Announcement

**Lance** · April 19, 2024, 10:17 AM

Japan - Influenza A viruses of high pathogenicity (Inf. with) (non-poultry including wild birds) (2017-) - Follow up report 3

GENERAL INFORMATION COUNTRY/TERRITORY OR ZONE
COUNTRY/TERRITORY

ANIMAL TYPE
TERRESTRIAL

DISEASE CATEGORY
Listed disease

EVENT ID
5482

DISEASE
Influenza A viruses of high pathogenicity (Inf. with) (non-poultry including wild birds) (2017-)

CAUSAL AGENT
Highly pathogenic avian influenza virus

GENOTYPE / SEROTYPE / SUBTYPE
H5N5

START DATE
2023/12/19

REASON FOR NOTIFICATION
New strain in the country

DATE OF LAST OCCURRENCE- CONFIRMATION DATE
2023/12/27

EVENT STATUS
On-going

END DATE- SELF-DECLARATION

NO REPORT INFORMATION

REPORT NUMBER
Follow-up report 3

REPORT ID
FUR_167014

REPORT REFERENCE- REPORT DATE
2024/04/19

REPORT STATUS
Validated

NO EVOLUTION REPORT

EPIDEMIOLOGY

SOURCE OF EVENT OR ORIGIN OF INFECTION

Unknown or inconclusive

EPIDEMIOLOGICAL COMMENTS
No epidemiological comment

QUANTITATIVE DATA SUMMARY

MEASURING UNIT
Animal

SpeciesSusceptibleCasesDeathsKilled and Disposed ofSlaughtered/ Killed for commercial useVaccinated Common Pochard (WILD)NEW------TOTAL-11--- Corvidae (unidentified) (WILD)NEW------TOTAL-22--- Large-billed Crow (WILD)NEW-77---TOTAL-3434--- Peregrin falcon (WILD)NEW------TOTAL-11--- All speciesNEW-77---TOTAL-3838---

DIAGNOSTIC DETAILS

CLINICAL SIGNS
YES

METHOD OF DIAGNOSTIC
Diagnostic test

Gene sequencing	Laboratory designated by Ministry of the Environment	Large-billed Crow	29	2023/12/27	2024/04/03	Positive
Real-time reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (rRT-PCR)	Laboratory designated by Ministry of the Environment	Large-billed Crow	29	2023/12/27	2024/04/03	Positive

WAHIS

https://wahis.woah.org/#/in-review/5482

NEW OUTBREAKS

OB_134138 - SAPPORO-CITY20

OB_134137 - OFUNATO-CITY15

OB_134136 - OFUNATO-CITY13

OB_134135 - OFUNATO-CITY12

OB_134134 - OFUNATO-CITY11

OB_134133 - OFUNATO-CITY9, 10

**Lance** · June 11, 2024, 03:10 PM

Japan - Influenza A viruses of high pathogenicity (Inf. with) (non-poultry including wild birds) (2017-) - Follow up report 9

GENERAL INFORMATION

COUNTRY/TERRITORY OR ZONE
COUNTRY/TERRITORY

ANIMAL TYPE
TERRESTRIAL

DISEASE CATEGORY
Listed disease

EVENT ID
5266

DISEASE
Influenza A viruses of high pathogenicity (Inf. with) (non-poultry including wild birds) (2017-)

CAUSAL AGENT
Highly pathogenic avian influenza virus

GENOTYPE / SEROTYPE / SUBTYPE
H5N1

START DATE
2023/10/04

REASON FOR NOTIFICATION
Recurrence of an eradicated disease

DATE OF LAST OCCURRENCE
2023/04/19

CONFIRMATION DATE
2023/10/11

EVENT STATUS
On-going

END DATE- SELF-DECLARATION

NO REPORT INFORMATION

REPORT NUMBER
Follow-up report 9

REPORT ID
FUR_167744

REPORT REFERENCE- REPORT DATE
2024/06/11

REPORT STATUS
Validated

NO EVOLUTION REPORT

EPIDEMIOLOGY

SOURCE OF EVENT OR ORIGIN OF INFECTION

Unknown or inconclusive

EPIDEMIOLOGICAL COMMENTS
Note: outbreak OB_129391 - ERIMO-TOWN3 was deleted from this H5N1 event and reported in 5482, serotype H5N5.

