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Cyprus - 1 new outbreak of highly pathogenic influenza H5N8 in a dead wild bird, Ammochostos (OIE, October 24, 2017)
Cyprus - 1 new outbreak of highly pathogenic influenza H5N8 in a dead wild bird, Ammochostos (OIE, October 24, 2017)
Highly pathogenic influenza A viruses (infection with) (non-poultry including wild birds),
Cyprus
Information received on 24/10/2017 from Dr Christodoulos Pipis, Acting Director, Veterinary Services, Ministry of Agriculture, Rural Development and Environment, NICOSIA, Cyprus
A dead wild bird (Buteo buteo) was submitted to the veterinary services in the framework of the avian influenza (AI) surveillance program in wild birds. On the 4th of October 2017, it was tested positive by M-gene RT-PCR (Influenza A) at the National Reference Laboratory. On the same day, RT-PCR testing was performed for the detection of H5 or H7 AI virus and it proved to be H5 positive. On the 9th of October 2017, intestinal contents and intestinal tissues were sent to the OIE Reference Laboratory for confirmation and molecular sequencing and were confirmed to be H5N8 positive on the 19th of October 2017. On the 23rd of October, molecular sequencing was completed and a cleavage site motif of PLREKRRKRGLF i.e. HPAI H5 was obtained.
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