PRO/AH/EDR> Avian influenza (210): France (LD, DD) poultry HPAI H5N9, LPAI H5N2 1st rep, OIE

Avian Influenza — France
Information received on [and dated] 9 Dec 2015 from Dr Loic Evain, [Deputy Director General of the Directorate of Food, CVO, Ministry of Agriculture, Agrifood, and Forestry] Paris, France
Summary
Report type: immediate notification
Date of start of the event: 18 Nov 2015
Date of confirmation of the event: 6 Dec 2015
Reason for notification: new strain of a listed disease
Causal agent: Highly pathogenic avian influenza virus
Serotype: H5N9
Nature of diagnosis: clinical, laboratory