interchange 29600 chickens died, the 7th by the National Avian Influenza Reference Laboratory diagnosis of H5N1 avian influenza. After doing a local epidemic outbreak disposal in accordance with relevant contingency plans and technical specifications prevention, disinfection tight blockade epidemic and strengthen the investigation and monitoring of local poultry culling 503,400 and sound processing, communications, said the epidemic has been effectively control.
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<SMALL>At the press conference, Yuxi City Agricultural Bureau Chief Veterinary 周家富 said that this is the first time that Yuxi HPAI is currently monitoring the animal-human transmission of avian influenza subtype mainly H5N1, H7N1, H7N2, H7N3, H7N7 , H7N9, etc., but as long as the processing of poultry products will be able to completely kill the virus completely.
CDC Yuxi Wu Qiang said the CDC has two in-depth contact with infected poultry inspection and monitoring of suspicious persons, the city's monitoring shows no suspected cases of infection.
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<SMALL>It is reported on the epidemic has now been culled each treatment carried out a large chicken farmers 10 yuan, 1 yuan compensation chicks. Tonghai County Deputy Magistrate Yu Xue-chao said now closed sea of ​​live poultry market, the epidemic of Public Security and relevant departments have been set up card, make sure that the epidemic does not go epitaxy.
Farmers can receive free vaccines and veterinary department
How the public should prevent avian influenza, Yuxi City Agricultural Bureau Chief Veterinary 周家富 said to minimize contact with poultry, should be disinfected after contact. The most important thing is to strengthen their own exercise, enhance physical fitness. Poultry products to be pasteurized, and then cooked thoroughly cooking food. In addition, city, county and each township veterinary department has H5N1 avian influenza virus vaccine, farmers can receive free.
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1998 Tonghai began large-scale breeding hens, hens sea end of 2011 amounted to 680 scale farmers, hens population 5,750,000, with an annual egg 1.8 billion, with a total weight of 496.03 million kg, ranking first in the country, eggs industry 2431 people directly address the labor and employment, the products are sold all over the city and the province of Guangzhou, Shenzhen and other cities in China, and some exported to Myanmar, Vietnam and other Southeast Asian countries, eggs sales accounted for 15% market share in the province, affecting the southwestern provinces of poultry egg market prices.</SMALL>
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