Italy - Outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1 in 2 red foxes in Venito (WOAH, May 5, 2023)

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Italy - 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
5037

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
2023/04/03

REASON FOR NOTIFICATION
Unusual host species

DATE OF LAST OCCURRENCE
-

CONFIRMATION DATE
2023/04/12

EVENT STATUS
On-going

END DATE
-

SELF-DECLARATION
NO

REPORT INFORMATION
REPORT NUMBER
Immediate notification

REPORT ID
IN_160741

REPORT REFERENCE
-

REPORT DATE
2023/05/05

REPORT STATUS
Validated

NO EVOLUTION REPORT
-

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

EPIDEMIOLOGICAL COMMENTS
No epidemiological comment

QUANTITATIVE DATA SUMMARY
MEASURING UNIT
Animal

SpeciesSusceptibleCasesDeathsKilled and Disposed ofSlaughtered/ Killed for commercial useVaccinated
Red Fox (WILD)
NEW - 2 2 - - -
TOTAL - 2 2 - - -
...

NEW OUTBREAKS

OB_118022 - HPAIWB-2023-171 - TRECENTA
OUTBREAK REFERENCE
HPAIWB-2023-171

START DATE
2023/04/07

END DATE
-

DETAILED CHARACTERISATION
-

FIRST ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISION
Veneto

SECOND ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISION
Rovigo

THIRD ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISION
Trecenta

EPIDEMIOLOGICAL UNIT
Natural park

LOCATION
Trecenta

Latitude, Longitude
45.042 , 11.462

OUTBREAKS IN CLUSTER
-

MEASURING UNIT
Animal

AFFECTED POPULATION DESCRIPTION
HPAI H5N1 was detected in a Red Fox (vulpes vulpes) found dead

SpeciesSusceptibleCasesDeathsKilled and Disposed ofSlaughtered/ Killed for commercial useVaccinated
Red Fox (WILD)
Wild
NEW - 1 1 - - -
TOTAL - 1 1 - - -
...

OB_118021 - HPAIWB-2023-170 - VERONA
OUTBREAK REFERENCE
HPAIWB-2023-170

START DATE
2023/04/03

END DATE
-

DETAILED CHARACTERISATION
-

FIRST ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISION
Veneto

SECOND ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISION
Verona

THIRD ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISION
Verona

EPIDEMIOLOGICAL UNIT
Natural park

LOCATION
Verona

Latitude, Longitude
45.52 , 11.07

OUTBREAKS IN CLUSTER
-

MEASURING UNIT
Animal

AFFECTED POPULATION DESCRIPTION
Animal with symptoms died shortly after discovery. HPAI H5N1 was detected in a Red fox (vulpes vulpes) found dead

SpeciesSusceptibleCasesDeathsKilled and Disposed ofSlaughtered/ Killed for commercial useVaccinated
Red Fox (WILD)
Wild
NEW - 1 1 - - -
TOTAL - 1 1 - - -
...
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