Avian influenza: 25 EU/EEA countries affected, latest report shows

Around 1,000 detections of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) were reported in 25 EU/EEA countries and the UK between 8 December 2020 and 23 February 2021, according to the latest overview of HPAI in Europe.

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Saturday, February 27, 2021

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Animal virology, Veterinary medicine, Health sciences, Health, Agricultural health and safety, Avian influenza, Influenza A virus subtype H5N8, Influenza, Influenza A virus subtype H7N7, Influenza A virus subtype H5N1

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Around 1,000 detections of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) were reported in 25 EU/EEA countries and the UK between 8 December 2020 and 23 February 2021, according to the latest overview of HPAI in Europe.
The majority of the 1,022 detections 592 were reported in domestic poultry, with wild and captive birds making up the rest.
Seven human cases of A(H5N8) HPAI virus have been reported from Russia, all of them poultry workers with mild or no symptoms.
The risk of infection related to avian influenza A(H5N8) virus remains very low for the general population in the EU/EEA and low for occupationally exposed people.