Belgium: 2021 H5N1 in wild birds

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Source: https://www.brusselstimes.com/belgi...-owners-must-confine-their-birds-from-monday/

Bird flu detected: Belgian poultry owners must confine their birds from Monday
Friday, 12 November 2021
By Maïthé Chini

Everyone who keeps poultry must keep their animals caged up from Monday 15 November, as bird flu (H5N1) was discovered in a wild goose in the municipality of Schilde in Antwerp, announced the Federal Food Agency (FAVV) on Friday.

It concerns a highly pathogenic variant of bird flu, reports the agency. This indicates that there is again a lot of bird flu virus circulating in wild birds...

 

[Pathfinder]

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

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

STARTED ON
04-11-2021

ANIMAL TYPE
TERRESTRIAL

GENOTYPE/ SEROTYPE/ SUBTYPE
H5N1

CONFIRMED ON
11-11-2021

REASON
Recurrence

CAUSAL AGENT
Highly pathogenic avian influenza virus

ENDED ON
-

DISEASE CATEGORY
OIE-listed

REPORTED ON
16-11-2021

LAST OCCURRENCE
05-07-2021
...

Outbreaks

ob_92554 - Ekeren

OUTBREAK REFERENCE
-

STARTED ON
05-11-2021

EPIDEMIOLOGICAL UNIT
Other

DETAILED CHARACTERISATION
-

NUMBER OF OUTBREAKS
-

ENDED ON
05-11-2021

AFFECTED POPULATION DESCRIPTION
-

APPROXIMATE LOCATION
Ekeren

FIRST ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISION
Vlaanderen

SECOND ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISION
Antwerpen

THIRD ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISION
Antwerpen

GEOGRAPHIC COORDINATES
Lat : 51.275508

Long : 4.42049


SPECIES MEASURING UNIT SUSCEPTIBLE CASES DEATHS KILLED AND DISPOSED OF SLAUGHTERED/KILLED FOR COMMERCIAL USE VACCINATED
Barnacle Goose (Branta leucopsis):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
...
https://wahis.oie.int/#/report-info?reportId=42693

 

[Pathfinder]

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

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

STARTED ON
14-11-2021

ANIMAL TYPE
TERRESTRIAL

GENOTYPE/ SEROTYPE/ SUBTYPE
H5

CONFIRMED ON
21-11-2021

REASON
Recurrence

CAUSAL AGENT
Highly pathogenic avian influenza virus

ENDED ON
-

DISEASE CATEGORY
OIE-listed

REPORTED ON
23-11-2021

LAST OCCURRENCE
05-07-2021

...

Outbreaks

ob_92811 - Bree
down
OUTBREAK REFERENCE
-

STARTED ON
15-11-2021

EPIDEMIOLOGICAL UNIT
Other

DETAILED CHARACTERISATION
-

NUMBER OF OUTBREAKS
-

ENDED ON
15-11-2021

AFFECTED POPULATION DESCRIPTION
-

APPROXIMATE LOCATION
Bree

FIRST ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISION
Vlaanderen

SECOND ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISION
Limburg

THIRD ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISION
Maaseik

GEOGRAPHIC COORDINATES
Lat : 51.15109

Long : 5.62664


SPECIES MEASURING UNIT SUSCEPTIBLE CASES DEATHS KILLED AND DISPOSED OF SLAUGHTERED/KILLED FOR COMMERCIAL USE VACCINATED
Greater White-fronted Goose (Anser albifrons):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
...

https://wahis.oie.int/#/report-info?reportId=43125