19.02.2016

To date there are 72 outbreaks of HPAI H5 (N1, N2 and N9) and seven outbreaks of LPAI H5 (N2 and N3) which have been reported to the EU Animal Disease Notification System. The recent outbreaks have been detected as part of clinical surveillance and the majority in fattening ducks. Occasional outbreaks have been detected in galliforme poultry (chickens) through reports of clinical signs, which may signify contact with infected farms or a wider environmental contamination. The recent epidemiological information from the French Authorities suggests that clinical signs of as much as 15% mortality may occasionally be observed in anseriforme poultry. The outbreaks have, for the large part, been restricted to the fattening duck production system with occasional spill-over into other farms in close proximity and likely fomite transfer.