PRO/AH/EDR> Avian influenza (139): France (LP) poultry, LPAI H5N9, new strain, OIE

Avian Influenza — France
Information received on [and dated] 16 Dec 2016 from Dr Loic Evain, [Deputy Director General, CVO, General Directorate of Food, Ministry of Agriculture, Agrifood, and Forestry], Paris, France
Summary
Report type: immediate notification
Date of start of the event: 8 Dec 2016
Date of confirmation of the event: 11 Dec 2016
Reason for notification: new strain of a listed disease in the country
Causal agent: Low pathogenic avian influenza virus
Serotype: H5N9
Nature of diagnosis: