Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza H5N1, Egypt, poultry (FAO, January 9 2013): Behira

[Giuseppe]

[Source: FAO, Empres-I, full page: (LINK). Edited.]


Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza H5N1, Egypt, poultry



GENERAL INFO

• Disease Event ID 174180
• Reporting date 22/12/2012
• Observation date 10/12/2012

LOCATION

• Region Africa
• Admin 1 (Country) Al Buhayrah (behera) (Egypt)
• Locality Kom Asho
• Lat/Long 31.033/30
• Quality of Coordinates Centroid Admin2

DISEASE

• Status Confirmed
• DISEASE Highly pathogenic avian influenza
• Serotype H5
• Source National authorities

SPECIES AFFECTED

• An.Type Domestic
• An.Class Birds
• Species duck
• At Risk ?
• Cases 10
• Deaths ?
• Destroyed 10
• Slaughtered ?

LABORATORIES

• Disease Tested Highly pathogenic avian influenza
• Species duck
• Test RRT-PCR (real-time reverse transcriptase PCR)
• Result Positive
• Result Date 22/12/2012
• Reference Laboratory ?

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