Spain - H5N1 reported in a wild bird?

[tetano]

It is a wild bird found dead in wetlands near Vitoria. The analysis carried out at the National Reference Laboratory of Algete (Madrid) in a wild bird found dead in the Salburua wetlands, outside Vitoria, have confirmed the first case in Spain of contamination by the virus H5N1 of the bird flu. The Basque Government has also confirmed the high pathogenicity of the virus of the infected bird. Vitoria. (Agencias) .- The analyzes carried out in the National Reference Laboratory of Algete (Madrid) in a wild bird found dead in the Salburua wetlands, outside of Vitoria, have confirmed the first case in Spain of contamination by the virus H5N1 bird flu. The Basque Government has further confirmed the high pathogenicity of the virus of the infected bird

http://universidadagricola.com/conf...de-gripe-aviaria-en-espana-por-el-virus-h5n1/

 

[sharon sanders]

This source appears to be good and the date is October 28, 2017. I did not find the report on the government site.

However, if OIE confirms, this is not the first case of H5N1 in this area of Spain. Please see:

Spain: HP H5N1 in wild bird 2005