QUANTITATIVE DATA SUMMARY

MEASURING UNIT
Animal

SpeciesSusceptibleCasesDeathsKilled and Disposed ofSlaughtered/ Killed for commercial useVaccinated Northern Goshawk (WILD)NEW------TOTAL-22--- Japanese Sparrowhawk (WILD)NEW------TOTAL-11--- Accipitridae (unidentified) (WILD)NEW------TOTAL-11--- Northern Pintail (WILD)NEW------TOTAL-33--- Common Teal (WILD)NEW------TOTAL-11--- Eurasian Wigeon (WILD)NEW------TOTAL-88--- Spot-billed Duck (WILD)NEW------TOTAL-11--- Tufted Duck (WILD)NEW------TOTAL-11--- Eastern Buzzard (WILD)NEW------TOTAL-44--- Dunlin (WILD)NEW------TOTAL-11--- Carrion Crow (WILD)NEW-22---TOTAL-44--- Large-billed Crow (WILD)NEW-1414---TOTAL-71701-- Tundra Swan (WILD)NEW------TOTAL-11--- Whooper Swan (WILD)NEW------TOTAL-1818--- Cygnus (unidentified) (WILD)NEW------TOTAL-11--- Peregrin falcon (WILD)NEW-11---TOTAL-22--- Eurasian Jay (WILD)NEW-11---TOTAL-11--- Red-crowned Crane (WILD)NEW------TOTAL-44--- Hooded crane (WILD)NEW------TOTAL-55--- White-naped crane (WILD)NEW------TOTAL-33--- White-tailed Eagle (WILD)NEW-11---TOTAL-44--- Herring Gull (WILD)NEW------TOTAL-1-1-- Harris's hawk (WILD)NEW------TOTAL-11--- Mountain Hawk-eagle (WILD)NEW-11---TOTAL-33--- Ural Owl (WILD)NEW-11---TOTAL-22--- All speciesNEW-2121---TOTAL-1441422--

DIAGNOSTIC DETAILS

CLINICAL SIGNS
YES

METHOD OF DIAGNOSTIC
Diagnostic test

Real-time reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (rRT-PCR)	Laboratory designated by Ministry of the Environment	Japanese Sparrowhawk,Northern Pintail,Eurasian Wigeon,Eastern Buzzard,Common Teal,Northern Goshawk,Dunlin,Accipitridae (unidentified),Tundra Swan,Whooper Swan,Red-crowned Crane,Peregrin falcon,Spot-billed Duck,White-tailed Eagle,Hooded crane,Herring Gull,Mountain Hawk-eagle,Ural Owl,Tufted Duck,Large-billed Crow,White-naped crane,Cygnus (unidentified)	112	2023/10/11	2024/05/03	Positive
Gene sequencing	Laboratory designated by Ministry of the Environment	White-tailed Eagle,Mountain Hawk-eagle,Tufted Duck,Ural Owl,Red-crowned Crane,Japanese Sparrowhawk,White-naped crane,Hooded crane,Cygnus (unidentified),Accipitridae (unidentified),Spot-billed Duck,Northern Goshawk,Large-billed Crow,Eastern Buzzard,Common Teal,Tundra Swan,Northern Pintail,Dunlin,Herring Gull,Peregrin falcon,Eurasian Wigeon,Whooper Swan	112	2023/10/11	2024/05/03	Positive

WAHIS

https://wahis.woah.org/#/in-review/5266

NEW OUTBREAKS

OB_135256 - ABASHIRI-CITY1

OB_135266 - SAPPORO-CITY27

OB_135265 - SAPPORO-CITY26

OB_135264 - SAPPORO-CITY25

OB_135263 - BIRATORI-TOWN1

OB_135262 - SAPPORO-CITY24

OB_135261 - SAPPORO-CITY23

OB_135260 - SAPPORO-CITY22

OB_135259 - NASUSHIOBARA-CITY1

OB_135258 - KITAHIROSHIMA-TOWN3

OB_135257 - SAPPORI-CITY21

OB_135255 - EBETSU-CITY1

OB_135254 - KITAHIROSHIMA-TOWN2

OB_135253 - FUKAGAWA-CITY1

OB_135252 - SAPPORO-CITY19

OB_135251 - KITAHIROSHIMA-TOWN1

OB_135250 - KUSHIRO-CITY7

OB_135249 - OFUNATO-CITY14

**Lance** · June 11, 2024, 03:15 PM

Japan - Influenza A viruses of high pathogenicity (Inf. with) (non-poultry including wild birds) (2017-) - Follow up report 4

