Gambia: 2023 Avian flu in wild birds

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Source: https://www.reuters.com/business/he...rd-flu-wild-bird-reserve-ministry-2023-04-06/


Gambia detects bird flu on wild bird reserve -ministry
Reuters
April 6, 2023 7:13 AM EDTLast Updated 20 min ago

BANJUL, April 6 (Reuters) - Gambian authorities have detected the highly pathogenic H5N1 bird flu on a wild bird reserve, the ministry of agriculture said in a statement seen by Reuters on Thursday, less than one week after neighbouring Senegal reported an outbreak of the disease on a poultry farm.

Samples were collected from Gambia's Tanji Bird Reserve, around 20 kilometres from the capital Banjul, after several wild birds were reported dead...

 

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Ministry of Environment (MECCNAR)@Meccnar_Gambia

Pathogenicity Avian influenza (HPAI) type H5N1 has been confirmed in wild birds in The Gambia, following a joint investigation conducted by the Department of Parks and Wild life Management (DPWM) and stakeholders.

12:04 PM · Apr 7, 2023

 

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Gambia - 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
5008

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
2023/03/25

REASON FOR NOTIFICATION
First occurrence in the country

DATE OF LAST OCCURRENCE
-

CONFIRMATION DATE
2023/04/02

EVENT STATUS
On-going

END DATE
-

SELF-DECLARATION
NO

REPORT INFORMATION
REPORT NUMBER
Immediate notification

REPORT ID
IN_160369

REPORT REFERENCE
-

REPORT DATE
2023/04/08

REPORT STATUS
Validated

NO EVOLUTION REPORT
-

EPIDEMIOLOGY
SOURCE OF EVENT OR ORIGIN OF INFECTION
Unknown or inconclusive

EPIDEMIOLOGICAL COMMENTS
No epidemiological comment

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NEW OUTBREAKS

OB_117203 - TANJI
OUTBREAK REFERENCE
-

START DATE
2023/03/25

END DATE
-

DETAILED CHARACTERISATION
-

FIRST ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISION
Western

SECOND ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISION
Kombo Central

THIRD ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISION
-

EPIDEMIOLOGICAL UNIT
Village

LOCATION
Tanji

Latitude, Longitude
13.2291 , -16.6714

(Approximate location)
OUTBREAKS IN CLUSTER
-

MEASURING UNIT
Animal

AFFECTED POPULATION DESCRIPTION
-

SpeciesSusceptibleCasesDeathsKilled and Disposed ofSlaughtered/ Killed for commercial useVaccinated
Grey-headed gull (WILD) NEW - 44 44 - - -
TOTAL - 44 44 - - -
Caspian Tern (WILD) NEW - 49 49 - - -
TOTAL - 49 49 - - -
Royal Tern (WILD) NEW - 336 336 - - -
TOTAL - 336 336 - - -
All species NEW - 429 429 - - -
TOTAL - 429 429 - - -

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