PRO/AH/EDR> Avian influenza (11): China (Hong Kong) wild bird, HPAI H5N8, OIE

Avian Influenza H5N8 — China
Information received on [and dated] 14 Jan 2021 from Dr Thomas Sit, Chief Veterinary Officer/Assistant Director (Inspection & Quarantine), Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government, Hong Kong, (SAR-PRC)
Summary
Report type: immediate notification
Date of start of the event: 6 Jan 2021
Date of confirmation of the event: 13 Jan 2021
Reason for notification: New strain of a listed disease in the country
Causal agent: highly