General information
Report type: immediate notification
Started:19 Nov 2021
End Date:19 Nov 2021
Confirmed on: 22 Nov 2021
Reported on: 24 Nov 2021
Last occurrence: 30 Jun 2021
Reason for notification: recurrence
Species: hooded crane
Causal agent: Highly pathogenic avian influenza virus
Disease type: H5N8 (HPAI non. Plt)
Genotype / serotype / subtype: H5N8
Nature of diagnosis: clinical, laboratory
Event status: ongoing
This event pertains to a defined zone within the country.

New outbreaks
Summary of outbreaks
Total outbreaks (1)
Outbreak location: Izumi-city 1, Kagoshima
Date of start of the outbreak: 19 Nov 2021
Last occurrence: 30 Jun 2021
Affected animals
Species / susceptible / cases / deaths / killed and disposed of /
slaughtered or killed for commercial use / vaccinated
Hooded crane (_Grus monacha_): Gruidae-Gruiformes / - / 1 / 1 / 0 / 0
/ 0

Epidemiology
Source of event or origin of infection: unknown or inconclusive
Epidemiological comments: immediate report outbreak in a wild bird:
Izumi-city 1: On [19 Nov 2021], a dead hooded crane (_Grus monacha_)
was collected and tested against avian influenza
virus. the Kagoshima university conducted Rt-PCR and
gene sequencing tests and confirmed that the subtype of the virus was
H5N8.

Control measures at event level
Domestic control measures applied: screening
Wild control measures applied: screening

Diagnostic test results
Laboratory name and type / Species / Outbreaks / Test / Test date /
Result
Kagoshima University Private Laboratory / hooded crane / 1 / reverse
transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) / 22 Nov 2021 /
positive
Kagoshima University Private Laboratory / hooded crane / 1 / gene
sequencing) / 22 Nov 2021 / positive