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Iceland - Outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1 in birds

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

COUNTRY OR ZONE
COUNTRY

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

STARTED ON
08-10-2021

ANIMAL TYPE
TERRESTRIAL

GENOTYPE/ SEROTYPE/ SUBTYPE
H5N1

CONFIRMED ON
04-04-2022

REASON
First occurrence in the country

CAUSAL AGENT
Highly pathogenic avian influenza virus

ENDED ON
08-10-2021

DISEASE CATEGORY
OIE-listed

REPORTED ON
11-04-2022

LAST OCCURRENCE
-

Epidemiology
down
SOURCE OF EVENT OR ORIGIN OF INFECTION
- Unknown or inconclusive


EPIDEMIOLOGICAL COMMENTS
The infected bird was found dead in an area far from any poultry or other captive birds in October 2021. The Icelandic Veterinary Authority was informed about the positive results of AI testing performed by the FLI in Germany on 4 April 2022. The bird had been brought to Germany in connection with a special research project concerning the white-tailed eagle.
...
Outbreaks

ob_101273 - Reykholahreppur

OUTBREAK REFERENCE
-

STARTED ON
08-10-2021

EPIDEMIOLOGICAL UNIT
Not applicable

DETAILED CHARACTERISATION
-

NUMBER OF OUTBREAKS
-

ENDED ON
08-10-2021

AFFECTED POPULATION DESCRIPTION
One bird, found dead. The bird was found in Reykholahreppur municipality but the exact location is not revealed in order to protect the eagles' nesting places

APPROXIMATE LOCATION
Reykholahreppur

FIRST ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISION
Vestfirðir

SECOND ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISION
Reykhólahreppur

THIRD ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISION
-

GEOGRAPHIC COORDINATES
Lat : 65.6425

Long : -22.3559


SPECIES MEASURING UNIT SUSCEPTIBLE CASES DEATHS KILLED AND DISPOSED OF SLAUGHTERED/KILLED FOR COMMERCIAL USE VACCINATED
White-tailed Eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla):Accipitridae-Accipitriformes NEW Animal - 1 1 - - -
TOTAL Animal - 1 1 - - -
- NEW Animal - 1 1 - - -
TOTAL Animal - 1 1

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https://wahis.oie.int/#/report-info?reportId=52154
 
Source: https://grapevine.is/news/2022/04/1...celand-what-you-should-know-your-cat-is-safe/


Bird Flu Confirmed In Iceland: What You Should Know (Your Cat Is Safe)
Published April 19, 2022
Words by
Alice Poggio

Bird flu has been confirmed in wild birds in Iceland. The announcement comes from the Icelandic Food and Veterinary Administration (MAST). Bird flu has been diagnosed in a white-fronted goose by Hörnafjörður, in a wild goose on Strandakirkja, by Suðurstrandarvegur, and in a raven on Skeiðar in Árnessýsla.

Chief Veterinarian Sigurborg Daðadóttir outlines her worries to RÚV: “Infection must be quite widespread since it has been found in three wild birds of different species all over the country”.

An announcement from MAST states that on the farm where the raven was found, some chickens presented symptoms and were killed. Samples from the chickens were collected. Although the virus found in the wild birds has been confirmed to be of the H5 type, it is not yet known what its pathogenicity is, and the results from foreign laboratories are pending.

Sigurborg’s concern is that the results might indicate that it is the H5N1 variant. “This is a harmful variety that is now prevalent in Europe, we are afraid that this is the type that is here and it is contagious”. If this were to be the case, it would be the first time it has been diagnosed in chickens here.
Dead gannets spotted on webcam

Webcams in Eldey, home to one of the largest gannet settlements in the world, show scattered dead gannets, and the number seems to increase as days pass.

Sigurður Harðarson, an electronics engineer, set up webcams on Eldey fourteen years ago and has been monitoring the situation. Vísir reports...
 
Source: https://www.icelandreview.com/nature-travel/bird-flu-widespread-in-wild-birds-in-iceland/


Bird Flu Widespread in Wild Birds in Iceland
Jelena Ćirić
April 25, 2022

Bird flu was confirmed in eight out of 15 samples that were taken from wild birds in Iceland last week, Iceland’s Food and Veterinary Authority (MAST) announced. MAST has encouraged farmers of domestic fowl and other bird owners to take measures to prevent infection among their birds. The risk of infection to humans and other animals is, however, considered very low.

The eight positive samples processed last week were from three different regions of the country. Three were from gannets found in Njarðvík and Grindavík, Southwest Iceland; three from gannets found on Snæfellsnes peninsula, West Iceland; one from a greylag goose in Akureyri, North Iceland; and one from a great black-backed gull in Húsavík (also in North Iceland). The first positive samples among wild birds were confirmed earlier this month...
 
Source: https://www.mbl.is/frettir/innlent/2022/05/03/stadfesta_skaett_afbrigdi_fuglaflensu_a_islandi/

Domestic | mbl | 3.5.2022 | 17:13
Confirm harmful strains of bird flu in Iceland

Matvælastofnun has received confirmation that the bird flu viruses that have been diagnosed recently in Iceland are of the harmful variant H5N1, which also spreads in Iceland's neighboring countries.

A laboratory in Germany has had viruses from chickens in Skeiðar and a white-fronted goose in Hornafjörður for further investigation and a response was received from it today which confirmed that it is the same serious pathogenic variant of the bird flu virus H5N1 that has spread in Europe in recent months.

The viruses that have been detected in other birds in this country are probably of the same type, as this is the most common variety in Europe at the moment...
 
Immediate notification
High pathogenicity avian influenza viruses (poultry) (Inf. with), Iceland
...

