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PRO/AH/EDR> Avian influenza (11): Ireland (WX) wild bird, HPAI H5N8, new strain, OIE

Avian Influenza H5N8 -- IrelandInformation received on [and dated] 10 Jan 2017 from Dr Martin Blake, Chief Veterinary Officer, Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Agriculture House, Dublin, IrelandSummaryReport type: immediate notificationDate of start of the event: 28 Dec 2016Date of confirmation of the event: 6 Jan 2017Reason for notification: new strain of a listed disease in the countryCausal agent: highly pathogenic influenza A virusSerotype: H5N8Nature of diagnosis: laboratory Read more [...]