Announcement

**Pathfinder** · May 4, 2023, 12:06 PM

South Africa - High pathogenicity avian influenza viruses (poultry) (Inf. with) - Follow up report 1

GENERAL INFORMATION
COUNTRY/TERRITORY OR ZONE
ZONE

ANIMAL TYPE
TERRESTRIAL

DISEASE CATEGORY
OIE-listed

EVENT ID
5032

DISEASE
High pathogenicity avian influenza viruses (poultry) (Inf. with)

CAUSAL AGENT
Highly pathogenic avian influenza virus

GENOTYPE / SEROTYPE / SUBTYPE
Untyped or partially typed

START DATE
2023/04/18

REASON FOR NOTIFICATION
Recurrence of an eradicated disease

DATE OF LAST OCCURRENCE
2023/04/24

CONFIRMATION DATE
2023/04/26

EVENT STATUS
On-going

END DATE
-

SELF-DECLARATION
NO

REPORT INFORMATION
REPORT NUMBER
Follow-up report 1

REPORT ID
FUR_160716

REPORT REFERENCE
HPAI_H5_2023_FU01

REPORT DATE
2023/05/04

REPORT STATUS
Validated

NO EVOLUTION REPORT
-

EPIDEMIOLOGY
SOURCE OF EVENT OR ORIGIN OF INFECTION
Unknown or inconclusive

EPIDEMIOLOGICAL COMMENTS
Coordinates modified to protect confidentiality as required by South African Legislation. This event is reported separately from event 3649 in poultry since only H5 has been identified so far, N identification is ongoing.
...

NEW OUTBREAKS

OB_117948 - HPAI_H5_2023_003 - HPAI_H5_2023_003
OUTBREAK REFERENCE
HPAI_H5_2023_003

START DATE
2023/04/25

END DATE
-

DETAILED CHARACTERISATION
-

FIRST ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISION
Western Cape

SECOND ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISION
Cape Winelands

THIRD ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISION
Drakenstein

EPIDEMIOLOGICAL UNIT
Farm

LOCATION
HPAI_H5_2023_003

Latitude, Longitude
-33.6 , 18.85

(Approximate location)
OUTBREAKS IN CLUSTER
-

MEASURING UNIT
Animal

AFFECTED POPULATION DESCRIPTION
-

SpeciesSusceptibleCasesDeathsKilled and Disposed ofSlaughtered/ Killed for commercial useVaccinated
Birds (DOMESTIC)
Poultry
NEW 420000 48000 48000 42000 0 0
TOTAL 420000 48000 48000 42000 0 0
...

OB_117945 - HPAI_H5_2023_002 - HPAI_H5_2023_002

OUTBREAK REFERENCE
HPAI_H5_2023_002

START DATE
2023/04/21

END DATE
-

DETAILED CHARACTERISATION
-

FIRST ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISION
Western Cape

SECOND ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISION
Cape Winelands

THIRD ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISION
Drakenstein

EPIDEMIOLOGICAL UNIT
Farm

LOCATION
HPAI_H5_2023_002

Latitude, Longitude
-33.6 , 18.9

(Approximate location)
OUTBREAKS IN CLUSTER
-

MEASURING UNIT
Animal

AFFECTED POPULATION DESCRIPTION
-

SpeciesSusceptibleCasesDeathsKilled and Disposed ofSlaughtered/ Killed for commercial useVaccinated
Birds (DOMESTIC)
Poultry
NEW 150000 366 366 149634 0 0
TOTAL 150000 366 366 149634 0 0
...

WAHIS

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**Pathfinder** · May 26, 2023, 11:00 AM

South Africa - High pathogenicity avian influenza viruses (poultry) (Inf. with) - Follow up report 2

GENERAL INFORMATION
COUNTRY/TERRITORY OR ZONE
ZONE

ANIMAL TYPE
TERRESTRIAL

DISEASE CATEGORY
Listed disease

EVENT ID
5032

DISEASE
High pathogenicity avian influenza viruses (poultry) (Inf. with)

CAUSAL AGENT
Highly pathogenic avian influenza virus

GENOTYPE / SEROTYPE / SUBTYPE
Untyped or partially typed

START DATE
2023/04/18

REASON FOR NOTIFICATION
Recurrence of an eradicated disease

DATE OF LAST OCCURRENCE
2023/04/24

CONFIRMATION DATE
2023/04/26

EVENT STATUS
On-going

END DATE
-

SELF-DECLARATION
NO

REPORT INFORMATION
REPORT NUMBER
Follow-up report 2

REPORT ID
FUR_160820

REPORT REFERENCE
HPAI_H5_2023_FU02

REPORT DATE
2023/05/26

REPORT STATUS
Validated

NO EVOLUTION REPORT
-

EPIDEMIOLOGY
SOURCE OF EVENT OR ORIGIN OF INFECTION
Unknown or inconclusive

EPIDEMIOLOGICAL COMMENTS
Coordinates modified to protect confidentiality as required by South African Legislation. This event is reported separately from event 3649 in poultry since only H5 has been identified so far, N identification is ongoing.

