Avian Influenza H5N1 — Mauritania
Information received on [and dated] 2 Feb 2021 from Dr Baba Doumbia, directeur, services veterinaires, Ministere du Developpement Rural, Nouakchott, Mauritania
Summary
Report type: immediate notification
Date of start of the event: 27 Jan 2021
Date of confirmation of the event: 2 Feb 2021
Reason for notification: 1st occurrence of a listed disease in the country
Causal agent: highly pathogenic avian influenza A [AI] virus
Serotype: H5N1
Nature of diagnosis: suspicion, laboratory
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