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Event summary: Highly pathogenic avian influenza, Hong Kong (P.R. China)

Start of event 18/11/2007

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Confirmation05/12/2007
Report date05/02/2008
Submission date05/02/2008
ReasonReoccurrence
This event pertains tothe whole country
Number of outbreaks2
Date resolved03/12/2007
Epidemiological commentsThis species is common and present all year round in Hong Kong. The majority is resident but migrants have also been recorded in all seasons. Local poultry farms are routinely under a constant monitoring and surveillance programme involving serological and virological testing and have individual farm biosecurity plans, which include bird proofing of all sheds. All chicken farms are routinely vaccinated with inactivated H5N2 vaccine and each batch of chickens has 60 unvaccinated individually identified sentinels, which are monitored over the production life of the batch. An intensive surveillance system is in place on all poultry farms, poultry markets, pet bird shops, park birds and wild birds in Hong Kong. To date, no spread detected.

Hong Kong (P.R. China) has submitted the following immediate notification and follow-up report (s) to OIE.

View Report Date Date submitted to OIE Report Type
Full report 05/02/2008 05/02/2008 Immediate Notification (Resolved : 03/12/2007 - Final report)