QUANTITATIVE DATA SUMMARY
MEASURING UNIT
Animal

SpeciesSusceptibleCasesDeathsKilled and Disposed ofSlaughtered/ Killed for commercial useVaccinated
Birds (DOMESTIC)
NEW 217359 7382 7382 209977 0 0
TOTAL 904359 95748 95748 478611 0 0
...

NEW OUTBREAKS

OB_118259 - HPAI_H5_2023_005 - HPAI_H5_2023_005
OUTBREAK REFERENCE
HPAI_H5_2023_005

START DATE
2023/04/27

END DATE
-

DETAILED CHARACTERISATION
-

FIRST ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISION
Western Cape

SECOND ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISION
City of Cape Town

THIRD ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISION
City of Cape Town

EPIDEMIOLOGICAL UNIT
Farm

LOCATION
HPAI_H5_2023_005

Latitude, Longitude
-33.65 , 18.8

(Approximate location)
OUTBREAKS IN CLUSTER
-

MEASURING UNIT
Animal

AFFECTED POPULATION DESCRIPTION
-

SpeciesSusceptibleCasesDeathsKilled and Disposed ofSlaughtered/ Killed for commercial useVaccinated
Birds (DOMESTIC)
Poultry
NEW 140000 5000 5000 135000 0 0
TOTAL 140000 5000 5000 135000 0 0
...

OB_118258 - HPAI_H5_2023_004 - HPAI_H5_2023_004
OUTBREAK REFERENCE
HPAI_H5_2023_004

START DATE
2023/04/26

END DATE
-

DETAILED CHARACTERISATION
-

FIRST ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISION
Western Cape

SECOND ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISION
City of Cape Town

THIRD ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISION
City of Cape Town

EPIDEMIOLOGICAL UNIT
Farm

LOCATION
HPAI_H5_2023_004

Latitude, Longitude
-33.65 , 18.8

(Approximate location)
OUTBREAKS IN CLUSTER
-

MEASURING UNIT
Animal

AFFECTED POPULATION DESCRIPTION
-

SpeciesSusceptibleCasesDeathsKilled and Disposed ofSlaughtered/ Killed for commercial useVaccinated
Birds (DOMESTIC)
Poultry
NEW 77359 2382 2382 74977 0 0
TOTAL 77359 2382 2382 74977 0 0
...

WAHIS

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**Shiloh** · May 31, 2023, 06:42 AM

Source: https://www.news24.com/news24/southa...-arms-20230531

3h ago
Avian flu detected at five Western Cape poultry farms
accreditation
Nicole McCain

Avian flu has been detected at five poultry farms in the Western Cape.
The outbreak was first recorded in April at a farm in the Swartland area.
The department has assured consumers that commercial poultry meat and eggs are safe to eat.

A highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) outbreak has affected five commercial chicken farms in the Western Cape.

Department of Agriculture spokesperson Reggie Ngcobo said the affected farms were quarantined, which means that no animals and eggs are allowed to be removed from them...

**Pathfinder** · June 13, 2023, 11:00 AM

South Africa - High pathogenicity avian influenza viruses (poultry) (Inf. with) - Follow up report 3

GENERAL INFORMATION
COUNTRY/TERRITORY OR ZONE
ZONE

ANIMAL TYPE
TERRESTRIAL

DISEASE CATEGORY
Listed disease

EVENT ID
5032

DISEASE
High pathogenicity avian influenza viruses (poultry) (Inf. with)

CAUSAL AGENT
Highly pathogenic avian influenza virus

GENOTYPE / SEROTYPE / SUBTYPE
Untyped or partially typed

START DATE
2023/04/18

REASON FOR NOTIFICATION
Recurrence of an eradicated disease

DATE OF LAST OCCURRENCE
2023/04/24

CONFIRMATION DATE
2023/04/26

EVENT STATUS
On-going

END DATE
-

SELF-DECLARATION
NO

REPORT INFORMATION
REPORT NUMBER
Follow-up report 3

REPORT ID
FUR_161287

REPORT REFERENCE
-

REPORT DATE
2023/06/13

REPORT STATUS
Validated

NO EVOLUTION REPORT
-

EPIDEMIOLOGY
SOURCE OF EVENT OR ORIGIN OF INFECTION
Unknown or inconclusive

EPIDEMIOLOGICAL COMMENTS
Coordinates modified to protect confidentiality as required by South African Legislation. This event is reported separately from event 3649 in poultry since only H5 has been identified so far, N identification is ongoing.

