Low pathogenic avian influenza (poultry),
Chinese Taipei

Information received on 30/08/2013 from Dr Ping-Cheng Yang, President, Agriculture Technology Research Institute, Council of Agriculture, Hsinchu City, Chinese Taipei

Summary

Report type	Follow-up report No. 9
Date of start of the event	12/11/2012
Date of confirmation of the event	20/11/2012
Report date	30/08/2013
Date submitted to OIE	30/08/2013
Date event resolved	18/02/2014
Reason for notification	Recurrence of a listed disease
Date of previous occurrence	13/07/2012
Manifestation of disease	Sub-clinical infection
Causal agent	Low pathogenic avian influenza virus
Serotype	H5N2
Nature of diagnosis	Laboratory (advanced)
This event pertains to	a defined zone within the country
Related reports	Immediate notification (22/11/2012) Follow-up report No. 1 (21/12/2012) Follow-up report No. 2 (04/01/2013) Follow-up report No. 3 (18/01/2013) Follow-up report No. 4 (15/03/2013) Follow-up report No. 5 (18/04/2013) Follow-up report No. 6 (19/04/2013) Follow-up report No. 7 (03/06/2013) Follow-up report No. 8 (02/08/2013) Follow-up report No. 9 (30/08/2013) Follow-up report No. 10 (23/09/2013) Follow-up report No. 11 (04/11/2013) Follow-up report No. 12 (09/04/2014)

Outbreaks

There are no new outbreaks in this report

Epidemiology

Source of the outbreak(s) or origin of infection

Unknown or inconclusive

Epidemiological comments

Outbreak in Ma-Gong which started on 15 May 2013 After the thorough cleaning and disinfection activities were completed and the farm was emptied for 21 days, sentinel chickens were introduced again on the farm in Peng-Hu County for 21 days. There was no other flock within a 3-km radius of this farm since 22 July 2013. The results of serological and virological tests reported on 1 August 2013 showed negative results for antibody and virus. According to the aforementioned information, the H5N2 LPAI outbreak reported on 3 June 2013 (follow-up report No. 7) is resolved.

Control measures

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

Diagnostic test results

Laboratory name and type	Species	Test	Test date	Result
Animal Health Research Institute (National laboratory)	Birds	haemagglutination inhibition test (HIT)	01/08/2013	Negative
Animal Health Research Institute (National laboratory)	Birds	virus isolation	01/08/2013	Negative

Future Reporting

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