Rosselkhoznadzor continues to monitor outbreaks of bird flu in Russia

Published Aug 3, 2023

Tridge summary

The avian influenza A/H5N1 virus, specifically the 2.3.4.4b clade, has caused mass mortality in both domestic and wild birds since 2020, spreading to multiple continents and resulting in millions of deaths. The virus has also impacted mammalian species, with outbreaks reported in 10 countries on three continents. While the risk of human infection is currently low, global cooperation is needed to protect animal and human health and prevent further economic damage.

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The unprecedented spread of avian influenza in the world has led to mass mortality of animals, including domestic and wild birds and some species of mammals, and caused enormous economic damage to agricultural producers. The A/Goose/Guangdong/96 avian influenza A/Goose/Guangdong/96 avian influenza viruses were first identified in 1996 and have regularly caused outbreaks in bird populations ever since. Since 2020, one of the strains of this line, belonging to the H5 2.3.4.4b clade, has caused unprecedented mortality in wild and domestic birds in many countries in Africa, Asia and Europe. In 2021, the virus spread to North America, and in 2022 to Central and South America. In 2022, 67 countries on five continents notified the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) of outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HAI) H5N1 in poultry and wild birds, resulting in more than 131 million deaths on affected farms and villages due to mortality or forced slaughter poultry. As the ...

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