Venezuela: first detection of H5N1 avian influenza
5 December, 2022
In Venezuela, on 29 November 2022, the Ministry of Popular Power for Productive Agriculture and Land, because of inspection and epidemiological surveillance activities, identified an outbreak of HPAI in pelicans in Puerto Piritu, in the west area of the state of Anzoátegui.
Molecular studies detected Influenza A/H5N1 virus, this being the first time that HPAI has been detected in Venezuela.
