Avian influenza overview February – May 2020

EFSA (European Food Safety Authority), ECDC (European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control), EURL (European Reference Laboratory for Avian Influenza), Adlhoch C, Fusaro A, Kuiken T, Niqueux É, Terregino C, Staubach C, Muñoz Guajardo I and Baldinelli F, 2020. Scientific report: Avian influenza overview February – May 2020. EFSA Journal 2020;18(6):6194, 47 pp. doi:10.2903/j.efsa.2020.6194

Surveillance report
  • Publication series: Avian influenza overview
  • Time period covered: February - May 2020
Between 16 February and 15 May 2020, 290 highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) A(H5) virus outbreaks were reported in Europe in poultry (n=287), captive birds (n=2) and wild birds (n=1) in Bulgaria, Czechia, Germany, Hungary and Poland and two low pathogenic avian influenza (LPAI) A(H7N1) virus outbreaks were reported in poultry in Italy.
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Avian influenza overview February – May 2020

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