PRO/AH/EDR> Avian influenza (31): Algeria (OB) poultry, HPAI H5N8, OIE

Avian Influenza H5N8 — Algeria
Information received on [and dated] 8 Feb 2021 from Dr Ahmed Chawki El Karim Boughalem, Directeur des Services Veterinaires, Direction des Services Veterinaires, Ministere de l’Agriculture, du Developpement Rural et de la Peche, Alger, Algeria
Summary
Report type: immediate notification
Date of start of the event: 17 Jan 2021
Date of confirmation of the event: 26 Jan 2021
Reason for notification: new strain of a listed disease in the country
Causal agent: highly pathogenic avian