Mozambique: 2023 Avian flu in poultry

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Mozambique - High pathogenicity avian influenza viruses (poultry) (Inf. with) - Immediate notification


GENERAL INFORMATION

COUNTRY/TERRITORY OR ZONE
ZONE

ANIMAL TYPE
TERRESTRIAL

DISEASE CATEGORY
Listed disease

EVENT ID
5285

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

CAUSAL AGENT
Highly pathogenic avian influenza virus

GENOTYPE / SEROTYPE / SUBTYPE
H7 (N untyped)

START DATE
2023/09/29

REASON FOR NOTIFICATION
First occurrence in the country

DATE OF LAST OCCURRENCE - CONFIRMATION DATE
2023/10/16

EVENT STATUS
On-going

END DATE - SELF-DECLARATION


NO REPORT INFORMATION

REPORT NUMBER
Immediate notification

REPORT ID
IN_163360

REPORT REFERENCE
02/Moz-AI/2023

REPORT DATE
2023/10/17

REPORT STATUS
Validated

NO EVOLUTION REPORT


EPIDEMIOLOGY

SOURCE OF EVENT OR ORIGIN OF INFECTION

• Legal movement of animals
• Introduction of new live animals

EPIDEMIOLOGICAL COMMENTS


No epidemiological comment

QUANTITATIVE DATA SUMMARY

MEASURING UNIT
Animal

SpeciesSusceptibleCasesDeathsKilled and Disposed ofSlaughtered/ Killed for commercial useVaccinated Birds (DOMESTIC)NEW54207150008837-00TOTAL54207150008837-00

DIAGNOSTIC DETAILS

CLINICAL SIGNS
YES

METHOD OF DIAGNOSTIC
Clinical, Diagnostic test, Necropsy

Real-time multiplex polymerase chain reaction (Real-time multiplex PCR)	Central Veterinary Laboratory, Agricultural Research Institute of Mozambique (IIAM)	Birds	ob_126565	2023/10/16	Positive

​https://wahis.woah.org/#/in-review/5285

 

[Shiloh]

Source: https://www.reuters.com/world/afric...bird-flu-outbreak-laying-hen-farm-2023-10-19/

Mozambique reports bird flu outbreak on laying hen farm
Reuters
October 19, 202311:21 AM EDTUpdated 4 hours ago

PARIS, Oct 19 (Reuters) - Mozambique has reported an outbreak of highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza, commonly called bird flu, among poultry in the southern part of the country, the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) said on Tuesday.

The bird flu outbreak was found on a farm of 54,207 laying hens aged between 23 and 30 weeks kept in a high biosecurity facility, the Paris-based body said, quoting information from Mozambique's health authorities...

 

[Shiloh]

Source: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-67166647

Mozambique burns 45,000 hens as bird flu spreads from South Africa
Published 11 hours ago​
By Jose Tembe & Gloria Aradi
BBC News, Maputo & Nairobi

More than 45,000 hens have been slaughtered, burnt and buried in southern Mozambique to prevent the spread of bird flu, officials say.

The birds had been imported from neighbouring South Africa, which has been hit by an outbreak of the disease.

The outbreak has now spread to Mozambique's district of Morrumbene in the southern Inhambane province.

Authorities are trying to contain it as fears grow that it could spread to other parts of the country.​..