PRO/AH/EDR> Avian influenza (113): Iran (EA) HPAI, poultry, H5N8, OIE

Avian Influenza H5N8 — Iran
Information received on [and dated] 11 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: 15 Nov 2018
Date of confirmation of the event: 18 Nov 2018
Reason for notification: recurrence of a listed disease
Date of previous occurrence: 30 Jan 2017
Manifestation of disease: Clinical disease
Causal agent: Highly pathogenic avian influenza