QUANTITATIVE DATA SUMMARY
MEASURING UNIT
Animal

SpeciesSusceptibleCasesDeathsKilled and Disposed ofSlaughtered/ Killed for commercial useVaccinated
Birds (DOMESTIC) NEW 200000 1702 1702 120000 - -
TOTAL 1104359 97450 97450 598611 0 0
...

NEW OUTBREAKS

OB_119917 - HPAI_H5_2023_006 - HPAI_H5_2023_006
OUTBREAK REFERENCE
HPAI_H5_2023_006

START DATE
2023/05/15

END DATE
-

DETAILED CHARACTERISATION
-

FIRST ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISION
Western Cape

SECOND ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISION
Garden Route

THIRD ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISION
George

EPIDEMIOLOGICAL UNIT
Farm

LOCATION
HPAI_H5_2023_006

Latitude, Longitude
-33.9 , 22.3

(Approximate location)
OUTBREAKS IN CLUSTER
-

MEASURING UNIT
Animal

AFFECTED POPULATION DESCRIPTION
-

SpeciesSusceptibleCasesDeathsKilled and Disposed ofSlaughtered/ Killed for commercial useVaccinated
Birds (DOMESTIC)
Poultry
NEW 200000 1702 1702 120000 - -
TOTAL 200000 1702 1702 120000 - -

...

WAHIS

https://wahis.woah.org/#/in-review/5032

**Pathfinder** · June 23, 2023, 08:31 AM

South Africa - High pathogenicity avian influenza viruses (poultry) (Inf. with) - Follow up report 4

GENERAL INFORMATION
COUNTRY/TERRITORY OR ZONE
ZONE

ANIMAL TYPE
TERRESTRIAL

DISEASE CATEGORY
Listed disease

EVENT ID
5032

DISEASE
High pathogenicity avian influenza viruses (poultry) (Inf. with)

CAUSAL AGENT
Highly pathogenic avian influenza virus

GENOTYPE / SEROTYPE / SUBTYPE
Untyped or partially typed

START DATE
2023/04/18

REASON FOR NOTIFICATION
Recurrence of an eradicated disease

DATE OF LAST OCCURRENCE
2023/04/24

CONFIRMATION DATE
2023/04/26

EVENT STATUS
On-going

END DATE
-

SELF-DECLARATION
NO

REPORT INFORMATION
REPORT NUMBER
Follow-up report 4

REPORT ID
FUR_161468

REPORT REFERENCE
HPAI_H5_2023_FU04

REPORT DATE
2023/06/23

REPORT STATUS
Validated

NO EVOLUTION REPORT
-

EPIDEMIOLOGY
SOURCE OF EVENT OR ORIGIN OF INFECTION
Unknown or inconclusive

EPIDEMIOLOGICAL COMMENTS
Coordinates modified to protect confidentiality as required by South African Legislation. This event is reported separately from event 3649 in poultry since only H5 has been identified so far, N identification is ongoing.

QUANTITATIVE DATA SUMMARY
MEASURING UNIT
Animal

SpeciesSusceptibleCasesDeathsKilled and Disposed ofSlaughtered/ Killed for commercial useVaccinated
Birds (DOMESTIC)
NEW 137343 461 461 136882 0 0
TOTAL 1241702 97911 97911 735493 0 0

DIAGNOSTIC DETAILS
CLINICAL SIGNS
YES

...

NEW OUTBREAKS

OB_120699 - HPAI_H5_2023_007 - HPAI_H5_2023_007
OUTBREAK REFERENCE
HPAI_H5_2023_007

START DATE
2023/06/11

END DATE
-

DETAILED CHARACTERISATION
-

FIRST ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISION
Western Cape

SECOND ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISION
Garden Route

THIRD ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISION
George

EPIDEMIOLOGICAL UNIT
Farm

LOCATION
HPAI_H5_2023_007

Latitude, Longitude
-33.9 , 22.3

(Approximate location)
OUTBREAKS IN CLUSTER
-

MEASURING UNIT
Animal

AFFECTED POPULATION DESCRIPTION
-

Species Susceptible Cases Deaths Killed and Disposed of Slaughtered/ Killed for commercial use Vaccinated
Birds (DOMESTIC)
Poultry
NEW 137343 461 461 136882 0 0
TOTAL 137343 461 461 136882 0 0

...

