Low pathogenic avian influenza (poultry),
South Africa

Information received on 10/07/2013 from Dr Bothle Michael Modisane, Chief Director , Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Animal Production and Health, PRETORIA, South Africa

Summary

Report type	Follow-up report No. 2
Date of start of the event	01/06/2012
Date of confirmation of the event	29/06/2012
Report date	09/07/2013
Date submitted to OIE	10/07/2013
Date event resolved	20/05/2014
Reason for notification	Recurrence of a listed disease
Date of previous occurrence	11/05/2012
Manifestation of disease	Clinical disease
Causal agent	Low pathogenic avian influenza virus
Serotype	H5N2
Nature of diagnosis	Laboratory (advanced)
This event pertains to	the whole country
Related reports	Immediate notification (04/10/2012) Follow-up report No. 1 (15/04/2013) Follow-up report No. 2 (09/07/2013) Follow-up report No. 3 (30/08/2013) Follow-up report No. 4 (23/12/2013) Follow-up report No. 5 (13/06/2014)

Outbreaks

There are no new outbreaks in this report

Epidemiology

Source of the outbreak(s) or origin of infection	Unknown or inconclusive
Epidemiological comments	Note by the OIE Animal Health Information Department: H5 and H7 avian influenza in its low pathogenic form in poultry is a notifiable disease as per Chapter 10.4. on avian influenza of the Terrestrial Animal Health Code (2012).

Control measures

Measures applied	Movement control inside the country Screening Quarantine Vaccination prohibited No treatment of affected animals
Measures to be applied	No other measures

Future Reporting

The event is continuing. Weekly follow-up reports will be submitted.