AVIAN INFLUENZA IN AFGHANISTAN
(Date of previous outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza
in Afghanistan reported to the OIE: 2002).
Immediate notification report
Information received on 20 March 2006 from Dr Azizullah Osmani, General
President of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Services, Ministry of
Agriculture, Animal Husbandry and Food, Kabul:
Report date: 20 March 2006.
Reason for immediate notification: re-occurrence of a listed disease or
infection in a country.
Identification of agent: highly pathogenic avian influenza virus subtype
H5N1.
Date of first confirmation of the event: 15 March 2006.
Date of start of the event: 2 March 2006.
Clinical disease: yes.
Nature of diagnosis: clinical, post-mortem and laboratory.
Details of outbreaks:
First
administrative
division
(province)
Name of the
location
(village)
Date of
Number of animals in the outbreaks
start of
Spe-cies
the
susceptible cases deaths destroyed slaugh-tered
outbreak
Jalalabad
Center
2 March
2006
avi
…
4
4
…
…
Kabul
Qasaba
6 March
2006
avi
…
1
…
…
…
Jalalabad
Khoiani
6 March
2006
avi
…
2
2
…
…
Kabul
Dasht-e-Barchi 9 March
2006
avi
…
8
8
…
…
Kabul
Charqala
avi
…
…
…
…
…
12 March
2006
Jalalabad
Center
12 March
2006
avi
…
…
…
…
…
Jalalabad
Wazir
12 March
2006
avi
…
…
…
…
…
Kabul
Dasht-e-Barchi 12 March
2006
avi
…
3
2
…
…
Kabul
Center
13 March
2006
avi
…
…
…
…
…
Laghman
Haidary
13 March
2006
avi
…
6
4
…
…
Vardak
Nerkh
15 March
2006
avi
…
…
…
…
…
Kabul
Center
18 March
2006
avi
…
…
…
…
…
Kunar
Tisha
19 March
2006
fau
…
1
1
0
0
Description of affected population: chicken, turkeys and a crow.
Diagnosis:
Laboratories where
diagnostic tests
were performed
Species
examined
Diagnostic
tests used
Date
…
Results
Central diagnostic
laboratory, Kabul
avi
ELISA
positive
OIE/FAO Reference
Laboratory for avian
influenza and
Newcastle disease,
Padova, Italy
avi
- PCR (genes
15
- positive for H5N1
M, H5 and
March
N1);
2006 - amino acid
sequence at
- sequence
cleavage site
analysis.
indicates a highly
pathogenic avian
influenza profile
Source of outbreaks or origin of infection: unknown or inconclusive.
Control measures undertaken:
- quarantine;
- movement control inside the country;
- disinfection of infected premises/establishment(s).
Treatment of affected animals: no.
Final report: no.