WAHIS

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**Pathfinder** · July 24, 2023, 08:43 AM

South Africa - High pathogenicity avian influenza viruses (poultry) (Inf. with) - Follow up report 6

GENERAL INFORMATION
COUNTRY/TERRITORY OR ZONE
ZONE

ANIMAL TYPE
TERRESTRIAL

DISEASE CATEGORY
Listed disease

EVENT ID
5032

DISEASE
High pathogenicity avian influenza viruses (poultry) (Inf. with)

CAUSAL AGENT
Highly pathogenic avian influenza virus

GENOTYPE / SEROTYPE / SUBTYPE
Untyped or partially typed

START DATE
2023/04/18

REASON FOR NOTIFICATION
Recurrence of an eradicated disease

DATE OF LAST OCCURRENCE
2023/04/24

CONFIRMATION DATE
2023/04/26

EVENT STATUS
On-going

END DATE
-

SELF-DECLARATION
NO

REPORT INFORMATION
REPORT NUMBER
Follow-up report 6

REPORT ID
FUR_161895

REPORT REFERENCE
HPAI_H5_2023_FU06

REPORT DATE
2023/07/24

REPORT STATUS
Validated

NO EVOLUTION REPORT
-

EPIDEMIOLOGY
SOURCE OF EVENT OR ORIGIN OF INFECTION
Unknown or inconclusive

EPIDEMIOLOGICAL COMMENTS
Coordinates modified to protect confidentiality as required by South African Legislation. This event is reported separately from event 3649 in poultry since only H5 has been identified so far, N identification is ongoing.

...

NEW OUTBREAKS

OB_122004 - HPAI_H5_2023_008 - HPAI_H5_2023_008
OUTBREAK REFERENCE
HPAI_H5_2023_008

START DATE
2023/07/04

END DATE
-

DETAILED CHARACTERISATION
-

FIRST ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISION
KwaZulu-Natal

SECOND ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISION
Umgungundlovu

THIRD ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISION
Mkhambathini

EPIDEMIOLOGICAL UNIT
Farm

LOCATION
HPAI_H5_2023_008

Latitude, Longitude
-29.7 , 30.5

(Approximate location)
OUTBREAKS IN CLUSTER
-

MEASURING UNIT
Animal

AFFECTED POPULATION DESCRIPTION
-

SpeciesSusceptibleCasesDeathsKilled and Disposed ofSlaughtered/ Killed for commercial useVaccinated
Birds (DOMESTIC)
Poultry
NEW 15386 16 16 15370 0 0
TOTAL 15386 16 16 15370 0 0

...

WAHIS

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**Pathfinder** · August 18, 2023, 10:33 AM

South Africa - High pathogenicity avian influenza viruses (poultry) (Inf. with) - Follow up report 7

GENERAL INFORMATION
COUNTRY/TERRITORY OR ZONE
ZONE

ANIMAL TYPE
TERRESTRIAL

DISEASE CATEGORY
Listed disease

EVENT ID
5032

DISEASE
High pathogenicity avian influenza viruses (poultry) (Inf. with)

CAUSAL AGENT
Highly pathogenic avian influenza virus

GENOTYPE / SEROTYPE / SUBTYPE
Untyped or partially typed

START DATE
2023/04/18

REASON FOR NOTIFICATION
Recurrence of an eradicated disease

DATE OF LAST OCCURRENCE
2023/04/24

CONFIRMATION DATE
2023/04/26

EVENT STATUS
On-going

END DATE
-

SELF-DECLARATION
NO

REPORT INFORMATION
REPORT NUMBER
Follow-up report 7

REPORT ID
FUR_162166

REPORT REFERENCE
HPAI_H5_2023_FU07

REPORT DATE
2023/08/18

REPORT STATUS
Validated

NO EVOLUTION REPORT
-

EPIDEMIOLOGY
SOURCE OF EVENT OR ORIGIN OF INFECTION
Unknown or inconclusive

EPIDEMIOLOGICAL COMMENTS
Coordinates modified to protect confidentiality as required by South African Legislation. This event is reported separately from event 3649 in poultry since only H5 has been identified so far, N identification is ongoing.
...

NEW OUTBREAKS

OB_123130 - HPAI_H5_2023_009 - HPAI_H5_2023_009

OUTBREAK REFERENCE
HPAI_H5_2023_009

START DATE
2023/07/24

END DATE
-

DETAILED CHARACTERISATION
-

FIRST ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISION
KwaZulu-Natal

SECOND ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISION
Umgungundlovu

THIRD ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISION
The Msunduzi

EPIDEMIOLOGICAL UNIT
Farm

LOCATION
HPAI_H5_2023_009

Latitude, Longitude
-29.7 , 30.4

(Approximate location)
OUTBREAKS IN CLUSTER
-

MEASURING UNIT
Animal

AFFECTED POPULATION DESCRIPTION
-

SpeciesSusceptibleCasesDeathsKilled and Disposed ofSlaughtered/ Killed for commercial useVaccinated
Birds (DOMESTIC)
Poultry
NEW 20206 50 50 20156 0 0
TOTAL 20206 50 50 20156 0 0

...

