Croatia: H5N1 in poultry

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Source: https://newsfounded.com/aus/croatia-...-the-oie-said/

Croatia has reported H5N1 bird flu in backyard poultry, the OIE said
November 26, 2021

...The outbreak took place in the village of Staro Pracno, near the town of Sisak, the Paris -based OIE said, citing a report from Croatian authorities.

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Source: https://www.total-croatia-news.com/l...atian-bird-flu

New Croatian Bird Flu Cases Recorded in Osijek-Baranja Chickens
By Lauren Simmonds 8 June 2022

June the 8th, 2022 - New Croatian bird flu cases have unfortunately been recorded in Osijek-Baranja County, which is causing concern among domestic producers in an already difficult economic situation.

As Poslovni Dnevnik writes, in the continental Croatian town of Beli Manastir, bird flu of the H5N1 subtype was confirmed in one yard which was home to twenty chickens. Due to the death of seventeen chickens, the suspicion of bird flu being the culprit was initially reported, and then later confirmed.

The veterinary inspection carried out by the State Inspectorate placed the chicken farm suffering from the Croatian bird flu outbreak under control, and after the analysis of four chicken corpses, it was confirmed that the chickens were indeed infected by the aforementioned pathogen, and then the remaining three chickens on the farm were unfortunately euthanised as a precautionary measure...

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Immediate notification
High pathogenicity avian influenza viruses (poultry) (Inf. with), Croatia
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General Information

COUNTRY OR ZONE
ZONE

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

STARTED ON
25-05-2022

ANIMAL TYPE
TERRESTRIAL

GENOTYPE/ SEROTYPE/ SUBTYPE
H5N1

CONFIRMED ON
08-06-2022

REASON
Recurrence of an eradicated strain

CAUSAL AGENT
Highly pathogenic avian influenza virus

ENDED ON
-

DISEASE CATEGORY
OIE-listed

REPORTED ON
09-06-2022

LAST OCCURRENCE
-

Epidemiology

SOURCE OF EVENT OR ORIGIN OF INFECTION
- Unknown or inconclusive


EPIDEMIOLOGICAL COMMENTS
On the backyard holding with in total 17 poultry, 14 animals died. Four carcases were sampled and tested and influenza A virus, subtype H5N1, was confirmed on June 2nd 2022. On June 8th 2022, HPAI is confirmed. Establishment is located in city Beli Manastir. Contact with wild birds cannot be excluded. Preventive culling of all poultry on the affected establishment was implemented. All other control and eradication measures on the affected holding were applied. All control and eradication measures are applied. Other activities in restricted zone in accordance with Delegated Regulation 687/2020 are still ongoing. Note: The date of last occurrence for H5N1 is 6th May 2022.
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Outbreaks

ob_103934 - City Beli Manastir

OUTBREAK REFERENCE
-

STARTED ON
25-05-2022

EPIDEMIOLOGICAL UNIT
Backyard

NUMBER OF OUTBREAKS
-

ENDED ON
-

AFFECTED POPULATION DESCRIPTION
-

APPROXIMATE LOCATION
City Beli Manastir

FIRST ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISION
Osjecko-Baranjska

SECOND ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISION
Beli Manastir

THIRD ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISION
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GEOGRAPHIC COORDINATES
Lat : 45.76155

Long : 18.600002


SPECIES MEASURING UNIT SUSCEPTIBLE CASES DEATHS KILLED AND DISPOSED OF SLAUGHTERED/KILLED FOR COMMERCIAL USE VACCINATED
Birds NEW Animal 17 14 14 3 0 0
TOTAL Animal 17 14 14 3 0 0
- NEW Animal 17 14 14 3 0 0
TOTAL Animal 17 14 14 3 0 0
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https://wahis.woah.org/#/report-info?reportId=55412