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  • Estonia: H5N1 in a dead fox reported

    Source: https://rus.delfi.ee/statja/95229531...-ptichiy-gripp

    A dead fox found in Hiiumaa has bird flu (16)
    11/25/2021, 07:30

    In early November, a dead fox was found in Hiiumaa infected with a highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza strain. This is the first case of H5N1 in a mammal in Estonia.

    This finding is worrisome, since the transmission of avian influenza from birds to mammals may indicate certain evolutionary processes and the development of the adaptive capacity of the virus, including the possibility of its transmission to humans.

    In the meantime, according to a report by the European Food Safety Agency (EFSA), the bird flu virus is rarely transmitted to humans. However, the high pathogenicity H5N6 strain has already resulted in human casualties in China.

    This strain has not been identified in Estonia, but H5N6 is genetically very similar to viruses found in birds from Europe.

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

      ...

      COUNTRY OR ZONE
      COUNTRY

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

      STARTED ON
      07-11-2021

      ANIMAL TYPE
      TERRESTRIAL

      GENOTYPE/ SEROTYPE/ SUBTYPE
      H5N1

      CONFIRMED ON
      24-11-2021

      REASON
      Unusual host species

      CAUSAL AGENT
      Highly pathogenic avian influenza virus

      ENDED ON
      24-11-2021

      DISEASE CATEGORY
      OIE-listed

      REPORTED ON
      17-12-2021

      LAST OCCURRENCE
      -

      ...
      ob_94135 - Kärdla
      down
      OUTBREAK REFERENCE
      -

      STARTED ON
      08-11-2021

      EPIDEMIOLOGICAL UNIT
      Not applicable

      DETAILED CHARACTERISATION
      -

      NUMBER OF OUTBREAKS
      -

      ENDED ON
      25-11-2021

      AFFECTED POPULATION DESCRIPTION
      -

      APPROXIMATE LOCATION
      Kärdla

      FIRST ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISION
      Hiiu

      SECOND ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISION
      Kärdla

      THIRD ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISION
      Kärdla

      GEOGRAPHIC COORDINATES
      Lat : 59.00422

      Long : 22.741613


      SPECIES MEASURING UNIT SUSCEPTIBLE CASES DEATHS KILLED AND DISPOSED OF SLAUGHTERED/KILLED FOR COMMERCIAL USE VACCINATED
      Red Fox (Vulpes vulpes):Canidae-Carnivora NEW Animal - 1 1 - - -
      TOTAL Animal - 1 1 - - -
      - NEW Animal - 1 1 - - -
      TOTAL Animal - 1 1 -
      ...

      "Safety and security don't just happen, they are the result of collective consensus and public investment. We owe our children, the most vulnerable citizens in our society, a life free of violence and fear."
      -Nelson Mandela

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