Avian Influenza H5N8 — Iran
Information received on [and dated] 1 Dec 2018 from Dr Alireza Rafiepoor, head of Iran Veterinary Organization (IVO), Ministry of Jihad-e-Agriculture, Tehran, Iran
Summary
Report type: immediate notification
Date of start of the event: 30 Sep 2018
Date of confirmation of the event: 4 Oct 2018
Reason for notification: recurrence of a listed disease
Date of previous occurrence: 30 Jan 2017
Causal agent: highly pathogenic avian influenza virus
Serotype: H5N8
Nature of diagnosis:
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