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Zoonotic influenza - Annual Epidemiological Report for 2022

Surveillance report
Publication series: Annual Epidemiological Report
Time period covered: This report is based on data for 2022, retrieved in March 2023 from different sources.
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European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control. Zoonotic influenza. In: ECDC. Annual epidemiological report for 2022. Stockholm: ECDC; 2023.
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Sporadic human infections with avian influenza virus A(H3N8), A(H5N1), A(H5N6), A(H9N2) and A(H10N3) were reported globally in 2022.

Executive Summary

  • Sporadic human infections with avian influenza virus A(H3N8), A(H5N1), A(H5N6), A(H9N2) and A(H10N3) were reported globally in 2022.
  • Outbreaks and detections of highly pathogenic avian influenza viruses, mainly A(H5N1), affected poultry, wild and captive birds worldwide in 2022.
  • In 2022, human infections with influenza virus A(H1N1)v and A(H1N2)v of swine origin were detected in two EU/EEA countries: Germany and the Netherlands, respectively.
  • Outside of the EU/EEA, influenza virus A(H1N1)v, A(H1N2)v, and A(H3N2)v of swine origin caused sporadic human infections in Brazil, China, Taiwan, and the United States (US).

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