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Immediate notification
Influenza A viruses of high pathogenicity (Inf. with) (non-poultry including wild birds) (2017-), Hong Kong
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General Information
COUNTRY OR ZONE
COUNTRY
DISEASE
Influenza A viruses of high pathogenicity (Inf. with) (non-poultry including wild birds) (2017-)
STARTED ON
20-01-2022
ANIMAL TYPE
TERRESTRIAL
GENOTYPE/ SEROTYPE/ SUBTYPE
H5N1
CONFIRMED ON
25-01-2022
REASON
Recurrence of an eradicated strain
CAUSAL AGENT
Highly pathogenic avian influenza virus
ENDED ON
-
DISEASE CATEGORY
OIE-listed
REPORTED ON
26-01-2022
LAST OCCURRENCE
-
Epidemiology
SOURCE OF EVENT OR ORIGIN OF INFECTION
- Unknown or inconclusive
EPIDEMIOLOGICAL COMMENTS
An intensive surveillance system is in place for all poultry farms, poultry markets and pet bird shops in Hong Kong. The H5N1 infected bird was detected in the ongoing territory wide surveillance program on wild birds. No spread of the disease was evident. There are no chicken farms within three kilometres of where the dead bird was found. The end date of the outbreak was the same as the date the bird was found (21st January 2022). Note: The date of last occurrence of the H5N1 strain in wild birds in Hong Kong is 16/12/2021.
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Outbreaks
ob_96013 - Mai Po Nature Reserve
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OUTBREAK REFERENCE
22-01095
STARTED ON
21-01-2022
EPIDEMIOLOGICAL UNIT
Natural park
DETAILED CHARACTERISATION
-
NUMBER OF OUTBREAKS
-
ENDED ON
21-01-2022
AFFECTED POPULATION DESCRIPTION
A dead Eurasian Curlew was collected on 21st January 2022 at a gei wai in the Mai Po Nature Reserve. The species is an abundant winter visitor mainly found in the intertidal area of Deep Bay, including Mai Po, with small number recorded in summer.
APPROXIMATE LOCATION
Mai Po Nature Reserve
FIRST ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISION
Yuen Long
SECOND ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISION
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THIRD ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISION
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GEOGRAPHIC COORDINATES
Lat : 22.488481
Long : 114.037884
SPECIES MEASURING UNIT SUSCEPTIBLE CASES DEATHS KILLED AND DISPOSED OF SLAUGHTERED/KILLED FOR COMMERCIAL USE VACCINATED
Eurasian Curlew (Numenius arquata):Scolopacidae-Charadriiformes 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
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https://wahis.oie.int/#/report-info?reportId=47401
Influenza A viruses of high pathogenicity (Inf. with) (non-poultry including wild birds) (2017-), Hong Kong
...
General Information
COUNTRY OR ZONE
COUNTRY
DISEASE
Influenza A viruses of high pathogenicity (Inf. with) (non-poultry including wild birds) (2017-)
STARTED ON
20-01-2022
ANIMAL TYPE
TERRESTRIAL
GENOTYPE/ SEROTYPE/ SUBTYPE
H5N1
CONFIRMED ON
25-01-2022
REASON
Recurrence of an eradicated strain
CAUSAL AGENT
Highly pathogenic avian influenza virus
ENDED ON
-
DISEASE CATEGORY
OIE-listed
REPORTED ON
26-01-2022
LAST OCCURRENCE
-
Epidemiology
SOURCE OF EVENT OR ORIGIN OF INFECTION
- Unknown or inconclusive
EPIDEMIOLOGICAL COMMENTS
An intensive surveillance system is in place for all poultry farms, poultry markets and pet bird shops in Hong Kong. The H5N1 infected bird was detected in the ongoing territory wide surveillance program on wild birds. No spread of the disease was evident. There are no chicken farms within three kilometres of where the dead bird was found. The end date of the outbreak was the same as the date the bird was found (21st January 2022). Note: The date of last occurrence of the H5N1 strain in wild birds in Hong Kong is 16/12/2021.
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Outbreaks
ob_96013 - Mai Po Nature Reserve
down
OUTBREAK REFERENCE
22-01095
STARTED ON
21-01-2022
EPIDEMIOLOGICAL UNIT
Natural park
DETAILED CHARACTERISATION
-
NUMBER OF OUTBREAKS
-
ENDED ON
21-01-2022
AFFECTED POPULATION DESCRIPTION
A dead Eurasian Curlew was collected on 21st January 2022 at a gei wai in the Mai Po Nature Reserve. The species is an abundant winter visitor mainly found in the intertidal area of Deep Bay, including Mai Po, with small number recorded in summer.
APPROXIMATE LOCATION
Mai Po Nature Reserve
FIRST ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISION
Yuen Long
SECOND ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISION
-
THIRD ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISION
-
GEOGRAPHIC COORDINATES
Lat : 22.488481
Long : 114.037884
SPECIES MEASURING UNIT SUSCEPTIBLE CASES DEATHS KILLED AND DISPOSED OF SLAUGHTERED/KILLED FOR COMMERCIAL USE VACCINATED
Eurasian Curlew (Numenius arquata):Scolopacidae-Charadriiformes 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
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https://wahis.oie.int/#/report-info?reportId=47401