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The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) indicated today that Europe reported an unprecedented number of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) outbreaks in both wild and domestic birds from June to September 2022.
During that period, 788 HPAI cases were documented in 16 European countries and the United Kingdom. Those cases came from:
This is worrying since the previous years, just a few HPAI cases were reported compared to the 2021 and 2022 years that have been considered the largest epidemic observed in Europe.
The EFSA also explained that the impressive persistence of the HPAI in wild birds continued throughout the summer and occurred in 15 European countries.
Avian influenza virus was detected in sea bird breeding colonies on the north Atlantic coast, leading to massive mortality in Germany, France, the Netherlands, and the UK.
“With cases detected in poultry and wild birds up to September, the current epidemic is clearly still ongoing. As autumn migration begins and the number of wild birds wintering in Europe increases, they are likely at higher risk of HPAI infection than previous years due to the observed persistence of the virus in Europe”, said Guilhem de Seze, Head of the Risk Assessment Production Department at EFSA.
The HPAI season has resulted in the greatest epidemic in Europe that affect birds, with a total of 2,467 cases in poultry and 47.7 million birds culled. Moreover, 187 outbreaks
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