Japan: 2020 - 2021 H5N8 in Wild Birds

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Source: https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/20...ound-hokkaido/

Highly pathogenic avian flu virus found in Hokkaido
Jiji, Kyodo
Oct 31, 2020

Sapporo – A highly pathogenic avian influenza virus has been found from wild duck droppings in the city of Monbetsu, Hokkaido, the prefectural government said.

Found in the feces, sampled by Hokkaido University on Oct. 24, was the H5N8 subtype virus, according to the prefecture. This marked the first case of a highly pathogenic bird flu virus being confirmed since April 2018 in Itami, Hyogo Prefecture, the prefecture said.

No wild bird has been reported to have died of avian flu in Monbetsu, the prefecture said...

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Immediate notification
Highly pathogenic influenza A viruses (Inf. with)(non-poultry including wild birds)(2017-), Japan
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COUNTRY OR ZONE
ZONE

DISEASE
Highly pathogenic influenza A viruses (Inf. with)(non-poultry including wild birds)(2017-)

STARTED ON
18-11-2021

ANIMAL TYPE
TERRESTRIAL

GENOTYPE/ SEROTYPE/ SUBTYPE
H5N8

CONFIRMED ON
21-11-2021

REASON
Recurrence

CAUSAL AGENT
Highly pathogenic avian influenza virus

ENDED ON
-

DISEASE CATEGORY
OIE-listed

REPORTED ON
23-11-2021

LAST OCCURRENCE
29-06-2021

Epidemiology

SOURCE OF EVENT OR ORIGIN OF INFECTION
- Unknown or inconclusive


EPIDEMIOLOGICAL COMMENTS
Immediate report Outbreak in a wild bird: Izumi-City 1: On 19th November 2021, a dead Grus monacha (hooded crane) was collected and on 21st tested against avian influenza virus. On 22nd, the Kagoshima University conducted RT-PCR and gene sequencing tests and confirmed that the subtype of the virus was H5N8.
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Outbreaks

ob_92840 - Izumi-City 1

OUTBREAK REFERENCE
-

STARTED ON
19-11-2021

EPIDEMIOLOGICAL UNIT
Not applicable

DETAILED CHARACTERISATION
-

NUMBER OF OUTBREAKS
-

ENDED ON
19-11-2021

AFFECTED POPULATION DESCRIPTION
A dead Grus monacha was found and tested.

APPROXIMATE LOCATION
Izumi-City 1

FIRST ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISION
Kagoshima

SECOND ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISION
Izumi

THIRD ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISION
-

GEOGRAPHIC COORDINATES
Lat : 32.0906

Long : 130.3532


SPECIES MEASURING UNIT SUSCEPTIBLE CASES DEATHS KILLED AND DISPOSED OF SLAUGHTERED/KILLED FOR COMMERCIAL USE VACCINATED
Hooded crane (Grus monacha):Gruidae-Gruiformes NEW Animal - 1 1 0 0 0
TOTAL Animal - 1 1 0 0 0
- NEW Animal - 1 1 0 0 0
TOTAL Animal - 1 1 0 0 0

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