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  • Iceland - Outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1 in birds

    Immediate notification
    Influenza A viruses of high pathogenicity (Inf. with) (non-poultry including wild birds) (2017-), Iceland

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    General Information

    COUNTRY OR ZONE
    COUNTRY

    DISEASE
    Influenza A viruses of high pathogenicity (Inf. with) (non-poultry including wild birds) (2017-)

    STARTED ON
    08-10-2021

    ANIMAL TYPE
    TERRESTRIAL

    GENOTYPE/ SEROTYPE/ SUBTYPE
    H5N1

    CONFIRMED ON
    04-04-2022

    REASON
    First occurrence in the country

    CAUSAL AGENT
    Highly pathogenic avian influenza virus

    ENDED ON
    08-10-2021

    DISEASE CATEGORY
    OIE-listed

    REPORTED ON
    11-04-2022

    LAST OCCURRENCE
    -

    Epidemiology
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    SOURCE OF EVENT OR ORIGIN OF INFECTION
    - Unknown or inconclusive


    EPIDEMIOLOGICAL COMMENTS
    The infected bird was found dead in an area far from any poultry or other captive birds in October 2021. The Icelandic Veterinary Authority was informed about the positive results of AI testing performed by the FLI in Germany on 4 April 2022. The bird had been brought to Germany in connection with a special research project concerning the white-tailed eagle.
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    Outbreaks

    ob_101273 - Reykholahreppur


    OUTBREAK REFERENCE
    -

    STARTED ON
    08-10-2021

    EPIDEMIOLOGICAL UNIT
    Not applicable

    DETAILED CHARACTERISATION
    -

    NUMBER OF OUTBREAKS
    -

    ENDED ON
    08-10-2021

    AFFECTED POPULATION DESCRIPTION
    One bird, found dead. The bird was found in Reykholahreppur municipality but the exact location is not revealed in order to protect the eagles' nesting places

    APPROXIMATE LOCATION
    Reykholahreppur

    FIRST ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISION
    Vestfirðir

    SECOND ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISION
    Reykhólahreppur

    THIRD ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISION
    -

    GEOGRAPHIC COORDINATES
    Lat : 65.6425

    Long : -22.3559


    SPECIES MEASURING UNIT SUSCEPTIBLE CASES DEATHS KILLED AND DISPOSED OF SLAUGHTERED/KILLED FOR COMMERCIAL USE VACCINATED
    White-tailed Eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla):Accipitridae-Accipitriformes NEW Animal - 1 1 - - -
    TOTAL Animal - 1 1 - - -
    - NEW Animal - 1 1 - - -
    TOTAL Animal - 1 1

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    "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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      Source: https://grapevine.is/news/2022/04/19...r-cat-is-safe/


      Bird Flu Confirmed In Iceland: What You Should Know (Your Cat Is Safe)
      Published April 19, 2022
      Words by
      Alice Poggio

      Bird flu has been confirmed in wild birds in Iceland. The announcement comes from the Icelandic Food and Veterinary Administration (MAST). Bird flu has been diagnosed in a white-fronted goose by Hörnafjörður, in a wild goose on Strandakirkja, by Suðurstrandarvegur, and in a raven on Skeiðar in Árnessýsla.

      Chief Veterinarian Sigurborg Daðadóttir outlines her worries to RÚV: “Infection must be quite widespread since it has been found in three wild birds of different species all over the country”.

      An announcement from MAST states that on the farm where the raven was found, some chickens presented symptoms and were killed. Samples from the chickens were collected. Although the virus found in the wild birds has been confirmed to be of the H5 type, it is not yet known what its pathogenicity is, and the results from foreign laboratories are pending.

      Sigurborg’s concern is that the results might indicate that it is the H5N1 variant. “This is a harmful variety that is now prevalent in Europe, we are afraid that this is the type that is here and it is contagious”. If this were to be the case, it would be the first time it has been diagnosed in chickens here.
      Dead gannets spotted on webcam

      Webcams in Eldey, home to one of the largest gannet settlements in the world, show scattered dead gannets, and the number seems to increase as days pass.

      Sigurður Harðarson, an electronics engineer, set up webcams on Eldey fourteen years ago and has been monitoring the situation. Vísir reports...

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            Source: https://www.icelandreview.com/nature...ds-in-iceland/


            Bird Flu Widespread in Wild Birds in Iceland
            Jelena Ćirić
            April 25, 2022

            Bird flu was confirmed in eight out of 15 samples that were taken from wild birds in Iceland last week, Iceland’s Food and Veterinary Authority (MAST) announced. MAST has encouraged farmers of domestic fowl and other bird owners to take measures to prevent infection among their birds. The risk of infection to humans and other animals is, however, considered very low.

            The eight positive samples processed last week were from three different regions of the country. Three were from gannets found in Njarðvík and Grindavík, Southwest Iceland; three from gannets found on Snæfellsnes peninsula, West Iceland; one from a greylag goose in Akureyri, North Iceland; and one from a great black-backed gull in Húsavík (also in North Iceland). The first positive samples among wild birds were confirmed earlier this month...

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                  Source: https://grapevine.is/news/2022/05/04...5n1-confirmed/


                  Bird Flu Update: Harmful Variant H5N1 Confirmed
                  Published May 4, 2022

                  ...Eighteen positive samples from dead birds have been found in sixteen places all over Iceland. Seven wild bird species have been affected by the virus: barnacle goose, sea eagle, raven, greylag goose, white-fronted goose, black-backed gull and the northern gannet...

