The situation regarding avian influenza continues to evolve in Europe and globally, with reports of new outbreaks in birds and occasional infections in mammals. Sporadic human infections have been reported in countries outside the EU, while the risk to the public in the EU remains low.
Between 3 December 2022 and 1 March 2023 highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) A(H5N1) virus, clade 2.3.4.4b, was reported in Europe in domestic (522) and wild (1,138) birds over 24 countries. An unexpected number of HPAI virus detections in sea birds were observed, mainly in gull species and particularly in black-headed gulls (large mortality events were observed in France, Belgium, the Netherlands, and Italy).
No human infections with avian influenza virus were reported in the European Union/European Economic Area (EU/EEA) in 2021. Sporadic human infections with avian influenza virus A(H5) (including A(H5N1) and A(H5N6)), A(H9N2) and A(H10N3) infection were reported globally in 2021.
In February 2023, Cambodia reported a family cluster in Sithor Kandal district, Prey Veng province, with two people (a girl and her father) infected with avian influenza A(H5N1) virus.
What is avian influenza (bird flu)? Why are we concerned about bird flu outbreaks? What are the control measures in birds and animals? How do outbreaks of avian influenza spread? etc.
This issue of the Communicable Disease Threats Report (CDTR) covers the period 30 January - 5 February 2023 and includes updates on COVID-19, diphtheriae, mpox, influenza, influenza A (H9N2), influenza (H5N6), MERS-CoV, avian influenza, BSE, and Niaph virus.
This issue of the CDTR covers the period 18-24 December 2022 and includes updates on chikungunya, cholera, COVID-19, dengue, C. diphtheriae, Ebola, influenza A(H5N1), Influenza A(H9N2), mass gathering monitoring, Mpox, swine influenza.
This scientific report provides an overview of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) virus detections in poultry, captive and wild birds as well as noteworthy outbreaks of low pathogenic avian influenza (LPAI) virus in poultry and captive birds, and human cases due to avian influenza virus that occurred in and outside Europe between 10 September and 2 December 2022.
This issue of the ECDC Communicable Disease Threats Report (CDTR) covers the period 13-19 November 2022 and includes updates on monitoring the FIFA World Cup in Qatar, avian influenza, cholera, COVID-19, diphtheria, Ebola virus disease, poliomyelitis, Respiratory Syncytial Virus, seasonal influenza, swine influenza, and West Nile virus.