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Viewing cable 07RANGOON247, BURMA: NO NEW AI OUTBREAKS, SOURCE STILL UNCLEAR

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Reference ID Created Released Classification Origin
07RANGOON247 2007-03-07 10:28 2011-08-25 00:00 UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY Embassy Rangoon
VZCZCXRO8172
OO RUEHCHI RUEHDT RUEHHM RUEHNH
DE RUEHGO #0247/01 0661028
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
O 071028Z MAR 07
FM AMEMBASSY RANGOON
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC IMMEDIATE 5821
INFO RUCNASE/ASEAN MEMBER COLLECTIVE
RUEHBJ/AMEMBASSY BEIJING 1362
RUEHBY/AMEMBASSY CANBERRA 0209
RUEHKA/AMEMBASSY DHAKA 4493
RUEHNE/AMEMBASSY NEW DELHI 3780
RUEHUL/AMEMBASSY SEOUL 7305
RUEHKO/AMEMBASSY TOKYO 4865
RUEHVI/AMEMBASSY VIENNA 0064
RUEHCI/AMCONSUL CALCUTTA 1069
RUEHCN/AMCONSUL CHENGDU 1086
RUDKIA/AMCONSUL CHIANG MAI 0903
RUEAUSA/DEPT OF HHS WASHDC
RUEHRC/DEPT OF AGRICULTURE WASHINGTON DC
RUEHPH/CDC ATLANTA GA
RUEHRC/USDA FAS WASHDC
RHHMUNA/CDR USPACOM HONOLULU HI
RHEHNSC/NSC WASHDC
RUEKJCS/SECDEF WASHDC
RUEKJCS/JOINT STAFF WASHDC
UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 02 RANGOON 000247 
 
SIPDIS 
 
SENSITIVE 
SIPDIS 
 
STATE FOR EAP/MLS, G/AIAG; PACOM FOR FPA; USDA FOR 
FAS/PECAD, FAS/CNMP, FAS/AAD, APHIS; BANGKOK FOR 
USAID:JMACARTHUR), APHIS:NCARDENAS, REO:JWALLER 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: EAGR EAID AMED PGOV PREL CASC TBIO KFLU BM
SUBJECT: BURMA: NO NEW AI OUTBREAKS, SOURCE STILL UNCLEAR 
 
REF: A. RANGOON 232 
     B. RANGOON 228 
     C. RANGOON 221 
     D. RANGOON 212 
 
RANGOON 00000247  001.2 OF 002 
 
 
1. (SBU) The GOB has reported no new cases of AI in poultry 
since March 2, and has reported no human cases.  USAID and 
FAO specialists from Bangkok joined Burmese technicians in 
their central lab on March 7, and made a field trip to 
affected sites on March 8.  Lab personnel in Burma have not 
identified the source of the recent AI outbreak in poultry 
nor the cause of the high number of wild bird deaths in 
Rangoon.  The Thai government agreed to accept AI virus 
samples from Burma for gene sequencing, and also will test 
dead crows for other viruses.  Officials continue to 
coordinate closely with UN agencies and international 
experts.  End summary. 
 
2. (SBU) Officials have not reported any new cases of AI in 
poultry since March 2, nor any human cases under observation. 
 Government media continues to report on the deaths of crows, 
pigeons, mynahs, and other wild birds, but add that the dead 
wild birds show no signs of avian flu.  Cumulative Livestock 
Breeding and Veterinary Department (LBVD) figures for 
affected poultry and wild birds deaths as of March 6 are: 
 
- Commercial layers destroyed: 1,445, found dead: 82; 
- Backyard chickens destroyed: 63, found dead: 7; 
- Commercial ducks destroyed: 442; 
- Backyard ducks destroyed 8, found dead: 5; 
- Crows found dead: 85; 
- Pigeons found dead: 21; 
- Sparrows found dead: 7; 
- Others (including quail and mynahs) found dead: 6. 
 
3. (SBU) On March 8, USAID Bangkok Animal Health Advisor Dr. 
Sudarat Damrongwatanapokin assessed lab actions to date, 
based on her work in the central lab and meetings with LBVD 
officials.  Contrary to earlier LBVD reports, Sudarat said 
that lab technicians had confirmed the four announced cases 
of AI with both Rapid Test Kits (RTKs) and PCR testing, but 
had carried out viral isolation testing only on specimens 
from the initial outbreak site in Mayangone Township.   She 
noted that authorities announced in the press that results 
were positive from testing, but did not state that AI was 
confirmed, because they had not carried out virus isolation. 
Sudarat explained to them that RTK and PCR testing was 
sufficient to confirm AI infection. 
 
4. (SBU) Sudarat also encouraged LBVD officials to carry out 
more virus isolation tests in order to determine the origin 
of the outbreak.  She said that the Thai government had given 
permission for her and Dr. Wantanee from FAO to carry samples 
of the virus back to Bangkok for further testing and gene 
sequencing. 
 
5. (SBU) LBVD officials told Sudarat that since the outbreak, 
Rangoon residents had delivered over 20 dead wild birds per 
day to their facilities.  Sudarat reported that RTK and PCR 
tests on wild birds have all been negative for AI.  Lab 
technicians also tested the wild birds for the presence of 
pesticides and insecticides as possible sources of the 
fatalities, but those tests also returned negative results. 
Sudarat will carry samples from the wild birds back to 
Bangkok for further tests to determine the cause of the 
die-offs.  She also advised lab personnel to check for 
parasites. 
 
 
RANGOON 00000247  002.2 OF 002 
 
 
6. (SBU) Sudarat said LBVD officials expressed concern about 
the implementation of rapid safe disposal techniques, and FAO 
offered to assist.  She noted the need to dispose not only of 
the bird carcasses but also general safe garbage disposal as 
necessary to reduce the number of crows in Rangoon and the 
potential spread of disease.  GOB officials have continued to 
cooperate with UN agencies, as well as Embassy and USAID 
representatives throughout the outbreak. 
VILLAROSA