Highly pathogenic influenza A viruses (infection with) (non-poultry including wild birds),
South Africa

Information received on 23/11/2020 from Dr Bothle Michael Modisane, Chief Director , Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Animal Production and Health, PRETORIA, South Africa

Summary

Report type	Follow-up report No. 30
Date of start of the event	30/06/2017
Date of confirmation of the event	30/06/2017
Report date	23/11/2020
Date submitted to OIE	23/11/2020
Reason for notification	New strain of a listed disease in the country
Causal agent	Highly pathogenic influenza A virus
Serotype	H5N8
Nature of diagnosis	Clinical, Laboratory (advanced)
This event pertains to	the whole country
Related reports	Immediate notification (24/07/2017) Follow-up report No. 1 (15/08/2017) Follow-up report No. 2 (22/08/2017) Follow-up report No. 3 (31/08/2017) Follow-up report No. 4 (05/09/2017) Follow-up report No. 5 (08/09/2017) Follow-up report No. 6 (15/09/2017) Follow-up report No. 7 (22/09/2017) Follow-up report No. 8 (29/09/2017) Follow-up report No. 9 (06/10/2017) Follow-up report No. 10 (17/10/2017) Follow-up report No. 11 (30/10/2017) Follow-up report No. 12 (13/11/2017) Follow-up report No. 13 (29/11/2017) Follow-up report No. 14 (08/01/2018) Follow-up report No. 15 (22/01/2018) Follow-up report No. 16 (02/02/2018) Follow-up report No. 17 (21/02/2018) Follow-up report No. 18 (01/03/2018) Follow-up report No. 19 (09/03/2018) Follow-up report No. 20 (27/03/2018) Follow-up report No. 21 (17/04/2018) Follow-up report No. 22 (14/05/2018) Follow-up report No. 23 (31/05/2018) Follow-up report No. 24 (18/07/2018) Follow-up report No. 25 (14/09/2018) Follow-up report No. 26 (23/05/2019) Follow-up report No. 27 (16/08/2019) Follow-up report No. 28 (28/10/2019) Follow-up report No. 29 (24/07/2020) Follow-up report No. 30 (23/11/2020) Follow-up report No. 31 (13/01/2021)

Outbreaks

There are no new outbreaks in this report

Epidemiology

Source of the outbreak(s) or origin of infection

Unknown or inconclusive

Control measures

Measures applied	Screening Vaccination prohibited No treatment of affected animals
Measures to be applied	No other measures

Future Reporting

The event is continuing. Weekly follow-up reports will be submitted.