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  • WHO updated risk assessment animal-human influenzas

    China // Hong Kong (China SAR) // Macao (China SAR) // United States // Canada // 23 December, 2016

    From 22 November to 19 December, eleven people have been reported infected with animal flus - two bird flu strains (H5N6 and H7N9) and two swine flu strains (H1N2v and H3N2v).

    Swine flu variants, Bird flu H7N9, Influenza H5N6, Bird flu other strains

  • H5N8 detected in a swan

    Greece // 27 December, 2016

    The World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) has been notified

    Influenza H5N8, Bird flu other strains

  • Bird flu outbreaks in birds winter 2016/17

    Iran // 09 January, 2017

    Iran has had outbreaks of avian flu this winter, however so far there have only been strains which have NOT caused human infection. In previous years, Iran's poultry has been affected by a strain which is known to cause severe human illness (H5N1) however no human cases of bird flu have ever been reported in Iran....

    Influenza H5N8, Bird flu other strains

  • Restrictions to include whole country

    France // 06 December, 2016

    France has widened restrictions...

    Influenza H5N8, Bird flu other strains

  • Seasonal flu activity

    Taiwan (China) // 27 December, 2016

    Taiwan's Centers for Disease Control anticipates that flu activity will rise with the New Year holidays. At least ten severe cases of flu were recorded in the last week, including a fatality.....

    Seasonal Flu

  • Early start to northern hemisphere flu season

    Sweden // Ghana // Norway // United States // 27 December, 2016

    The World Health Organisation Influenza Update advises that flu activity has increased in the northern hemisphere, with a few countries seeing an early start to the flu season...

    Seasonal Flu

  • Multiple strains of bird flu affect birds winter 2016/17

    France // 10 February, 2017

    France has had multiple outbreaks of avian flu this winter, however so far there have only been strains which have NOT caused human infection. No human cases of bird flu have ever been reported in France...

    Influenza H5N8, Bird flu other strains

  • ECDC rapid risk assessment seasonal flu 2016/2017

    27 December, 2016

    In the latest rapid risk assessment of seasonal influenza for 2016/2017, the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) state that A (H3N2) is the predominant virus circulating so far this season.

    Seasonal Flu

  • Outbreaks of H5N6 bird flu in birds winter 2016/17

    China // 12 January, 2017

    Chinese authorities have reported an outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N6 on a poultry farm in Yili City, Xinjiang.

    Influenza H5N6, Bird flu other strains

  • H5N5 reaches Podgorica

    Montenegro // 23 December, 2016

    H5N5 is slowly spreading in Europe...

    Bird flu other strains

  • H5 detected in Jambol, Plovdiv, Sofija, Vidin, Vraca

    Bulgaria // 23 December, 2016

    H5 has now reached Bulgaria...

    Bird flu other strains

  • Bird flu in birds winter 2016/17

    Sweden // 28 January, 2017

    Since November, Sweden has detected bird flu highly pathogenic avian flu (HPAI) H5N8 in birds, and raised their alert level for poultry to "level 2". H5N8 has never caused human infection, and Sweden has never had any human cases of bird flu...

    Bird flu other strains, Influenza H5N8

  • European Flu Season Winter 2016 2017

    Armenia // Austria // Finland // Georgia // Ireland // Moldova // Netherlands // Portugal // Russia // Slovakia // Sweden // Switzerland // United Kingdom // Ukraine // Uzbekistan // 23 December, 2016

    The flu season in Europe is predicted to peak during the holiday period in many European countries...

    Seasonal Flu, Influenza H3N2

  • Winter 2016/17 bird flu outbreaks in poultry

    Germany // 06 February, 2017

    Extensive outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian flu (HPAI) H5N8 have affected poultry this winter. H5N8 has never caused infection in humans to date, and Germany has never had any human cases of any bird flu in the past. In late January, a new HPAI H5N2 was reported...

    Bird flu other strains, Influenza H5N8, Influenza H5N2

  • H5N8 reported in chicken farm

    South Korea // 22 December, 2016

    For the first time this year, bird flu...

    Influenza H5N8, Bird flu other strains

  • Bird flu H5N8 detected in wild duck

    United Kingdom // 22 December, 2016

    Highly pathogenic H5N8 has been detected in a dead wild duck in...

    Influenza H5N8, Bird flu other strains

  • Extensive outbreaks of bird flu in birds winter 2016/17

    Poland // 03 February, 2017

    Poland's poultry have been hard hit by highly pathogenic avian flu (HPAI) H5N8 this winter. H5N8 has never caused human infection and the country has never recorded any human cases of any bird flu...

    Bird flu other strains, Influenza H5N8

  • Bird flu outbreaks in poultry Winter 2016/17

    Japan // 10 February, 2017

    H5 outbreak in Hokkaido

    Bird flu other strains, Influenza H5N6

  • H5N8 continuing in Europe

    France // Poland // Serbia // 23 December, 2016

    H5N8 continues to infect poultry and wild birds in Europe...

    Influenza H5N8, Bird flu other strains

  • Fourth wave of human infections with bird flu H7N9

    China // 15 December, 2016

    An analysis of human cases of bird flu H7N9 infections in China between September 2015 and August 206 (published in Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report) found no change in the risk factors for infection...

    Bird flu H7N9