Norway - H5N1 in poultry 2023

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Source: https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/norway-reports-bird-flu-outbreak-backyard-poultry-2023-10-17/

Norway reports bird flu outbreak in backyard poultry
Reuters
October 17, 20239:05 AM EDTUpdated 7 hours ago​

PARIS, Oct 17 (Reuters) - Norway has reported an outbreak of highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza, commonly called bird flu, among poultry in the northern part of the country, the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) said on Tuesday.

The bird flu outbreak was found in a backyard with 19 domestic birds, the Paris-based body said, quoting information from Norway's health authorities...

 

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Norway - 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
5276

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

CAUSAL AGENT
Highly pathogenic avian influenza virus

GENOTYPE / SEROTYPE / SUBTYPE
H5N1

START DATE
2023/10/06

REASON FOR NOTIFICATION
Recurrence of an eradicated disease

DATE OF LAST OCCURRENCE
2023/02/17

CONFIRMATION DATE
2023/10/13

EVENT STATUS
On-going

END DATE - SELF-DECLARATION

NO REPORT INFORMATION

REPORT NUMBER
Immediate notification

REPORT ID
IN_163305

REPORT REFERENCE
2023-07-2939/FU508

REPORT DATE
2023/10/16

REPORT STATUS
Validated

NO EVOLUTION REPORT


EPIDEMIOLOGY SOURCE OF EVENT OR ORIGIN OF INFECTION

• Unknown or inconclusive

EPIDEMIOLOGICAL COMMENTS


No epidemiological comment

QUANTITATIVE DATA SUMMARY

MEASURING UNIT
Animal

SpeciesSusceptibleCasesDeathsKilled and Disposed ofSlaughtered/ Killed for commercial useVaccinated Birds (DOMESTIC)NEW196613--TOTAL196613--

DIAGNOSTIC DETAILS

CLINICAL SIGNS
YES

METHOD OF DIAGNOSTIC
Diagnostic test

Real-time reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (rRT-PCR)	Norwegian Veterinary Institute (NVI)	Birds	1	2023/10/13	2023/10/13	Positive

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https://wahis.woah.org/#/in-review/5276