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.
This document gives recommendations to EU/EEA Member States on testing, typing and subtyping to identify zoonotic influenza virus infections in humans during the influenza season, 2024−2025 in the European Union/European Economic Area (EU/EEA).
This issue of the ECDC Communicable Disease Threats Report (CDTR) covers the period 26 October – 1 November 2024 and includes updates on the severe flooding in Eastern Spain, SARS-CoV-2 variants, avian influenza A(H5N1), West Nile Virus infection, dengue, mpox, Marburg virus disease (MVD), and Oropouche virus disease.
This issue of the ECDC Communicable Disease Threats Report (CDTR) covers the period 19-25 October 2024 and includes updates on avian influenza A(H5N1), Marburg virus disease, Mpox, dengue, West Nile virus infections, cholera and an overview of respiratory virus epidemiology in the EU/EEA.
Between 16 March and 14 June 2024, 42 highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) A(H5) virus detections were reported in domestic (15) and wild (27) birds across 13 countries in Europe.