On December 3rd, notification was received regarding the occurrence of poultry mortality in a laying hen farm located in the district of Guadalupito, province of Viru, department of La Libertad. The inspection revealed the presence of 3,700 dead birds and 25 sick birds (laying hens), which presented whitish diarrhea, congestion, depression and prostration; samples of organs and swabs of the sick birds were collected. The dead birds were buried and the farm was disinfected and interdicted. On 07.12.22, a total of 650 birds found alive were slaughtered and buried on the same premises, together with the guano, food remains and others. Cleaning and disinfection actions were implemented. In the perifocal zone (5 km radius), epidemiological surveillance was carried out in a total of twelve backyard poultry farms, with a total population of 349 birds, which were found without AI symptoms, and 77 serum samples were taken for diagnosis by ELISA/IDGA. The origin of the disease is attributed to the contact of domestic birds with wild birds. The identified type of Avian Influenza is type A subtype H5.

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START DATE

2022/11/30

END DATE

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DETAILED CHARACTERISATION

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FIRST ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISION

La Libertad

SECOND ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISION

Viru

THIRD ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISION

Guadalupito

EPIDEMIOLOGICAL UNIT

Farm

LOCATION

Distrito de Guadalupito

Latitude, Longitude

-8.907257 , -78.642368

OUTBREAKS IN CLUSTER

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MEASURING UNIT

Animal

Species

 

Susceptible

Cases

Deaths

Killed and Disposed of

Slaughtered/ Killed for commercial use

Vaccinated

Birds (DOMESTIC)

NEW

5025

4375

3725

650

0

0

TOTAL

5025

4375

3725

650

0

0

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