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Taiwan - 1 new outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1 in 2 Platalea minor carcasses found in Tainan City Sihcao Wildlife Refuge (OIE, December 23, 2021)

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  • Taiwan - 1 new outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1 in 2 Platalea minor carcasses found in Tainan City Sihcao Wildlife Refuge (OIE, December 23, 2021)

    Immediate notification
    Highly pathogenic influenza A viruses (Inf. with)(non-poultry including wild birds)(2017-), Chinese Taipei

    ...
    COUNTRY OR ZONE
    ZONE

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

    STARTED ON
    14-12-2021

    ANIMAL TYPE
    TERRESTRIAL

    GENOTYPE/ SEROTYPE/ SUBTYPE
    H5N1

    CONFIRMED ON
    17-12-2021

    REASON
    New strain in the country

    CAUSAL AGENT
    Highly pathogenic avian influenza virus

    ENDED ON
    -

    DISEASE CATEGORY
    OIE-listed

    REPORTED ON
    23-12-2021

    LAST OCCURRENCE
    -
    ...
    Epidemiology

    SOURCE OF EVENT OR ORIGIN OF INFECTION
    - Unknown or inconclusive


    EPIDEMIOLOGICAL COMMENTS

    On December 15th, two Platalea minor carcasses were found in Tainan City Sihcao Wildlife Refuge. H5N1 HPAI viruses were detected from the rotted Platalea minor carcasses. The sequences of HA and NA genes showed 99-100% similarity to the sequences of H5N1 HPAI viruses identified in Korea and Japan analyzed by Animal Health Research Institute. According to the OIE Terrestrial Animal Health Code, an intensified surveillance will be carried out following the HPAI outbreak for three months.
    ...
    Outbreaks

    ob_94258 - Annan District

    OUTBREAK REFERENCE
    2021-tn-1

    STARTED ON
    15-12-2021

    EPIDEMIOLOGICAL UNIT
    Other

    DETAILED CHARACTERISATION
    -

    NUMBER OF OUTBREAKS
    -

    ENDED ON
    -

    AFFECTED POPULATION DESCRIPTION
    -

    APPROXIMATE LOCATION
    Annan District

    FIRST ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISION
    Tainan

    SECOND ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISION
    Tainan

    THIRD ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISION
    -

    GEOGRAPHIC COORDINATES
    Lat : 23.009479

    Long : 120.167448


    SPECIES MEASURING UNIT SUSCEPTIBLE CASES DEATHS KILLED AND DISPOSED OF SLAUGHTERED/KILLED FOR COMMERCIAL USE VACCINATED
    Black-faced spoonbill (Platalea minor):Threskiornithidae-Phaethontiformes NEW Animal 0 2 2 0 0 0
    TOTAL Animal 0 2 2 0 0 0
    - NEW Animal 0 2 2 0 0 0
    TOTAL Animal 0 2 2 0 0
    ...
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