Lithuania reports H5N8 bird flu in poultry – OIE

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Lithuania reports H5N8 bird flu in backyard poultry – OIE

Jan 8, 2021 8:15 AM

PARIS (Reuters) - Lithuania has reported an outbreak of the highly pathogenic H5N8 bird flu virus among backyard poultry, the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) said on Friday.

The outbreak, which occurred in the town of Kaunas..https://wincountry.com/2021/01/08/li...d-poultry-oie/

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Immediate notification
Highly pathogenic avian influenza (poultry) , Lithuania
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COUNTRY OR ZONE
ZONE

DISEASE
Highly pathogenic avian influenza (poultry)

STARTED ON
27-05-2021

ANIMAL TYPE
TERRESTRIAL

GENOTYPE/ SEROTYPE/ SUBTYPE
H5N8

CONFIRMED ON
27-05-2021

REASON
Recurrence

CAUSAL AGENT
Highly pathogenic avian influenza virus

ENDED ON
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DISEASE CATEGORY
OIE-listed

REPORTED ON
30-05-2021

LAST OCCURENCE
07-01-2021
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Epidemiology
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SOURCE OF EVENT OR ORIGIN OF INFECTION
- Contact with wild species


EPIDEMIOLOGICAL COMMENTS
the samples were taken performing the epidemiological investigation. Two hobby holdings indicated, that birds were purchased from the trader PREMISES and the purchased birds few days later on died off. 9 samples from dead turkeys, geese, broilers and one-day chickens were collected and tested for HPAI and H5N8 strain was confirmed. The epidemiological investigation has started to find out the possible source of the virus introduction. The restricted zone around the affected establishment has been established and all the measures are implemented. no other commercial holdings are LOCATED inside the zones established.
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OUTBREAKS 1
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Outbreaks
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ob_86226 - KLISIAI
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OUTBREAK REFERENCE
-

STARTED ON
28-05-2021

EPIDEMIOLOGICAL UNIT
Farm

DETAILED CHARACTERISATION
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NUMBER OF OUTBREAKS
-

ENDED ON
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AFFECTED POPULATION DESCRIPTION
In the trader premises with 1,238 poultry kept (ducks and geese (1-2 week of an age)- 150, turkey (2-3 weeks old) - 200, broilers (2-3 weeks old) - 695, chickens (1 week old) - 100 unit, laying hens - 70 units, adult ducks - 23 unit) the samples were taken performing the epidemiological investigation.

APPROXIMATE LOCATION
KLISIAI

FIRST ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISION
Taurages

SECOND ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISION
Jurbarko

THIRD ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISION
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GEOGRAPHIC COORDINATES
Lat : 55.101864

Long : 22.764961


SPECIES MEASURING UNIT SUSCEPTIBLE CASES DEATHS KILLED AND DISPOSED OF SLAUGHTERED/KILLED FOR COMMERCIAL USE VACCINATED
Birds NEW Animal 1238 1238 79 1159 - -
TOTAL Animal 1238 1238 79 1159 - -
- NEW Animal 1238 1238 79 1159 - -
TOTAL Animal 1238 1238 79 1159
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https://wahis.oie.int/#/report-info?reportId=33961