France - 1 new outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1 in Brent Goose in Dragey, Manche department (OIE, March 27, 2021)

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Immediate notification
Highly pathogenic influenza A viruses (Inf. with)(non-poultry including wild birds)(2017-), France
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STARTED ON
16-03-2021

ANIMAL TYPE
TERRESTRIAL

GENOTYPE/ SEROTYPE/ SUBTYPE
H5N1

CONFIRMED ON
25-03-2021

REASON
New strain in the country

CAUSAL AGENT
Highly pathogenic avian influenza virus

ENDED ON
16-03-2021

DISEASE CATEGORY
OIE-listed

REPORTED ON
27-03-2021

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


EPIDEMIOLOGICAL COMMENTS
several viral strains of clade 2.3.4.4.b are circulating locally (h5n3 and h5n1) the municipality and the department are in a wildlife migration corridor, coming from the north of europe to join the south along the atlantic ocean.
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SPECIES Brent Goose (Branta bernicla):Anatidae-Anseriformes
SUSCEPTIBLE 1
CASES 1
DEATHS 1
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OUTBREAK REFERENCE
SAGIR 140902

STARTED ON
17-03-2021
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ENDED ON
17-03-2021

AFFECTED POPULATION DESCRIPTION
a brent goose found dead in the public maritime domain, by the wildlife mortality monitoring network (sagir). first appearance of the h5n1 highly pathogenic strain on french territory

APPROXIMATE LOCATION
DRAGEY

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https://wahis.oie.int/#/report-info?reportId=31220