Zoonotic influenza - Annual Epidemiological Report for 2017

 European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control. Zoonotic influenza. In: ECDC. Annual epidemiological report for 2017. Stockholm: ECDC; 2019. 

Surveillance report
  • Publication series: Annual Epidemiological Report
  • Time period covered: This report is based on data for 2017 retrieved from Epidemic Intelligence on 18 May 2018.
No human cases of avian influenza were reported in the EU/EEA. Sporadic cases were reported from Africa and Asia.
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Swine influenza is a respiratory disease of pigs caused by type A influenza viruses that regularly cause outbreaks of influenza in pigs. Influenza viruses that commonly circulate in swine are called “swine influenza viruses” or “swine flu viruses.” Like human influenza viruses, there are different subtypes and strains of swine influenza viruses.

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Avian influenza is an infectious viral disease mainly found in birds, but under certain circumstances infections can also occur in humans even though the risk is generally very low.

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