WAHIS

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**Pathfinder** · August 22, 2023, 10:36 AM

South Africa - High pathogenicity avian influenza viruses (poultry) (Inf. with) - Follow up report 8

GENERAL INFORMATION
COUNTRY/TERRITORY OR ZONE
ZONE

ANIMAL TYPE
TERRESTRIAL

DISEASE CATEGORY
Listed disease

EVENT ID
5032

DISEASE
High pathogenicity avian influenza viruses (poultry) (Inf. with)

CAUSAL AGENT
Highly pathogenic avian influenza virus

GENOTYPE / SEROTYPE / SUBTYPE
Untyped or partially typed

START DATE
2023/04/18

REASON FOR NOTIFICATION
Recurrence of an eradicated disease

DATE OF LAST OCCURRENCE
2023/04/24

CONFIRMATION DATE
2023/04/26

EVENT STATUS
On-going

END DATE
-

SELF-DECLARATION
NO

REPORT INFORMATION
REPORT NUMBER
Follow-up report 8

REPORT ID
FUR_162392

REPORT REFERENCE
HPAI_H5_2023_FU08

REPORT DATE
2023/08/22

REPORT STATUS
Validated

NO EVOLUTION REPORT
-

EPIDEMIOLOGY
SOURCE OF EVENT OR ORIGIN OF INFECTION
Unknown or inconclusive

EPIDEMIOLOGICAL COMMENTS
Coordinates modified to protect confidentiality as required by South African Legislation. This event is reported separately from event 3649 in poultry since only H5 has been identified so far, N identification is ongoing.

QUANTITATIVE DATA SUMMARY
MEASURING UNIT
Animal

SpeciesSusceptibleCasesDeathsKilled and Disposed ofSlaughtered/ Killed for commercial useVaccinated
Birds (DOMESTIC)
NEW 8000 34 34 7966 - -
TOTAL 1285294 98011 98011 857283 0 0
...

UPDATED OUTBREAKS

OB_117945 - HPAI_H5_2023_002 - HPAI_H5_2023_002
OB_120699 - HPAI_H5_2023_007 - HPAI_H5_2023_007
OB_118259 - HPAI_H5_2023_005 - HPAI_H5_2023_005

...

WAHIS

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**Pathfinder** · September 6, 2023, 10:08 AM

South Africa - High pathogenicity avian influenza viruses (poultry) (Inf. with) - Follow up report 9

GENERAL INFORMATION
COUNTRY/TERRITORY OR ZONE
ZONE

ANIMAL TYPE
TERRESTRIAL

DISEASE CATEGORY
Listed disease

EVENT ID
5032

DISEASE
High pathogenicity avian influenza viruses (poultry) (Inf. with)

CAUSAL AGENT
Highly pathogenic avian influenza virus

GENOTYPE / SEROTYPE / SUBTYPE
Untyped or partially typed

START DATE
2023/04/18

REASON FOR NOTIFICATION
Recurrence of an eradicated disease

DATE OF LAST OCCURRENCE
2023/04/24

CONFIRMATION DATE
2023/04/26

EVENT STATUS
On-going

END DATE
-

SELF-DECLARATION
NO

REPORT INFORMATION
REPORT NUMBER
Follow-up report 9

REPORT ID
FUR_162625

REPORT REFERENCE
HPAI_H5_2023_FU09

REPORT DATE
2023/09/06

REPORT STATUS
Validated

NO EVOLUTION REPORT
-

EPIDEMIOLOGY
SOURCE OF EVENT OR ORIGIN OF INFECTION
Unknown or inconclusive

EPIDEMIOLOGICAL COMMENTS
Coordinates modified to protect confidentiality as required by South African Legislation. This event is reported separately from event 3649 in poultry since only H5 has been identified so far, N identification is ongoing.

QUANTITATIVE DATA SUMMARY
MEASURING UNIT
Animal

SpeciesSusceptibleCasesDeathsKilled and Disposed ofSlaughtered/ Killed for commercial useVaccinated
Birds (DOMESTIC)
NEW 62000 62 38 32000 0 0
TOTAL 1347294 98073 98049 889283 0 0

...