General Information

COUNTRY OR ZONE
COUNTRY

DISEASE
High pathogenicity avian influenza viruses (poultry) (Inf. with)

STARTED ON
15-04-2022

ANIMAL TYPE
TERRESTRIAL

GENOTYPE/ SEROTYPE/ SUBTYPE
H5N1

CONFIRMED ON
03-05-2022

REASON
Recurrence of an eradicated disease

CAUSAL AGENT
Highly pathogenic avian influenza virus

ENDED ON
15-04-2022

DISEASE CATEGORY
OIE-listed

REPORTED ON
04-05-2022

LAST OCCURRENCE
-

Epidemiology

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


EPIDEMIOLOGICAL COMMENTS
A wild bird was found dead close to a flock of ten back-yard hens. The wild bird tested positive for AI of subtype H5. Six days later, one hen was found dead and three more had clinical signs (nasal discharge and diarrhea). HPAI was suspected. Thus, culling, sampling, secure disposal of carcasses and waste, cleaning and disinfection were carried out. Restriction zones were determined. No poultry is within the 3 km prevention zone.
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Outbreaks

ob_102593 - Reykir

OUTBREAK REFERENCE
-

STARTED ON
15-04-2022

EPIDEMIOLOGICAL UNIT
Backyard

DETAILED CHARACTERISATION
-

NUMBER OF OUTBREAKS
-

ENDED ON
15-04-2022

AFFECTED POPULATION DESCRIPTION
-

APPROXIMATE LOCATION
Reykir

FIRST ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISION
Suðurland

SECOND ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISION
Skeiðahreppur

THIRD ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISION
-

GEOGRAPHIC COORDINATES
Lat : 64.0443

Long : -20.4498


SPECIES MEASURING UNIT SUSCEPTIBLE CASES DEATHS KILLED AND DISPOSED OF SLAUGHTERED/KILLED FOR COMMERCIAL USE VACCINATED
Birds NEW Animal 10 4 1 9 0 0
TOTAL Animal 10 4 1 9 0 0
- NEW Animal 10 4 1 9 0 0
TOTAL Animal 10 4 1 9 0 0
...
https://wahis.oie.int/#/report-info?reportId=53301
 
Immediate notification
Influenza A viruses of high pathogenicity (Inf. with) (non-poultry including wild birds) (2017-), Iceland
...
General Information

COUNTRY OR ZONE
COUNTRY

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

STARTED ON
14-04-2022

ANIMAL TYPE
TERRESTRIAL

GENOTYPE/ SEROTYPE/ SUBTYPE
H5N1

CONFIRMED ON
04-05-2022

REASON
Recurrence of an eradicated disease

CAUSAL AGENT
Highly pathogenic avian influenza virus

ENDED ON
-

DISEASE CATEGORY
OIE-listed

REPORTED ON
06-05-2022

LAST OCCURRENCE
08-10-2021
...
Outbreaks

ob_102748 - Hornafjörður

OUTBREAK REFERENCE
-

STARTED ON
14-04-2022

EPIDEMIOLOGICAL UNIT
Other

DETAILED CHARACTERISATION
-

NUMBER OF OUTBREAKS
-

ENDED ON
-

AFFECTED POPULATION DESCRIPTION
-

APPROXIMATE LOCATION
Hornafjörður

FIRST ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISION
Austurland

SECOND ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISION
Sveitarfélagið Hornafjörður

THIRD ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISION
-

GEOGRAPHIC COORDINATES
Lat : 64.281511

Long : -15.13794


SPECIES MEASURING UNIT SUSCEPTIBLE CASES DEATHS KILLED AND DISPOSED OF SLAUGHTERED/KILLED FOR COMMERCIAL USE VACCINATED
Pink-footed Goose (Anser brachyrhynchus):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
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https://wahis.oie.int/#/report-info?reportId=53416
 
Iceland - Influenza A viruses of high pathogenicity (Inf. with) (non-poultry including wild birds) (2017-) - Immediate notification

GENERAL INFORMATION
COUNTRY/TERRITORY OR ZONE
COUNTRY/TERRITORY

ANIMAL TYPE
TERRESTRIAL

DISEASE CATEGORY
Listed disease

EVENT ID
5062

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
2023/03/23

REASON FOR NOTIFICATION
Recurrence of an eradicated disease

DATE OF LAST OCCURRENCE
2022/10/17

CONFIRMATION DATE
2023/05/11

EVENT STATUS
On-going

END DATE
-

SELF-DECLARATION
NO

REPORT INFORMATION
REPORT NUMBER
Immediate notification

REPORT ID
IN_160946

REPORT REFERENCE
-

REPORT DATE
2023/05/17

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_118800 - WB-005 - GARÐABÆR
OUTBREAK REFERENCE
WB-005

START DATE
2023/03/23

END DATE
2023/03/23

DETAILED CHARACTERISATION
-

FIRST ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISION
Höfuðborgarsvæði

SECOND ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISION
Garðabær

THIRD ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISION
-

EPIDEMIOLOGICAL UNIT
Not applicable

LOCATION
Garðabær

Latitude, Longitude
64.08968 , -21.93584

OUTBREAKS IN CLUSTER
-

MEASURING UNIT
Animal

AFFECTED POPULATION DESCRIPTION
-

SpeciesSusceptibleCasesDeathsKilled and Disposed ofSlaughtered/ Killed for commercial useVaccinated
Mallard (WILD)
Wild
NEW - 1 1 0 0 0
TOTAL - 1 1 0 0 0

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https://wahis.woah.org/#/in-review/5062​
 
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