Di Antoine Lamielle, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=128547540
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° This is the first detection of highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1 clade 2.3.4.4b virus in New Zealand.
° The detection is in a single subantarctic skua (Stercorarius antarcticus) found on Petone Beach, Lower Hutt.
° The bird was found weak and emaciated and no neurological or respiratory clinical signs were observed.
° Subantarctic skua are an ocean-going species.
° Genomic sequencing indicates that the virus is closely related to H5N1 HPAI clade 2.3.4.4b viruses recently detected in Western Australia.
° An epidemiological investigation is underway, and general surveillance is continuing. At this time, there is no evidence of further spread.
° Vaccination of specific populations of threatened avian species is being initiated.
° A single ocean-going subantarctic skua (Stercorarius antarcticus), also known as brown skua.
Source:
Link: https://wahis.woah.org/#/in-review/7709
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