Manitoba - One new outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N6 in a winged teal (WOAH, December 16, 2022)

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Canada - 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
OIE-listed

EVENT ID
4754

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
H5 (N untyped)

START DATE
2022/04/06

REASON FOR NOTIFICATION
New strain in the country

DATE OF LAST OCCURRENCE
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CONFIRMATION DATE
2022/11/08

EVENT STATUS
On-going

END DATE
-

SELF-DECLARATION
NO

REPORT INFORMATION
REPORT NUMBER
Immediate notification

REPORT ID
IN_158099

REPORT REFERENCE
-

REPORT DATE
2022/12/16

REPORT STATUS
Validated

NO EVOLUTION REPORT
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EPIDEMIOLOGY
SOURCE OF EVENT OR ORIGIN OF INFECTION
Unknown or inconclusive
Contact with wild species

EPIDEMIOLOGICAL COMMENTS

We report a H5N6 case in a wild bird from Manitoba and additional H5N1 wild bird cases from British Columbia, Alberta, Ontario, Québec, Nova Scotia and Newfoundland. Outbreaks are reported by province/territory and subtype. The geographical marker is on the capital. For detailed and current information on high pathogenicity avian influenza cases in wild birds, please consult : http://www.cwhc-rcsf.ca/avian_influenza.php Wildlife surveillance as well as the Canadian Avian Influenza Surveillance System (CanNAISS) activities for poultry are ongoing in Canada. According to Article 10.4.1.4. of the Terrestrial Animal Health Code, Member Country should not impose bans on the international trade of poultry commodities in response to notification of infection with any Influenza A viruses in birds other than poultry.
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NEW OUTBREAKS

OB_109699 - ON-2022-WB-H5N1 - ONTARIO - WILDBIRDS - H5N1...

OB_109909 - BC-2022-WB-H5N1 - BRITISH COLUMBIA - WILDBIRDS - H5N1...

OB_109821 - AB-2022-WB-H5N1 - ALBERTA - WILDBIRDS - H5N1...

OB_109820 - NL-2022-WB-H5N1 - NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR - WILDBIRDS - H5N1...

OB_109819 - NS-2022-WB-H5N1 - NOVA SCOTIA - WILDBIRDS - H5N1...

OB_109818 - QC-2022-WB-H5N1 - QUÉBEC - WILDBIRDS - H5N1...

OB_109698 - MB-2022-WB-H5N6 - MANITOBA - WILDBIRDS - H5N6
OUTBREAK REFERENCE


MB-2022-WB-H5N6
START DATE


2022/08/13
END DATE


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DETAILED CHARACTERISATION


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FIRST ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISION


Manitoba
SECOND ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISION


Division No. 11
THIRD ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISION


Winnipeg
EPIDEMIOLOGICAL UNIT


Not applicable
LOCATION


Manitoba - wildbirds - H5N6
Latitude, Longitude


49.91 , -97.14

(Approximate location)OUTBREAKS IN CLUSTER


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MEASURING UNIT


Animal
AFFECTED POPULATION DESCRIPTION


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SpeciesSusceptibleCasesDeathsKilled and Disposed ofSlaughtered/ Killed for commercial useVaccinatedBlue
winged teal (WILD)NEW-1----
TOTAL-1----

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https://wahis.woah.org/#/in-review/4754