A case of avian influenza A(H5N1) in England, January 2022

Isabel Oliver, Jonathan Roberts, Colin S. Brown, Alexander Mp Byrne, Dominic Mellon, Rowena DE Hansen, Ashley C. Banyard, Joe James, Matthew Donati, Robert Porter, Joanna Ellis, Jade Cogdale, Angie Lackenby, Meera Chand, Gavin Dabrera, Ian H. Brown, Maria Zambon

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Abstract

On 5 January 2022, high pathogenicity avian influenza A(H5N1) was confirmed in an individual who kept a large flock of ducks at their home in England. The individual remained asymptomatic. H5N1 was confirmed in 19/20 sampled live birds on 22 December 2021. Comprehensive contact tracing (n = 11) revealed no additional primary cases or secondary transmissions. Active surveillance of exposed individuals is essential for case identification. Asymptomatic swabbing helped refine public health risk assessment and facilitated case management given changes in avian influenza epidemiology.

Original languageEnglish
Article number2200061
Number of pages5
JournalEurosurveillance
Volume27
Issue number5
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 3 Feb 2022

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Funding Information: JJ, APMB, ACB, RH and IHB were part funded by the UK Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) and the devolved Scottish and Welsh governments under grants SV3400, SV3006 and SE2213.

Open Access: This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY 4.0) Licence. You may share and adapt the material, but must give appropriate credit to the source, provide a link to the licence and indicate if changes were made.

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Citation: Oliver Isabel, Roberts Jonathan, Brown Colin S, Byrne Alexander MP, Mellon Dominic, Hansen Rowena DE, Banyard Ashley C, James Joe, Donati Matthew, Porter, Robert, Ellis Joanna, Cogdale Jade, Lackenby Angie, Chand Meera, Dabrera Gavin, Brown Ian H, Zambon Maria. A case of avian influenza A(H5N1) in England, January 2022. Euro Surveill. 2022;27(5):pii=2200061.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2022.27.5.2200061

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