US - Outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1 in a wild mountain lion in Montana (WOAH, August 10, 2023)

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United States of America - Influenza A viruses of high pathogenicity (Inf. with) (non-poultry including wild birds) (2017-) - Follow up report 35

GENERAL INFORMATION
COUNTRY/TERRITORY OR ZONE
ZONE

ANIMAL TYPE
TERRESTRIAL

DISEASE CATEGORY
Listed disease

EVENT ID
4451

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

CAUSAL AGENT
Highly pathogenic avian influenza virus

GENOTYPE / SEROTYPE / SUBTYPE
H5N1

START DATE
2022/03/30

REASON FOR NOTIFICATION
Unusual host species

DATE OF LAST OCCURRENCE
-

CONFIRMATION DATE
2022/05/05

EVENT STATUS
On-going

END DATE
-

SELF-DECLARATION
NO

REPORT INFORMATION
REPORT NUMBER
Follow-up report 35

REPORT ID
FUR_162192

REPORT REFERENCE
-

REPORT DATE
2023/08/10

REPORT STATUS
Validated

NO EVOLUTION REPORT
-

EPIDEMIOLOGY
SOURCE OF EVENT OR ORIGIN OF INFECTION
Contact with wild species
Unknown or inconclusive

EPIDEMIOLOGICAL COMMENTS
Montana (MT) - Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1 Eurasian lineage goose/Guangdong clade 2.3.4.4b was confirmed in a wild mountain lion (Puma concolor).
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NEW OUTBREAKS

OB_123248 - MINERAL COUNTY

OUTBREAK REFERENCE
-

START DATE
2023/04/25

END DATE
2023/06/30

DETAILED CHARACTERISATION
-

FIRST ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISION
Montana

SECOND ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISION
Mineral

THIRD ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISION
-

EPIDEMIOLOGICAL UNIT
Not applicable

LOCATION
Mineral County

Latitude, Longitude
47.193 , -114.89

(Approximate location)
OUTBREAKS IN CLUSTER
-

MEASURING UNIT
Animal

AFFECTED POPULATION DESCRIPTION
Wild mountain lion (Puma concolor). Animal was found dead.

SpeciesSusceptibleCasesDeathsKilled and Disposed ofSlaughtered/ Killed for commercial useVaccinated
Puma (WILD)
Wild NEW - 1 1 - - - TOTAL - 1 1 - - -
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https://wahis.woah.org/#/in-review/4451