PRO/AH/EDR> Avian influenza (15): Iraq (SD) HPAI, poultry, H5N8, OIE

Avian Influenza H5N8 — Iraq
Information received on [and dated] 20 Jan 2021 from Dr. Thamer Al-Khafaji, Director General, Animal Health, Ministry of Agriculture, Baghdad, Iraq
Summary
Report type: Immediate notification
Date of start of the event: 12 Jan 2021
Date of confirmation of the event: 14 Jan 2021
Reason for notification: Recurrence of a listed disease
Date of previous occurrence: 15 May 2020
Manifestation of disease: Clinical disease
Causal agent: Highly pathogenic avian influenza virus
Serotype: