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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 |
| Related reports |
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| Outbreaks |
There are no new outbreaks in this report |
Epidemiology
| Source of infection |
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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
| Measures already applied |
- Movement control inside the country
- Screening
- Disinfection of infected premises/establishment(s)
- Dipping / Spraying
- Quarantine
- Zoning
- Vaccination prohibited
- No treatment of affected animals
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| Measures to be applied |
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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) |
| Tests and results |
| Species |
Test |
Test date |
Result |
| Birds |
haemagglutination (HA) test |
15/01/2007 |
Positive |
| Birds |
haemagglutination inhibition test (HIT) |
15/01/2007 |
Positive |
| Birds |
reverse transcription – polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) |
11/01/2007 |
Positive |
| Birds |
virus isolation |
15/01/2007 |
Positive |
|
| Laboratory name and type |
Lower Northern Veterinary Research and Development (Pitsanuloke) Centre, Department of Livestock Development. (Local laboratory) |
| Tests and results |
| Species |
Test |
Test date |
Result |
| Birds |
reverse transcription – polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) |
15/01/2007 |
Positive |
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