Destination Risk Status

Destination

Status

Azerbaijan

8 cases with 5 deaths in 2006. Quarantine lifted 8 April 2006.

Bangladesh

First (and so far only) human case confirmed retrospectively in January 08. First poultry cases reported in March 2007 and further outbreaks controlled until early 2008 since when there have been extensive infections throughout the whole country. Control measures partially effective but new outbreaks continue to occur, the latest report being in June.

Cambodia

6 cases, all fatal in 2004. No reports until April 2007 when a 7th fatal case occurred in Kampong Cham province. Cases identified in backyard poultry early October2008. . New case of human infection detected in Kandal province on routine surveillance 11 December 2008. In December 2009 an outbreak occurred in backyard poultry in Kampong Cham province associated with one human. Outbreaks have occurred this year in Takeo and Prey Veng provinces the latter inlcuding one human fatality in April.  Human cases now total 10 cases with 8 deaths.

China

Multiple reports of outbreaks since 2005 involving poultry and wild birds.In 2008 six outbreaks were reported in scattered areas from Tibet to Gangzhou. Human cases have also occurred every year since 2005.  Five new cases have been detected in January 2009 of whom 3 have died bringing the totals to 39 human cases with 26 deaths.  No new reports since in humans.  Virus detected in wild birds in Tibet in June.

Djibouti

One human case detected in 2006.

Egypt

Continuing activity since February 2006. Cases have largely involved domestic and backyard poultry and the disease as been declared ENDEMIC for the country therefore only 6-monthly reports of poultry outbreaks will be made. 31 new human cases were detected in 2009, and regular reports have been made this year, the latest recorded in April.  Human cases total 109 with 34 deaths.

Indonesia

Infections occurring since 2005. The infection endemic on Java, Sumatra, Sulawesi, and Bali islands with sporadic outbreaks reported elsewhere.   According to the FAO village prevalence in Indonesia varies widely.  Only 2 of its 33 provinces have not reported the occurence.  Only 6-monthly reports of avian outbreaks are made with human cases reported as they occur. Since November 2008 there has been twenty new human cases, although there have been many newspaper reports of more suspected cases.  Three cases with 2 fatalities have been confirmed in 2010. WHO figures as at 22 July2010 state a total of 167 cases with 138 deaths.

Iraq

3 confirmed human cases and 2 deaths in 2006. No reports in poultry until 2 March 2008 when infected birds found in Basra.

Laos

Infection confirmed retrospectively in August 2006. First two human cases notified in February 2007, both fatal. Outbreaks occurred in September 2008 and again in late January 2009 associated with movements during the Lunar New Year. No new human cases.

Myanmar

Declared free wef 4 September 2006 but new outbreak reported near Yangon February 2007 subsequently in south-eastern area, the Bago division and in Kentung in Eastern Shan state in November. One human case with recovery reported in Kengtung December 17 2007. One outbreak in February 2010 in Sagaing province.

Nigeria

First outbreak northern area January 2007 with one fatal human case. No new human infections reported but 4 scattered outbreaks in domestic birds during July 2008. Genetically new strain found in outbreaks in Katsina and Kano reported 11 August 2008.

Pakistan

First cases in poultry in April 2006. Further outbreaks in outbreaks in Rawalpindi , Sindh, the North western Province and Islamabad Capital Territory in 2007. Human-to-human cases were  proven in 3 patients with one fatality. New poultry outbreaks in Sindh early in March and NW province in June. Declared resolved 25 September 2008.

Thailand

Transmission in birds over two years, 25 human cases with 17 deaths. One suspected person to person case. Two reports over 2007, two in January 2008 and new poultry cases identified in Sukhothai province in October 2008. No new human cases since 2006.

Turkey

12 cases resulting in 4 confirmed deaths in 2006. New infections in backyard poultry reported throughout 2007 in Batman province and again near Zonguldak in January 2008 and in Edirne in March. Reported resolved 14 April

Vietnam

Waves of infections in birds occurring since 2004. New cases in Mekong Delta provinces late December 2006 and early January 2007. Since May 2007 there have been outbreaks in most provinces. As at this date there are five unresolved outbreaks.  6 new human cases confirmed in 2009 and 2 new cases in Bac Can province this year.. Human cases total 119 with 59 deaths.

Destination

Status

Afghanistan

2006 no new reports but virus found in poultry in 3 provinces in February 2007. Total of nine outbreaks in 2009.

Albania

Latest reports in chickens August 2006. But restriction lifted 1st December 2006

Austria

Wild Swans only

Benin

First reports 28 January 2008 of outbreaks in December 2007 amongst chickens, ducks and turkeys in Adjara. Outbreak reported as resolved. Virus detected in live chickens bought at Lokassa market 29 July 2008. No further detections.

Bosnia-Herzogovina

Wild Swans only

Bulgaria

Mute Swans and mallard ducks. Two new outbreaks detected early this year in Danube delta adjacent to similar areas in Romania and a buzzard was found to be infected in March.

