title: Comparing introduction to Europe of highly pathogenic avian influenza viruses A(H5N8) in 2014 and A(H5N1) in 2005.
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.
authors.affiliation: European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC), Stockholm, Sweden.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Adlhoch
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Gossner
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Koch
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Brown
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Bouwstra
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Verdonck
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Penttinen
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Harder
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001717:Birds; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D004372:Ducks; D005060:Europe; D005062:European Union; D006801:Humans; D053124:Influenza A Virus, H5N1 Subtype / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000472:pathogenicity; D009980:Influenza A virus / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000472:pathogenicity*; D005585:Influenza in Birds / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000635:transmission / Q000821:virology*; D007251:Influenza, Human / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000635:transmission / Q000821:virology*; D011159:Population Surveillance; D011200:Poultry; D011201:Poultry Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology; D015047:Zoonoses / Q000635:transmission / Q000821:virology*