General information
Report type: immediate notification
Started: 1 Jan 2022
Confirmed: 5 Jan 2022
Reported: 14 Jan 2022
Reason for notification: recurrence of an eradicated disease
Last occurrence: 24 Mar 2019
Causal agent: highly pathogenic avian influenza virus
Serotype: H5N1
Nature of diagnosis: clinical, laboratory
This event pertains to a defined zone within the country.

Outbreak location: Adeticope, Zio, Maritime
Date of start of the outbreak: 1 Jan 2022
Epidemiological unit: farm
Total animals affected:
Species / Susceptible / Cases / Deaths / Killed and disposed of /
Slaughtered or killed for commercial use / Vaccinated
Birds / 11 450 / 1801 / 1801 / 9649 / 0 / 0
Affected population: laying hens in full lay and pullets of 2 months

Epidemiology
Source of the outbreak(s) or origin of infection: unknown or
inconclusive
Epidemiological comments: nothing to report

Control measures at event level
Domestic control measures applied: stamping out; disinfection;
official disposal of carcasses, by-products, and waste; official
destruction of animal products; quarantine; surveillance outside
containment and/or the protection zone; surveillance within
containment and/or the protection zone

Diagnostic test results
Laboratory name and type / Species / Outbreaks / Test / Test date /
Result 
national laboratory / birds / 1
/ real-time polymerase chain reaction (real-time PCR) / 5 Jan 2022 /
positive