Highly pathogenic avian influenza,
Vietnam
Information received on 22/12/2020 from Dr Dong Pham Van, Director General, Chief Veterinary Officer, Department of Animal Health, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Hanoļ, Vietnam
Summary
Report type Follow-up report No. 3
Date of start of the event 23/07/2020
Date of confirmation of the event 25/07/2020
Report date 22/12/2020
Date submitted to OIE 22/12/2020
Reason for notification Recurrence of a listed disease
Date of previous occurrence 06/06/2020
Manifestation of disease Clinical disease
Causal agent Highly pathogenic avian influenza virus
Serotype H5N1
Nature of diagnosis Laboratory (advanced)
This event pertains to a defined zone within the country
Related reports Immediate notification (07/08/2020)
Follow-up report No. 1 (11/09/2020)
Follow-up report No. 2 (01/10/2020)
Follow-up report No. 3 (22/12/2020)
Outbreaks There are no new outbreaks in this report
Epidemiology
Source of the outbreak(s) or origin of infection
  • Unknown or inconclusive
Control measures
Measures applied
  • Stamping out
  • Surveillance outside containment and/or protection zone
  • Vaccination in response to the outbreak (s)
  • 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.