NEW OUTBREAKS

OB_124621 - HPAI_H5_2023_010 - HPAI_H5_2023_010

OUTBREAK REFERENCE
HPAI_H5_2023_010

START DATE
2023/08/24

END DATE
-

DETAILED CHARACTERISATION
-

FIRST ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISION
KwaZulu-Natal

SECOND ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISION
Umgungundlovu

THIRD ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISION
The Msunduzi

EPIDEMIOLOGICAL UNIT
Farm

LOCATION
HPAI_H5_2023_010

Latitude, Longitude
-29.6 , 30.4

(Approximate location)
OUTBREAKS IN CLUSTER
-

MEASURING UNIT
Animal

AFFECTED POPULATION DESCRIPTION
-

SpeciesSusceptibleCasesDeathsKilled and Disposed ofSlaughtered/ Killed for commercial useVaccinated
Birds (DOMESTIC)
Poultry
NEW 62000 62 38 32000 0 0
TOTAL 62000 62 38 32000 0 0
...

WAHIS

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**Pathfinder** · September 20, 2023, 08:50 AM

South Africa - High pathogenicity avian influenza viruses (poultry) (Inf. with) - Follow up report 10

GENERAL INFORMATION
COUNTRY/TERRITORY OR ZONE
ZONE

ANIMAL TYPE
TERRESTRIAL

DISEASE CATEGORY
Listed disease

EVENT ID
5032

DISEASE
High pathogenicity avian influenza viruses (poultry) (Inf. with)

CAUSAL AGENT
Highly pathogenic avian influenza virus

GENOTYPE / SEROTYPE / SUBTYPE
Untyped or partially typed

START DATE
2023/04/18

REASON FOR NOTIFICATION
Recurrence of an eradicated disease

DATE OF LAST OCCURRENCE
2023/04/24

CONFIRMATION DATE
2023/04/26

EVENT STATUS
On-going

END DATE
-

SELF-DECLARATION
NO

REPORT INFORMATION
REPORT NUMBER
Follow-up report 10

REPORT ID
FUR_162747

REPORT REFERENCE
HPAI_H5_2023_FU10

REPORT DATE
2023/09/19

REPORT STATUS
Validated

NO EVOLUTION REPORT
-

EPIDEMIOLOGY
SOURCE OF EVENT OR ORIGIN OF INFECTION
Unknown or inconclusive

EPIDEMIOLOGICAL COMMENTS
Coordinates modified to protect confidentiality as required by South African Legislation. This event is reported separately from event 3649 in poultry since only H5 has been identified so far, N identification is ongoing.

QUANTITATIVE DATA SUMMARY
MEASURING UNIT
Animal

SpeciesSusceptibleCasesDeathsKilled and Disposed ofSlaughtered/ Killed for commercial useVaccinated

Birds (DOMESTIC)
NEW - 200 200 267000 - -
TOTAL 1347294 98273 98249 1156283 0 0
...

UPDATED OUTBREAKS

OB_117948 - HPAI_H5_2023_003 - HPAI_H5_2023_003

...

WAHIS

https://wahis.woah.org/#/in-review/5032

**Pathfinder** · October 5, 2023, 12:49 PM

Western Cape Agriculture on Avian flu in province

4 Oct 2023

No new cases of Avian flu in the Western Cape – Producers urged to remain vigilant

Following the recent detection of the H7 high pathogenicity avian influenza (HPAI) in the Gauteng, Mpumalanga, Free State and Limpopo provinces, Western Cape poultry owners are encouraged to be proactive in the prevention of the spread of HPAI to the Western Cape.

At the same time, Western Cape Minister of Agriculture, Dr Ivan Meyer, warns that the H5N1 HPAI virus that caused seven outbreaks in the Western Cape from April to June 2023, is still a threat from wild birds.

Minister Meyer: “While no cases have been reported from poultry farms in the Western Cape since June 2023, we must remain alert. Biosecurity is the cornerstone of disease prevention and farmers, and poultry producers should continue to be vigilant in their biosecurity measures to prevent potential virus introduction from wild birds or their faeces.”

Dr Laura Roberts, State Veterinarian: Epidemiology with the Western Cape Department of Agriculture, said that in the seven outbreaks, 1 569 702 birds had been exposed to the virus adding that 1 398 757 were culled.

Dr Roberts said, “In the past three months the Western Cape hasn’t experienced any further outbreaks in the commercial poultry industry. Five of the outbreaks reported in the period between April and June were resolved. Whilst under quarantine, the farms had been depopulated, cleaned and disinfected twice with the State Veterinarian’s inspection. The quarantine was lifted, and the outbreaks were reported as resolved and disclosed to the Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development (DALRRD) and the World Organisation of Animal Health (WOHA) respectively.”

