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31 March 2009 – India

Fresh outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) has been reported in North Dinajpur of West Bengal. It started on 17 March 2009 and affected 363 rural backyard poultry. Epidemiological investigation is ongoing. Poultry in an area of 3-km-radius of the outbreaks will be culled and surveillance will be carried out in an area of 10-km-radius.

There were reports of HPAI outbreaks in poultry in Darjeeling and Dakshin Dinajpur, Coochbehar districts of West Bengal and Ravongla district of Sikkim of India in January-February 2009.

So far, no cases of human avian influenza have been reported from India.

For further information, please visit the following websites:

Department of Animal Husbandry, Dairying & Fisheries, Ministry of Agriculture, Government of India www.dahd.nic.in

Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India www.mohfw.nic.in

31 March 2009 – Bangladesh

The Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock, Government of Bangladesh has reported six H5 poultry AI outbreaks in six districts in last week of March, i.e. Dinajpur, Patuakhali, Chittagong, Rangapur, Narayanganj and Gaibandha. As of 31 March 2009, a total of 316 outbreaks had been recorded in 47 districts out of 64 districts of Bangladesh. A total of 1,67463, 808 chickens have been culled.

Previous outbreaks have been reported in the districts of Dhaka, Chittagong, Kurigram, Naranyanganj, Mirpur, Manikgonj and Thakurgaon during January-February 2009.

So far, the first and only human case of H5N1 infection occurred in January 2008.

For further information on poultry AI, please visit the following website: Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock www.mofl.gov.bd

28 February 2009 – India

Fresh outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) has been reported in Punding Forest Busty Village, Kurseong Block, Darjeeling District of West Bengal on 24 February 2009. Samples collected tested positive for H5N1 HPAI at the National Institute of Virology, Pune. Poultry in an area of 3-km-radius of the outbreaks will be culled and surveillance will be carried out in an area of 10-km-radius.

Recent HPAI outbreak was reported in Harirampur, Baramahar, Dakshin Dinajpur of West Bengal which started on 14 February 2009 and affected 35 out of 1,500 rural backyard poultry.

There were reports of HPAI outbreaks in poultry in Darjeeling (Matigara, Rangli Rangliot) and Coochbehar (Mathabhanga-I, Dinhata-I) districts of West Bengal and Ravongla district of Sikkim of India in January 2009.

So far, no cases of human avian influenza have been reported from India.

For further information, please visit the following websites:

Department of Animal Husbandry, Dairying & Fisheries, Ministry of Agriculture, Government of India www.dahd.nic.in

Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India www.mohfw.nic.in

22 January 2009 – India

Avian Influenza in Sikkim, West Bengal and Assam, India

Sikkim

Department of Animal Husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries has notified outbreak of Avian Influenza in poultry in the Hospital Road locality of Ravongla Municipality in South Sikkim District on 19.1.2009. Culling activity has started on 20.1.2009. So far 1139 birds have been culled. Animal health workers involved in culling have been medically examined and are on chemoprophylaxis.

The central rapid response team from Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MOHFW) have reached the affected area and held meeting with the district authorities. Health authorities are mapping and listing villages and population in 0-3 Km area and 3-10 Km area to start surveillance activities. Central RRT are training health care workers on 21st and 22nd January. IEC materials have already been dispatched.

The Ministry of Health has provided the necessary supplies to the affected areas.

The situation is being monitored on a daily basis.

West Bengal

The DAHD, Government of India, has notified containment operations are on in epicenters reported in the Darjeeling District. 290 health workers are conducting active house to house surveillance. So far about 35,162 birds have been culled. 121 Animal Health workers are under chemoprophylaxis. The state has sufficient stock of Oseltamivir and PPE.

Assam

Since the first notification of Avian Influenza in Assam on 27.11.2008, 17 other epicenters, spread over eight districts have been notified. The last notification was on 24.12.2008. No new centres have been notified. So far a total of 462,670 birds have been culled.

A total of 108 Animal Health workers, who were deployed for the culling activity are on Chemoprophylaxis. Sufficient anti-viral drugs and Personal Protective Equipment are in stock with the State Government

The situation is being monitored on a daily basis. There is no suspect case of human avian influenza.



For further information, please visit the following websites:

Department of Animal Husbandry, Dairying & Fisheries, Ministry of Agriculture, Government of India www.dahd.nic.in

Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India www.mohfw.nic.in

20 January 2009 – India

Avian Influenza in Sikkim, West Bengal and Assam, India

Sikkim

The Department of Animal husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries,(DAHD) Government of India, has reported the unusual mortality of poultry bird in South Sikkim. Poultry samples tested at the High Security Animal Disease Laboratory in Bhopal confirmed that samples from Hospital Road, Ravongla Municipality of South Sikkim district are positive for the H5 strain of Avian Influenza. All poultry within a radius of 3 kilometres of the focus of the infection will be culled and surveillance will be carried out over a further radius up to 10 kilometres.

