Avian influenza (Bird flu): Questions & answers
This page was last updated on 11 June 2008.
Where the disease is
Where is Avian influenza at the moment?
Since October 2005 there have been confirmed cases of H5N1 in Afghanistan, Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burma (Myanmar), Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, China, Côte d’Ivoire (Ivory Coast), Croatia, Djibouti, Egypt, Ethiopia, Georgia, Ghana, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Laos, Malaysia, Mauritania, Mongolia, Niger, Nigeria, Pakistan, Palestine Auton. Territories, Romania, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Serbia & Montenegro, South Africa, South Korea, Sudan, Switzerland, Thailand, Togo, Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom, and Vietnam.
The virus spread to the European Union in February 2006 through the migration of infected swans.
Have we banned imports of birds and their products from areas with HPAI?
A. In line with EU-wide measures, we have banned imports of live birds and products which could potentially transmit the disease to other birds. This includes unprocessed feathers, as they might be contaminated with faecal material which can transmit the disease.
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11 June, 2008