Comparing introduction to Europe of highly pathogenic avian influenza viruses A(H5N8) in 2014 and A(H5N1) in 2005

C Adlhoch; C Gossner; G Koch; I Brown; R Bouwstra; F Verdonck; P Penttinen; T Harder

doi:10.2807/1560-7917.ES2014.19.50.20996

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Comparing introduction to Europe of highly pathogenic avian influenza viruses A(H5N8) in 2014 and A(H5N1) in 2005
C Adlhoch¹ , C Gossner^1,2 , G Koch³ , I Brown⁴ , R Bouwstra³ , F Verdonck⁵ , P Penttinen¹ , T Harder⁶
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Affiliations: ¹ European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC), Stockholm, Sweden ² School of Public Health and Primary Care, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, The Netherlands ³ Central Veterinary Institute of Wageningen University and Research Centre, Lelystad, The Netherlands ⁴ Animal and Plant Health Agency-Weybridge, Addlestone, Surrey, United Kingdom ⁵ European Food Safety Authority (EFSA), Parma, Italy ⁶ Friedrich-Loeffler-Institute (FLI), Federal Research Institute for Animal Health, Greifswald – Insel Riems, Germany

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Citation style for this article: Adlhoch C, Gossner C, Koch G, Brown I, Bouwstra R, Verdonck F, Penttinen P, Harder T. Comparing introduction to Europe of highly pathogenic avian influenza viruses A(H5N8) in 2014 and A(H5N1) in 2005. Euro Surveill. 2014;19(50):pii=20996. https://doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES2014.19.50.20996 Received: 15 Dec 2014

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Abstract

Since the beginning of November 2014, nine outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza virus (HPAIV) A(H5N8) in poultry have been detected in four European countries. In this report, similarities and differences between the modes of introduction of HPAIV A(H5N1) and A(H5N8) into Europe are described. Experiences from outbreaks of A(H5N1) in Europe demonstrated that early detection to control HPAIV in poultry has proven pivotal to minimise the risk of zoonotic transmission and prevention of human cases.