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                    Source: https://www.mbl.is/frettir/innlent/2...nsu_a_islandi/

                    Domestic | mbl | 3.5.2022 | 17:13
                    Confirm harmful strains of bird flu in Iceland

                    Matvælastofnun has received confirmation that the bird flu viruses that have been diagnosed recently in Iceland are of the harmful variant H5N1, which also spreads in Iceland's neighboring countries.

                    A laboratory in Germany has had viruses from chickens in Skeiðar and a white-fronted goose in Hornafjörður for further investigation and a response was received from it today which confirmed that it is the same serious pathogenic variant of the bird flu virus H5N1 that has spread in Europe in recent months.

                    The viruses that have been detected in other birds in this country are probably of the same type, as this is the most common variety in Europe at the moment...

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                        Immediate notification
                        High pathogenicity avian influenza viruses (poultry) (Inf. with), Iceland

                        ...

                        General Information

                        COUNTRY OR ZONE
                        COUNTRY

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

                        STARTED ON
                        15-04-2022

                        ANIMAL TYPE
                        TERRESTRIAL

                        GENOTYPE/ SEROTYPE/ SUBTYPE
                        H5N1

                        CONFIRMED ON
                        03-05-2022

                        REASON
                        Recurrence of an eradicated disease

                        CAUSAL AGENT
                        Highly pathogenic avian influenza virus

                        ENDED ON
                        15-04-2022

                        DISEASE CATEGORY
                        OIE-listed

                        REPORTED ON
                        04-05-2022

                        LAST OCCURRENCE
                        -

                        Epidemiology

                        SOURCE OF EVENT OR ORIGIN OF INFECTION
                        - Contact with wild species


                        EPIDEMIOLOGICAL COMMENTS
                        A wild bird was found dead close to a flock of ten back-yard hens. The wild bird tested positive for AI of subtype H5. Six days later, one hen was found dead and three more had clinical signs (nasal discharge and diarrhea). HPAI was suspected. Thus, culling, sampling, secure disposal of carcasses and waste, cleaning and disinfection were carried out. Restriction zones were determined. No poultry is within the 3 km prevention zone.
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                        Outbreaks

                        ob_102593 - Reykir

                        OUTBREAK REFERENCE
                        -

                        STARTED ON
                        15-04-2022

                        EPIDEMIOLOGICAL UNIT
                        Backyard

                        DETAILED CHARACTERISATION
                        -

                        NUMBER OF OUTBREAKS
                        -

                        ENDED ON
                        15-04-2022

                        AFFECTED POPULATION DESCRIPTION
                        -

                        APPROXIMATE LOCATION
                        Reykir

                        FIRST ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISION
                        Suðurland

                        SECOND ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISION
                        Skeiðahreppur

                        THIRD ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISION
                        -

                        GEOGRAPHIC COORDINATES
                        Lat : 64.0443

                        Long : -20.4498


                        SPECIES MEASURING UNIT SUSCEPTIBLE CASES DEATHS KILLED AND DISPOSED OF SLAUGHTERED/KILLED FOR COMMERCIAL USE VACCINATED
                        Birds NEW Animal 10 4 1 9 0 0
                        TOTAL Animal 10 4 1 9 0 0
                        - NEW Animal 10 4 1 9 0 0
                        TOTAL Animal 10 4 1 9 0 0
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                        "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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                            Immediate notification
                            Influenza A viruses of high pathogenicity (Inf. with) (non-poultry including wild birds) (2017-), Iceland

                            ...
                            General Information

                            COUNTRY OR ZONE
                            COUNTRY

                            DISEASE
                            Influenza A viruses of high pathogenicity (Inf. with) (non-poultry including wild birds) (2017-)

                            STARTED ON
                            14-04-2022

                            ANIMAL TYPE
                            TERRESTRIAL

                            GENOTYPE/ SEROTYPE/ SUBTYPE
                            H5N1

                            CONFIRMED ON
                            04-05-2022

                            REASON
                            Recurrence of an eradicated disease

                            CAUSAL AGENT
                            Highly pathogenic avian influenza virus

                            ENDED ON
                            -

                            DISEASE CATEGORY
                            OIE-listed

                            REPORTED ON
                            06-05-2022

                            LAST OCCURRENCE
                            08-10-2021
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                            Outbreaks

                            ob_102748 - Hornafjörður


                            OUTBREAK REFERENCE
                            -

                            STARTED ON
                            14-04-2022

                            EPIDEMIOLOGICAL UNIT
                            Other

                            DETAILED CHARACTERISATION
                            -

                            NUMBER OF OUTBREAKS
                            -

                            ENDED ON
                            -

                            AFFECTED POPULATION DESCRIPTION
                            -

                            APPROXIMATE LOCATION
                            Hornafjörður

                            FIRST ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISION
                            Austurland

                            SECOND ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISION
                            Sveitarfélagið Hornafjörður

                            THIRD ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISION
                            -

                            GEOGRAPHIC COORDINATES
                            Lat : 64.281511

                            Long : -15.13794


                            SPECIES MEASURING UNIT SUSCEPTIBLE CASES DEATHS KILLED AND DISPOSED OF SLAUGHTERED/KILLED FOR COMMERCIAL USE VACCINATED
                            Pink-footed Goose (Anser brachyrhynchus):Anatidae-Anseriformes NEW Animal - 1 1 0 0 0
                            TOTAL Animal - 1 1 0 0 0
                            - NEW Animal - 1 1 0 0 0
                            TOTAL Animal - 1 1 0 0 0
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                            "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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