“Quarantine of the sixth farm has been lifted and the final report submitted to DALRRD. On the final farm, all houses have been cleaned and disinfected and after the second round of cleaning and inspection, the State Veterinarian will recommend the lifting of quarantine and submission of the final and closing report to WOHA”, continued Dr Roberts.

According to Western Cape agricultural economists, poultry is the largest industry in the agricultural sector of South Africa and contributes significantly to the agricultural economy of the country.

The South African Poultry Association estimates the broiler industry’s gross value (GVA) increased to R59 billion in 2022 (from R47 billion in 2019), while the gross value of the layer industry grew from R10.6 billion in 2019, to R12.6 billion by the end of 2022.

Minister Meyer remarked on the importance of the poultry industry in creating and providing direct and indirect jobs to the South African economy. Minister Meyer commented, “In 2022, the poultry industry created an estimated number of over 52,030 direct jobs. The national employment estimates the job distribution in the broiler industry in 2020 were: hatchery and rearing industry employed 16 289 people; the processing sector employed 31 005 people; and the broiler distribution industry employed 6 831 people.”

Minister Meyer added, “Passive surveillance entails the farmer, private veterinarian or animal health officials reporting any abnormalities experienced in a poultry farming enterprise, which include but are not limited to clinical signs indicative of avian influenza, abnormal increase in mortalities (deaths), and abnormal decrease in egg production.”

“Active surveillance includes a random sampling of all poultry establishments including backyard poultry and commercial poultry biannually. Within commercial poultry farming, there are high biosecurity establishments which are regarded as avian influenza free, and these are sampled for avian influenza monthly”, commented Minister Meyer.

Dr Roberts said that there were general recommendations to prevent transmission of the disease between farms, these include:

Discouraging interprovincial movement of birds and advising farmers to avoid these movements until avian influenza outbreaks are under control;
Ensuring that you only bring healthy poultry onto your property;
Keeping new birds completely separate for two weeks and only mixing with your other birds if they remain healthy;
Not allowing anyone onto your property who has had contact with poultry in the previous 2 days;
Not visiting poultry owned by others, cleaning and disinfecting vehicles upon entering and exiting properties of mud;
Using footbaths to disinfect footwear when entering and leaving a poultry house; and
Keeping poultry away from wild birds and their body fluids.”

Although the risk of avian influenza to humans remains low, the Western Cape Department of Agriculture advised that the public avoid touching dead birds.

Minister Meyer said, “Poultry products from grocery stores are safe for human consumption. We do, however, advise caution when handling or slaughtering potentially infected poultry - gloves, a mask and eye protection should be worn. “It is also very important to report sick or dead birds - both wild birds and poultry - to local authorities (veterinary services, public health officials, community leaders etc.).”

Details of local state veterinarians can be found at: https://rb.gy/37ir5(link is external)

To learn more about Avian Influenza, visit the Western Cape Department of Agriculture’s website: https://rb.gy/76ine

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**Lance** · October 19, 2023, 02:09 PM

South Africa - High pathogenicity avian influenza viruses (poultry) (Inf. with) - Follow up report 13

GENERAL INFORMATION

COUNTRY/TERRITORY OR ZONE
ZONE

ANIMAL TYPE
TERRESTRIAL

DISEASE CATEGORY
Listed disease

EVENT ID
5032

DISEASE
High pathogenicity avian influenza viruses (poultry) (Inf. with)

CAUSAL AGENT
Highly pathogenic avian influenza virus

GENOTYPE / SEROTYPE / SUBTYPE
Untyped or partially typed

START DATE
2023/04/18

REASON FOR NOTIFICATION
Recurrence of an eradicated disease

DATE OF LAST OCCURRENCE
2023/04/24

CONFIRMATION DATE
2023/04/26

EVENT STATUS
On-going

END DATE - SELF-DECLARATION

NO REPORT INFORMATION

REPORT NUMBER
Follow-up report 13

REPORT ID
FUR_163414

REPORT REFERENCE
HPAI_H5_2023_FU13

REPORT DATE
2023/10/19

REPORT STATUS
Validated

NO EVOLUTION REPORT

EPIDEMIOLOGY SOURCE OF EVENT OR ORIGIN OF INFECTION

Unknown or inconclusive

EPIDEMIOLOGICAL COMMENTS

Coordinates modified to protect confidentiality as required by South African Legislation. This event is reported separately from event 3649 in poultry since only H5 has been identified so far, N identification is ongoing.

