Summary
Report type: Immediate notification
Started: 1 Dec 2021
Confirmed: 1 Dec 2021
Reported: 6 Dec 2021
Reason for notification: Recurrence
Last occurrence: 10 May 2021
Causal agent: Highly pathogenic avian influenza virus
Serotype: H5
Nature of diagnosis: Clinical, laboratory
This event pertains to a defined zone within the country.

Outbreak location: Grachevskaya, Grachevskiy rayon, Stavropol
Started: 1 Dec 2021
Epidemiological unit: Farm
Total animals affected:
Species / Susceptible / Cases / Deaths / Killed and disposed of /
Slaughtered or killed for commercial use / Vaccinated
Birds / 213 020 / 13 / 13 / 0 / 0 / 0

Epidemiology
Source of the outbreak(s) or origin of infection: Unknown or
inconclusive

Control measures at event level
Domestic control measures applied: Zoning; surveillance within
containment and/or the protection zone; quarantine; screening;
official disposal of carcasses, by-products, and waste; movement
control inside the country; disinfection; control of wildlife
reservoirs

Diagnostic test results
Laboratory name and type / Species / Test / Test date / Result
Federal Centre for Animal Health (FGBI "ARRIAH") (OIE reference
laboratory) / Birds / Real-time reverse transcription polymerase chain
reaction (rRT-PCR) / 1-3 Dec 2021 / Positive
Stavropolskaya Veterinary Laboratory (local laboratory) / Birds /
Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) / 1 Dec 2021 / Positive