West Bengal

The DAHD, Government of India, has notified containment operations are on in epicenters reported in the Darjeeling District. 290 health workers are conducting active house to house surveillance. So far about 35,162 birds have been culled. 121 Animal Health workers are under chemoprophylaxis. The state has sufficient stock of Oseltamivir and PPE.

Assam

Since the first notification of Avian Influenza in Assam on 27.11.2008, 17 other epicenters, spread over eight districts have been notified. The last notification was on 24.12.2008. No new centres have been notified. So far a total of 462,670 birds have been culled.

A total of 108 Animal Health workers, who were deployed for the culling activity are on Chemoprophylaxis. 40,000 capsules of Tamiflu, 12,000 surgical masks, 1200 personal protective equipments, 400 N-95 masks, 50 bottles of tamiflu syrup and 8 ventilators have been supplied by MoHFW. Sufficient anti-viral drugs and PPE are in stock with the State Government

The situation is being monitored on a daily basis. There is no suspect case of human avian influenza.

For further information, please visit the following websites:

Department of Animal Husbandry, Dairying & Fisheries, Ministry of Agriculture, Government of India www.dahd.nic.in

Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India www.mohfw.nic.in

11 January 2009 – India

Avian Influenza in West Bengal and Assam, India

West Bengal

The Department of Animal husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries, Government of India, has notified containment operations are on in epicenters reported in the Darjeeling District. 290 health workers are conducting active house to house surveillance. So far about 35,162 birds have been culled. 121 Animal Health workers are under chemoprophylaxis. The state has sufficient stock of Oseltamivir and PPE.

Assam

Since the first notification of Avian Influenza in Assam on 27.11.2008, 17 other epicenters, spread over eight districts have been notified. The last notification was on 24.12.2008. No new centres have been notified. So far a total of 462,670 birds have been culled.

A total of 108 Animal Health workers, who were deployed for the culling activity are on Chemoprophylaxis. 40,000 capsules of Tamiflu, 12,000 surgical masks, 1200 personal protective equipments, 400 N-95 masks, 50 bottles of tamiflu syrup and 8 ventilators have been supplied by MoHFW. Sufficient anti-viral drugs and PPE are in stock with the State Government

The situation is being monitored on a daily basis. There is no suspect case of human avian influenza.

For further information, please visit the following websites:

Department of Animal Husbandry, Dairying & Fisheries, Ministry of Agriculture, Government of India www.dahd.nic.in

Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India www.mohfw.nic.in

7 January 2009 – India

Avian Influenza in West Bengal and Assam, India

West Bengal

The Department of Animal husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries, Government of India, has notified an epicenter in Mathegara block and Rangli Rangliot of Darjeeling district on 2nd and 6th January 2009 respectively. On receiving information from that Department, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has deputed a Central Team to assist the State Government in containment operations.

Assam

Since the first notification of Avian Influenza in Assam on 27.11.2008, 17 other epicenters, spread over eight districts have been notified. The last notification was on 24.12.2008. For the past eight days no new centres have been notified.

So far a total of 462,670 birds have been culled.
A total of 455 Animal Health workers, who were deployed for the culling activity are on Chemoprophylaxis.

The situation is being monitored on a daily basis. There is no suspect case of human avian influenza.

For further information, please visit the following websites:

Department of Animal Husbandry, Dairying & Fisheries, Ministry of Agriculture, Government of India www.dahd.nic.in

Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of Indiawww.mohfw.nic.in

5 January 2009 – India

Avian Influenza in West Bengal and Assam, India

West Bengal

The Department of Animal husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries, Government of India, has notified a new epicenter-village Binay Krishnapally in Mathegara block of Darjeeling district on 2nd January 2009. On receiving information from that Department, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has deputed a Central Team to assist the State Government in containment operations.

Assam

Since the first notification of Avian Influenza in Assam on 27.11.2008, 17 other epicenters, spread over eight districts have been notified. The last notification was on 24.12.2008. For the past eight days no new centres have been notified.

So far a total of 462,670 birds have been culled.
A total of 455 Animal Health workers, who were deployed for the culling activity are on Chemoprophylaxis.

The situation is being monitored on a daily basis. There is no suspect case of human avian influenza.

For further information, please visit the following websites:

Department of Animal Husbandry, Dairying & Fisheries, Ministry of Agriculture, Government of India www.dahd.nic.in

Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of Indiawww.mohfw.nic.in