South Aftica: H5N2 outbreak in poultry

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Source: https://newscentral.africa/bird-flu-outbreak-reported-in-south-african-farms/

Bird Flu Outbreak Reported in South African Farms
byAbdulateef Ahmed
November 14, 2022

South Africa reported an outbreak of highly pathogenic H5N2 bird flu on a farm in the eastern part of the country, the Paris-based World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) said on Monday, citing a report from local authorities.

A total of 58 “domestic birds” of a total flock of 200 were found dead of the highly contagious virus. No additional details on the type of birds...

 

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

GENERAL INFORMATION
COUNTRY/TERRITORY OR ZONE
COUNTRY/TERRITORY

ANIMAL TYPE
TERRESTRIAL

DISEASE CATEGORY
OIE-listed

EVENT ID
4720

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

CAUSAL AGENT
Highly pathogenic avian influenza virus

GENOTYPE / SEROTYPE / SUBTYPE
H5N2

START DATE
2022/10/24

REASON FOR NOTIFICATION
Recurrence of an eradicated disease

DATE OF LAST OCCURRENCE
2011/01/31

CONFIRMATION DATE
2022/11/02

EVENT STATUS
On-going

END DATE
-

SELF-DECLARATION
NO

REPORT INFORMATION
REPORT NUMBER
Immediate notification

REPORT ID
IN_157853

REPORT REFERENCE
HPAI_H5N2_2022_I

REPORT DATE
2022/11/14

REPORT STATUS
Validated

NO EVOLUTION REPORT
-

EPIDEMIOLOGY
SOURCE OF EVENT OR ORIGIN OF INFECTION
Unknown or inconclusive

EPIDEMIOLOGICAL COMMENTS
Coordinates modified to protect confidentiality as required by South African Legislation.
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NEW OUTBREAKS
OB_108830 - HPAI_H5N2_2022_001
OUTBREAK REFERENCE
HPAI_H5N2_2022_001

START DATE
2022/10/24

END DATE
-

DETAILED CHARACTERISATION
-

FIRST ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISION
KwaZulu-Natal

SECOND ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISION
Umgungundlovu

THIRD ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISION
The Msunduzi

EPIDEMIOLOGICAL UNIT
Farm

LOCATION
HPAI_H5N2_2022_001

Latitude, Longitude
-29.6 , 30.4

(Approximate location)
OUTBREAKS IN CLUSTER
-

MEASURING UNIT
Animal

AFFECTED POPULATION DESCRIPTION
-

SpeciesSusceptibleCasesDeathsKilled and Disposed ofSlaughtered/ Killed for commercial useVaccinated
Birds (DOMESTIC)
NEW 200 58 58 40--
TOTAL 200 58 58 40--
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https://wahis.woah.org/#/in-review/4720