Update on the highly pathogenic avian influenza In Thailand
THAILAND - This is a report via OIE on the latest HPAI outbreak in Thailand.
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Information received on 31/01/2007 from Dr. Yukol Limlamthong, Director-General, Department of Livestock Development, Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives, BANGKOK, Thailand
Summary
Report type | Follow-up report No. 2 |
Start date | 09/01/2007 |
Date of confirmation of event | 15/01/2007 |
Report date | 31/01/2007 |
Date submitted to OIE | 31/01/2007 |
Reason for notification | Reoccurrence of listed disease |
Date of previous occurrence | 16/07/2006 |
Manifestation of disease | Clinical disease |
Causal agent | Highly pathogenic avian influenza virus |
Serotype | H5N1 |
Nature of diagnosis | Suspicion, Clinical, Laboratory (basic), Laboratory (advanced), Necropsy |
Report pertains to | Entire country |
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Outbreaks | There are no new outbreaks in this report |
Epidemiology
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Epidemiological comments | Thailand is conducting from 3 January to 3 February 2007 its first intensive surveillance this year. This outbreak is the first finding in 2007. It corresponds to the current avian influenza case definition upon active clinical surveillance campaign. |
Control measures
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Diagnostic test results
Laboratory name and type | Lower Northern Veterinary Research and Development (Pitsanuloke) Centre, Department of Livestock Development. (Local laboratory) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Laboratory name and type | Lower Northern Veterinary Research and Development (Pitsanuloke) Centre, Department of Livestock Development. (Local laboratory) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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