AB, Canada: 2022 - 2023 Bird flu in poultry

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Canada - 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
5229

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

CAUSAL AGENT
Highly pathogenic avian influenza virus

GENOTYPE / SEROTYPE / SUBTYPE
H5N1

START DATE
2023/09/07

REASON FOR NOTIFICATION
Recurrence of an eradicated disease

DATE OF LAST OCCURRENCE
2015/03/11

CONFIRMATION DATE
2023/09/14

EVENT STATUS
On-going

END DATE - SELF-DECLARATION
NO REPORT INFORMATION

REPORT NUMBER
Follow-up report 2

REPORT ID
FUR_163051

REPORT REFERENCE
CAN-2023-HPAIP-003

REPORT DATE
2023/10/04

REPORT STATUS
Validated

NO EVOLUTION REPORT

EPIDEMIOLOGY

SOURCE OF EVENT OR ORIGIN OF INFECTION

• Unknown or inconclusive
• Contact with wild species

EPIDEMIOLOGICAL COMMENTS
This event is the continuation of event 4294. We report 1 new infected premises (IP) in Alberta. The CFIA has immediately quarantined the IP and is implementing strict movement controls and a stamping out policy. Primary control zone (PCZ) has been put in place around the IP. Surveillance is ongoing in the affected area. Wildlife surveillance as well as the Canadian Notifiable Avian Influenza Surveillance System (CanNAISS) activities for poultry are ongoing in Canada.

QUANTITATIVE DATA SUMMARY

MEASURING UNIT
Animal

SpeciesSusceptibleCasesDeathsKilled and Disposed ofSlaughtered/ Killed for commercial useVaccinated Birds (DOMESTIC)NEW------TOTAL1960390390157000

https://wahis.woah.org/#/in-review/5229

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Canada - 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
5229

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

CAUSAL AGENT
Highly pathogenic avian influenza virus

GENOTYPE / SEROTYPE / SUBTYPE
H5N1

START DATE
2023/09/07

REASON FOR NOTIFICATION
Recurrence of an eradicated disease

DATE OF LAST OCCURRENCE
2015/03/10

CONFIRMATION DATE
2023/09/14

EVENT STATUS
On-going

END DATE - SELF-DECLARATION

NO REPORT INFORMATION

REPORT NUMBER
Follow-up report 3

REPORT ID
FUR_163281

REPORT REFERENCE
CAN-2023-HPAIP-004

REPORT DATE
2023/10/16

REPORT STATUS
Validated

NO EVOLUTION REPORT


EPIDEMIOLOGY

SOURCE OF EVENT OR ORIGIN OF INFECTION

• Unknown or inconclusive
• Contact with wild species

EPIDEMIOLOGICAL COMMENTS
This event is the continuation of event 4294. We report 2 new infected premises (IP) in Alberta. The CFIA has immediately quarantined the IP and is implementing strict movement controls and a stamping out policy. Primary control zones (PCZ) have been put in place around the IP. Surveillance is ongoing in the affected areas. Wildlife surveillance as well as the Canadian Notifiable Avian Influenza Surveillance System (CanNAISS) activities for poultry are ongoing in Canada.

QUANTITATIVE DATA SUMMARY

MEASURING UNIT
Animal

SpeciesSusceptibleCasesDeathsKilled and Disposed ofSlaughtered/ Killed for commercial useVaccinated Birds (DOMESTIC)NEW627803733736240700TOTAL64740763763639 7700

DIAGNOSTIC DETAILS

CLINICAL SIGNS
YES

METHOD OF DIAGNOSTIC
Diagnostic test, Clinical

Gene sequencing	Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA), National Centre for Foreign Animal Disease (NCFAD), Canadian Science Centre for Human and Animal Health	Birds	4	2023/09/14	2023/10/12	Positive
Real-time reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (rRT-PCR)	Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA), National Centre for Foreign Animal Disease (NCFAD), Canadian Science Centre for Human and Animal Health	Birds	4	2023/09/14	2023/10/12	Positive
Real-time reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (rRT-PCR)	Lethbridge Laboratory	Birds	2	2023/09/11	2023/10/12	Positive
Real-time reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (rRT-PCR)	Alberta Agriculture, Forestry, and Rural Economic Development	Birds	1	2023/09/27	2023/10/03	Positive
Real-time reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (rRT-PCR)	Prairie Diagnostic Services inc., Saskatoon, Saskatchewan	Birds	1	2023/09/20	2023/09/20	Positive

https://wahis.woah.org/#/in-review/5229