General information
Report type: Immediate notification
Reason for notification: 1st occurrence in a zone or a compartment
Reported: 13 Dec 2023
Confirmed: 11 Dec 2023
Started: 5 Dec 2023
Date of last occurrence: -
Disease: Influenza a virus of high pathogenicity (inf. with)
(non-poultry including wild birds) (2017-)
Causal agent: Highly pathogenic avian influenza virus
Genotype / serotype / subtype: H5N1
Nature of diagnosis: Clinical, laboratory
Animal type: Terrestrial
Disease category: WOAH (OIE) listed disease
Event status: On-going
End date: -
Report status: Validated
Outbreak locations: China, Tantou Town, Changle District, Fuzhou City,
Fujian province

Affected animals
Species / Susceptible / Cases / Deaths / Killed and Disposed of /
Slaughtered or Killed for commercial use / Vaccinated
Wildlife (species unspecified) (Wild) / - / - / 7 / - / - / -

Epidemiology
Source of event or origin of infection: Unknown or inconclusive
Epidemiological comments: no epidemiological comment
Epidemiological unit: Natural Park

Control measures at event level
Domestic animals:
Applied: Control of wildlife reservoirs, disinfection, surveillance
outside the restricted zone, screening, official disposal of
carcasses, by-products and waste, movement control
Wild animals: Control of wildlife reservoirs, disinfection, screening,
official disposal of carcasses, by-products and waste, movement
control

Diagnostic test results
Test name / Laboratory / Species sampled / Number of outbreaks sampled
/ First result date / Latest result date / Result
Real-time reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (rRT-PCR) /
Harbin Veterinary Research Institute (HVRI), Chinese Academy of
Agricultural Sciences (CAAS) / Wildlife (species unspecified) / 1 / 7
Dec 2023 / 11 Dec 2023 / Positive