Tuesday, August 5, 2025

#Ireland - #Influenza A #H5N1 viruses of high pathogenicity (Inf. with) (non-poultry including wild birds) (2017-) - Immediate notification

 



On 30th July 2025 HPAI H5N1 was confirmed in a young chicken in a backyard flock in Co Donegal. The bird was submitted to the Regional Veterinary Laboratory and virological testing confirmed HPAI at the CVRL. Control measures were put in place following detection on 30th July 2025. The 7 remaining birds of the backyard flock were euthanised and have tested negative for AI PCR. Further results to follow. Update: report updated to reflect the control measures applied (stamping out applied) as per the above report.

Source: WOAH, https://wahis.woah.org/#/in-review/6691

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