Cuba: 2023 Bird flu in wild birds

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Source: https://www.plenglish.com/news/2023/02/07/cuba-reports-presence-of-bird-flu/

Cuba reports presence of bird flu
Havana, Feb 7 (Prensa Latina) The National Center for Animal Health (Cenasa), attached to the Cuban Ministry of Agriculture (MINAGRI) on Tuesday reported the presence of bird flu in wild birds in the country's capital.
February 7, 2023
CST14:28 (GMT) -0500
Published by: Juan M. Garcia

According to an official press release published on Tuesday, that body reported to the World Organization for Animal Health the detection of the virus in wild birds in the Havana Zoological Garden, in Plaza de la Revolucion municipality.

Cenasa General Director Cristobal Arredondo added that the corresponding sanitary measures for containment have already been taken, including quarantine of the place and temporary closure of the Zoological Garden until the outbreak is controlled...

 

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

GENERAL INFORMATION
COUNTRY/TERRITORY OR ZONE
ZONE

ANIMAL TYPE
TERRESTRIAL

DISEASE CATEGORY
OIE-listed

EVENT ID
4895

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
2023/02/04

REASON FOR NOTIFICATION
First occurrence in the country

DATE OF LAST OCCURRENCE
-

CONFIRMATION DATE
2023/02/06

EVENT STATUS
On-going

END DATE
-

SELF-DECLARATION
NO

REPORT INFORMATION
REPORT NUMBER
Immediate notification

REPORT ID
IN_159207

REPORT REFERENCE
-

REPORT DATE
2023/02/09

REPORT STATUS
Validated

NO EVOLUTION REPORT
-

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

EPIDEMIOLOGICAL COMMENTS
Lack of appetite, incoordination and sudden death.

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NEW OUTBREAKS

OB_113772 - JARDÍN ZOOLÓGICO DE LA HABANA
OUTBREAK REFERENCE
-

START DATE
2023/02/04

END DATE
-

DETAILED CHARACTERISATION
-

FIRST ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISION
Ciudad de la Habana

SECOND ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISION
Plaza de la Revolución

THIRD ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISION
-

EPIDEMIOLOGICAL UNIT
Zoo

LOCATION
Jardín zoológico de La Habana

Latitude, Longitude
23.1108 , -82.3972

(Approximate location)
OUTBREAKS IN CLUSTER
-

MEASURING UNIT
Animal

AFFECTED POPULATION DESCRIPTION
Chickens, common geese and sparrowhawks

SpeciesSusceptibleCasesDeathsKilled and Disposed ofSlaughtered/ Killed for commercial useVaccinated
Wildlife (species unspecified) (WILD) NEW 570 5 4 1 - -
TOTAL 570 5 4 1 - -

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February 14, 2023
Yolanda Huerga

Biologist warns that the spread of bird flu in Cuba "would be a disaster"

Although the outbreak of avian influenza, subtype H5N1, detected in the Zoo 26, in Havana, is under control and the Cuban authorities affirmed that the national animal health environment is not at risk, it is important to remain vigilant.

“For now, it is an isolated case, detected thanks to the vigilance deployed due to the incidence of this disease in the region and the potential risks that Cuba would be affected and those measures that were taken to detect any irregularity regarding the birds; it was discovered in wild birds, in the zoo,” said biologist Osmel Ramírez in a conversation with Radio Televisión Martí.

“It is presumable that it is not the only one, that other similar events happen, because there is nothing that prevents similar cases from occurring in other parts of the country, for the same reason, in wild birds, first, and then being transmitted to domestic birds," said the expert.

“Cuba is vulnerable to this disease like any other country in the region. It is a disease that is spreading in recent times and there is an alert about it”, recalled the biologist.
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Poultry products are the most affordable protein on the Island, the livelihood for most people. In this sense, Ramírez considers that it would be catastrophic for the Cuban family economy if the avian flu spreads.

"As depressed as the Cuban poultry population is, and as chicken and poultry are imported from abroad in general, a spread of influenza in the small poultry population would make the food crisis in Cuba much more disastrous, and much more serious, And it’s like to watch, it’s like to watch. The country has no conditions, not even to import eggs or poultry meat that the population needs for consumption, and if this comes to decimate more poultry, it would be a food disaster," he said.

The Cuban health authorities have insisted that the situation is under control.

According to the World Bank (WB), an avian flu pandemic that lasted for a year would cost the world economy 800 billion dollars, that is, 2% of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of the entire planet.

https://www.radiotelevisionmarti.co...-aviar-en-cuba-sería-un-desastre-/350774.html

 

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Cuba - Influenza A viruses of high pathogenicity (Inf. with) (non-poultry including wild birds) (2017-) - Follow up report 10 [FINAL]

GENERAL INFORMATION
COUNTRY/TERRITORY OR ZONE
ZONE

ANIMAL TYPE
TERRESTRIAL

DISEASE CATEGORY
Listed disease

EVENT ID
4895

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
2023/02/04

REASON FOR NOTIFICATION
First occurrence in the country

DATE OF LAST OCCURRENCE
-

CONFIRMATION DATE
2023/02/06

EVENT STATUS
Resolved

END DATE
2023/05/18

SELF-DECLARATION
NO

REPORT INFORMATION
REPORT NUMBER
Follow-up report 10

REPORT ID
FUR_160967

REPORT REFERENCE
-

REPORT DATE
2023/06/02

REPORT STATUS
Validated

NO EVOLUTION REPORT
-

EPIDEMIOLOGY
SOURCE OF EVENT OR ORIGIN OF INFECTION
Contact with wild species
EPIDEMIOLOGICAL COMMENTS
....

UPDATED OUTBREAKS

OB_113772 - JARDÍN ZOOLÓGICO DE LA HABANA
OUTBREAK REFERENCE
-

START DATE
2023/02/04

END DATE
2023/05/18

DETAILED CHARACTERISATION
-

FIRST ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISION
Ciudad de la Habana

SECOND ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISION
Plaza de la Revolución

THIRD ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISION
-

EPIDEMIOLOGICAL UNIT
Zoo

LOCATION
Jardín zoológico de La Habana

Latitude, Longitude
23.1108 , -82.3972

(Approximate location)
OUTBREAKS IN CLUSTER
-

MEASURING UNIT
Animal

AFFECTED POPULATION DESCRIPTION
The zoological garden is composed of three zones: lake area, clinic area and aviary area. Only the lake area has been affected. The remaining population in the lake area has been culled and disinfection has been implemented. The unaffected areas are being monitored and biosecurity measures are being taken. The remaining susceptible population is not in the lake area.

Species Susceptible Cases Deaths Killed and Disposed of Slaughtered/ Killed for commercial use Vaccinated Eurasian
Sparrowhawk (WILD) NEW - - - - - -
TOTAL 8 2 2 6 0 0
Mallard (WILD) NEW - - - - - -
TOTAL 22 0 0 22 0 0
Birds (DOMESTIC) NEW - - - 11 - -
TOTAL 25 0 0 25 0 0
Common Guineafowl (WILD) NEW - - - - - -
TOTAL 13 0 0 13 0 0
Indian Peafowl (WILD) NEW - - - - - -
TOTAL 4 0 0 4 0 0
Greater Flamingo (WILD) NEW - - - - - -
TOTAL 22 0 0 22 0 0
Ostrich (WILD) NEW - - - - - -
TOTAL 1 0 0 1 0 0
Andean Condor (WILD) NEW - - - 1 - -
TOTAL 3 2 2 1 0 0
All species NEW - - - 12 - -
TOTAL 98 4 4 94 0 0​

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