03 February 2006
Report date: 2 February 2006.
Identification of agent: avian influenza virus type H5.
Date of first confirmation of the event: 1st February 2006.
Date of start of the event: 18 January 2006.
Clinical disease: yes.
Nature of diagnosis: clinical and laboratory.
Details of outbreaks:
First administrative division: Sulaimaniyah Lower administrative division: Raniyah
All outbreaks in poultry occurred in backyard flocks which generally included chickens, geese, turkeys and ducks (OIE).