Burkina Faso

Guinea Fowl Only

Cameroon

Farm ducks

Cote D’Ivoire

April 2006 Wild and domestic birds

Croatia

Wild Swans Only

Czech Republic

Swans in Southern Bohemia. Situation considered resolved wef 15 June 2006 but turkeys found infected 21 June 2007 and broilers also confirmed 29 June plus 3 small outbreaks in poultry farms in July.

France

Wild Birds and farm turkeys. Declared free wef 18 June 2006 but ducks and swans found infected in the Moselle prefecture in August 2007.

Georgia

Wild birds only

Ghana

First report 14 April 2008 involving intensively raised poultry in Temla. Three outbreaks recorded here and a further one in Sunyani district.

Germany

Wild birds and farm turkeys. Protection measures lifted 3 September 2006 but sporadic cases detected in wild birds and domestic backyard flocks in 2007. Routine surveillance detected infection in a farm in Sachsen in October 2008 and infection found in wild mallard in Bayern province in March 2009.

Greece

Wild Birds only

Hong Kong

New reports only in wild birds 2007 including bird in theme park resulting in closure in January . New infections detected in poultry in Yuan Long area December 2008 and sporadic numbers among wild birds identified in March 2009 and a single case again in February 2010.

Hungary

Mute swans at first but later found in geese and poultry. Recurrence in geese January 2007 but no further outbreaks recorded.

India

Backyard and commercial poultry. Declared free wef 11 August 2006 but sporadic outbreaks since. All outbreaks reported as resolved by end October 2009, but more problems flared up in Murshidabad district of West Bengal. Now resolved.

Iran

Swans only initially but infection detected in backyard poultry during December 2008 Mazandaran.

Israel

Turkeys and broiler chickens. Free wef 1 August 2006 until December 28 2007 when dead birds found in Binyamina, resolved in January 2008. New cases found on kibbutz near Haifa in January 2010.

Italy

Wild Birds only

Japan

New outbreak December 2006 Kyushu continuing into January 2008 Swans affected Lake Towada in northern Honshu . Recent outbreaks non-pathogenic avian flu.

Kazakhstan

Chicken and Geese

Korea (South, North)

South - New outbreak in North Colla province in late November 2006 with further reports early in 2007. New outbreak confirmed in North Jeolla province April 2nd 2008. Further outbreaks in southwest and in Seoul during May but country declared free wef 17 August.
North NOT H5N1

Kuwait

Scattered cases in domestic poultry in February and March 2007. 20 outbreaks in various areas continuing through April 2007 but none since.

Malaysia

Cases in poultry. First outbreak since March 2006 in Selangor state June 2007. Reported as resolve in September.

Mongolia

Wild birds only. Fresh outbreak in swans and wild geese noted in August 2009 and resolved by 12th October. Virus detected again in wild birds in May 2010.

Nepal

First report on 16 January 2009 in backyard poultry in a village in the Mechi zone near the Indian border. Resolved late August.

Niger

Traditionally reared poultry

Palestine Authority

Chickens and ducks in Gaza. Declared free wef 19 July 2006

Poland

Wild Swans only until turkeys found infected end November Outbreak resolved wef 31 January.

Romania

Chickens and ducks backyard farms. No reports from May 2006 till November 29 2007 when backyard poultry cases found infected in Tulcea near the Black Sea. Reoccurrence in Feburary 2010.

Russia

Widespread in poultry in Siberian region August 06. Then in Krasnodar regions January and Moscow region February 2007 with further reports since including Kaluzhskaya, Adygeya and Rostov. No reports since August 2008 but a sick dove found infected in Moscow late October 2009.

Saudi Arabia

Infection in falcon December 2006. New notification of outbreak in unspecified birds in a private house in Al Gammah March 2007 quickly controlled. New cases in November and in January but outbreaks reported resolved May 2008. Wild birds found infected near lake in Tyya district June 2009.

Slovak Republic

Wild birds only during 2006 and again in February 2007

Slovenia

Wild birds only

Spain

First notification July 2006. Wild bird only. In October 2009 the H7N7 strain of avian influenza has ben identified in poultry in the province of Casilla-La Mancha.

Sudan

Poutry outbreak 1 April 06. Backyard Poultry systems

Switzerland

Wild birds only with latest report being 31st March 2008

Togo

Chickens infected probably from shipment from Ghana. Confirmed infection in Sigbehoue near Lome on 23 June 2007 and three other areas east of the capital found infected in August and September 2008. More cases found by surveillance in November 2008

Ukraine

Poultry farms in Crimea and northern Ukraine , birds in Odessa zoo. Report dated 22 September 2006 all restrictions lifted but new cases in Crimea involving chickens reported from January 2008 with three areas still involved. Country declared free wef July 2008.

UK

First confirmed outbreak reported in Suffolk January 2007 subsequently controlled. New outbreak in two Suffolk farms in early November 2007 involving turkeys subsequently controlled. Wild swans and a goose found dead in Dorset 2008.  All outbreaks resolved. Small outbreak of non-pathogenic flu notified in 2009./