GENERAL INFORMATION

COUNTRY/TERRITORY OR ZONE
COUNTRY/TERRITORY

ANIMAL TYPE
TERRESTRIAL

DISEASE CATEGORY
Listed disease

EVENT ID
5482

DISEASE
Influenza A viruses of high pathogenicity (Inf. with) (non-poultry including wild birds) (2017-)

CAUSAL AGENT
Highly pathogenic avian influenza virus

GENOTYPE / SEROTYPE / SUBTYPE
H5N5

START DATE
2023/12/19

REASON FOR NOTIFICATION
New strain in the country

DATE OF LAST OCCURRENCE- CONFIRMATION DATE
2023/12/27

EVENT STATUS
On-going

END DATE- SELF-DECLARATION

NO REPORT INFORMATION

REPORT NUMBER
Follow-up report 4

REPORT ID
FUR_167745

REPORT REFERENCE- REPORT DATE
2024/06/11

REPORT STATUS
Validated

NO EVOLUTION REPORT

EPIDEMIOLOGY

SOURCE OF EVENT OR ORIGIN OF INFECTION

Unknown or inconclusive

EPIDEMIOLOGICAL COMMENTS
No epidemiological comment

QUANTITATIVE DATA SUMMARY

MEASURING UNIT
Animal

SpeciesSusceptibleCasesDeathsKilled and Disposed ofSlaughtered/ Killed for commercial useVaccinated Common Pochard (WILD)NEW------TOTAL-11--- Corvidae (unidentified) (WILD)NEW------TOTAL-22--- Large-billed Crow (WILD)NEW-22---TOTAL-3636--- Peregrin falcon (WILD)NEW------TOTAL-11--- All speciesNEW-22---TOTAL-4040---

DIAGNOSTIC DETAILS

CLINICAL SIGNS
YES

METHOD OF DIAGNOSTIC
Diagnostic test

Real-time reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (rRT-PCR)	Laboratory designated by Ministry of the Environment	Large-billed Crow	31	2023/12/27	2024/05/14	Positive
Gene sequencing	Laboratory designated by Ministry of the Environment	Large-billed Crow	31	2023/12/27	2024/05/14	Positive

https://wahis.woah.org/#/in-review/5482

**Lance** · October 4, 2024, 04:01 PM

https://wahis.woah.org/#/in-review/5928

**Commonground** · October 16, 2024, 04:12 AM

Japan raises bird flu alert to highest level after virus found in Hokkaido

October 15, 2024

Japan's Environment Ministry has raised the nation's bird flu alert to the highest level after a highly pathogenic strain of the avian flu virus was detected in two towns in Hokkaido Prefecture, northern Japan.

The ministry says the bird flu virus was detected in a dead wild falcon found in the town of Otobe on September 30 and also in the droppings of wild ducks in the town of Betsukai on October 8.

The ministry set the alert to the highest level of three on Tuesday. Officials are calling on local governments across the country to strengthen the monitoring of wild birds and to step up their efforts to confirm whether those birds are carrying the virus or not.

continued: https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20241016_02/

**Shiloh** · November 8, 2024, 08:53 PM

Source: https://www.yomiuri.co.jp/local/kyus...09-OYTNT50017/

Translated:

Avian influenza virus found in water of wild bird roost, first confirmed in Kyushu this season... Cranes and ducks may be using it in Izumi City, Kagoshima Prefecture
2024/11/09 10:46

On the 8th, Kagoshima Prefecture announced that highly pathogenic avian influenza virus (H5N1 subtype) was detected in water of a wild bird roost in Izumi City, Kagoshima Prefecture. The roost is believed to be used by cranes and ducks, and Kagoshima University tested and confirmed the water collected on the 4th. According to the Ministry of the Environment, this is the 20th confirmed case of infection related to wild birds in Japan this season and the first in Kyushu.

Kagoshima Prefectural Office

The ministry has designated the area within a 10-kilometer radius of the collection site as a "wild bird monitoring priority area" to strengthen monitoring of wild birds.