OIE: Influenza A viruses of high pathogenicity (infection with H5) (non-poultry including wild birds) (2017-), Japan

General information
Report type: immediate notification
Start date: 23 Jan 2022
Confirmed on: 28 Jan 2022
Reported on: 4 Mar2022
Last occurrence: 30 Jun 2021
Disease type: H5 (HPAI non. Poultry)
Causal agent: Highly pathogenic avian influenza virus
Animal type: terrestrial
Genotype / serotype / subtype: H5
Animal category: wild
Species: white-tailed eagle and Steller´s sea eagle
Diagnosis: clinical, laboratory
Status: ongoing
Reason for notification: recurrence of an eradicated disease

New outbreaks
Summary of outbreaks

Started date: 23 Jan 2022
Total animals affected
Species / susceptible / cases / deaths / killed and disposed of /
slaughtered or killed for commercial use / vaccinated / morbidity
(calculated) / mortality (calculated)
White-tailed eagle (_Haliaeetus albicilla_):
Accipitridae-Accipitriformes / - / 2 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / - / -
Steller´s sea eagle (_Haliaeetus pelagicus_):
Accipitridae-Accipitriformes / - / 1 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / - / -

Epidemiology
Source of event or origin of infection: unknown or inconclusive

Control measures at event level
Domestic control measures applied: screening
Wild control measures applied: official disposal of carcasses,
by-products, and waste; screening; disinfection

Diagnostic test results
Test name / category / test type / laboratory / species / sampled /
outbreaks / test dates / result
Reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) / nucleic
acid detection / laboratory test / laboratory designated by the
Ministry of Environment National Laboratory / Steller´s sea eagle /
white-tailed eagle / 3 / 28 Jan-10 Feb 2022 / positive