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Sweden - 1 new outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N5 in a barnacle goose found dead in Vellinge (WOAH, March 2, 2023)

Pathfinder

Editor, Senior Moderator
Sweden - 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
4942

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
H5N5

START DATE
2023/02/20

REASON FOR NOTIFICATION
Recurrence of an eradicated strain

DATE OF LAST OCCURRENCE
2021/05/25

CONFIRMATION DATE
2023/03/01

EVENT STATUS
On-going

END DATE
-

SELF-DECLARATION
NO

REPORT INFORMATION
REPORT NUMBER
Immediate notification

REPORT ID
IN_159610

REPORT REFERENCE
-

REPORT DATE
2023/03/02

REPORT STATUS
Validated

NO EVOLUTION REPORT
-

EPIDEMIOLOGY

SOURCE OF EVENT OR ORIGIN OF INFECTION
Unknown or inconclusive

EPIDEMIOLOGICAL COMMENTS
In accordance with the WOAH Terrestrial Animal Health Code, Article 10.4.1, point 4, this outbreak does not change the disease-free status of Sweden as these are wild birds or birds kept in a single household, and therefore do not fall within the WOAH definition of poultry.

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NEW OUTBREAKS

OB_115022 - VELLINGE
OUTBREAK REFERENCE
-

START DATE
2023/02/20

END DATE
2023/02/20

DETAILED CHARACTERISATION
-

FIRST ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISION
Vellinge

SECOND ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISION
-

THIRD ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISION
-

EPIDEMIOLOGICAL UNIT
Other

LOCATION
Vellinge

Latitude, Longitude
55.410787 , 12.852439

OUTBREAKS IN CLUSTER
-

MEASURING UNIT
Animal

AFFECTED POPULATION DESCRIPTION
A barnacle goose was found dead. It was sent to the National Veterinary Institute for laboratory analysis as part of the national surveillance program for avian influenza.

SpeciesSusceptibleCasesDeathsKilled and Disposed ofSlaughtered/ Killed for commercial useVaccinated
Barnacle Goose (WILD)NEW-1 1---
TOTAL-1 1--
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https://wahis.woah.org/#/in-review/4942
 
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