QUANTITATIVE DATA SUMMARY

MEASURING UNIT
Animal

SpeciesSusceptibleCasesDeathsKilled and Disposed ofSlaughtered/ Killed for commercial useVaccinated Birds (DOMESTIC)NEW728550000TOTAL17567691101411091271487 28300

DIAGNOSTIC DETAILS

CLINICAL SIGNS
YES

METHOD OF DIAGNOSTIC
Diagnostic test

Real-time reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (rRT-PCR)

Onderstepoort Veterinary Institute (OVI)

Birds

1

2023/04/26

Positive

WAHIS

https://wahis.woah.org/#/in-review/5032

**Lance** · November 8, 2023, 06:54 PM

South Africa - High pathogenicity avian influenza viruses (poultry) (Inf. with) - Follow up report 14

GENERAL INFORMATION

COUNTRY/TERRITORY OR ZONE
ZONE

ANIMAL TYPE
TERRESTRIAL

DISEASE CATEGORY
Listed disease

EVENT ID
5032

DISEASE
High pathogenicity avian influenza viruses (poultry) (Inf. with)

CAUSAL AGENT
Highly pathogenic avian influenza virus

GENOTYPE / SEROTYPE / SUBTYPE
Untyped or partially typed

START DATE
2023/04/18

REASON FOR NOTIFICATION
Recurrence of an eradicated disease

DATE OF LAST OCCURRENCE
2023/04/24

CONFIRMATION DATE
2023/04/26

EVENT STATUS
On-going

END DATE - SELF-DECLARATION

NO REPORT INFORMATION

REPORT NUMBER
Follow-up report 14

REPORT ID
FUR_163743

REPORT REFERENCE
HPAI_H5_2023_FU14

REPORT DATE
2023/11/08

REPORT STATUS
Validated

NO EVOLUTION REPORT

EPIDEMIOLOGY

SOURCE OF EVENT OR ORIGIN OF INFECTION

Unknown or inconclusive

EPIDEMIOLOGICAL COMMENTS
Coordinates modified to protect confidentiality as required by South African Legislation. This event is reported separately from event 3649 in poultry since only H5 has been identified so far, N identification is ongoing.

QUANTITATIVE DATA SUMMARY

MEASURING UNIT
Animal
SpeciesSusceptibleCasesDeathsKilled and Disposed ofSlaughtered/ Killed for commercial useVaccinated Birds (DOMESTIC)NEW231071039898000TOTAL17798761111801100 25148728300

DIAGNOSTIC DETAILS

CLINICAL SIGNS
YES

METHOD OF DIAGNOSTIC
Diagnostic test

Real-time reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (rRT-PCR)

Onderstepoort Veterinary Institute (OVI)

Birds

1

2023/04/26

Positive

https://wahis.woah.org/#/in-review/5032

**Lance** · November 28, 2023, 06:32 PM

South Africa - High pathogenicity avian influenza viruses (poultry) (Inf. with) - Follow up report 15

GENERAL INFORMATION

COUNTRY/TERRITORY OR ZONE
ZONE

ANIMAL TYPE
TERRESTRIAL

DISEASE CATEGORY
Listed disease

EVENT ID
5032

DISEASE
High pathogenicity avian influenza viruses (poultry) (Inf. with)

CAUSAL AGENT
Highly pathogenic avian influenza virus

GENOTYPE / SEROTYPE / SUBTYPE
Untyped or partially typed

START DATE
2023/04/18

REASON FOR NOTIFICATION
Recurrence of an eradicated disease

DATE OF LAST OCCURRENCE
2023/04/24

CONFIRMATION DATE
2023/04/26

EVENT STATUS
On-going

END DATE - SELF-DECLARATION

NO REPORT INFORMATION

REPORT NUMBER
Follow-up report 15

REPORT ID
FUR_164122

REPORT REFERENCE
HPAI_H5_2023_FU15

REPORT DATE
2023/11/28

REPORT STATUS
Validated

NO EVOLUTION REPORT

EPIDEMIOLOGY

SOURCE OF EVENT OR ORIGIN OF INFECTION

Unknown or inconclusive

EPIDEMIOLOGICAL COMMENTS
Coordinates modified to protect confidentiality as required by South African Legislation. This event is reported separately from event 3649 in poultry since only H5 has been identified so far, N identification is ongoing.

QUANTITATIVE DATA SUMMARY

MEASURING UNIT
Animal
SpeciesSusceptibleCasesDeathsKilled and Disposed ofSlaughtered/ Killed for commercial useVaccinated Birds (DOMESTIC)NEW187810000TOTAL17817541111811100251487 28300

DIAGNOSTIC DETAILS

CLINICAL SIGNS
YES

METHOD OF DIAGNOSTIC
Diagnostic test

Real-time reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (rRT-PCR)

Onderstepoort Veterinary Institute (OVI)

Birds

1

2023/04/26

Positive

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