Outbreaks
see Recent Outbreaks in Humans and Recent Outbreaks in Animals for the latest information.
H5N1 infections have been reported in humans in 14 countries in Asia, Europe and Africa. There have been 353 reported cases and 228 reported deaths yielding a case fatality rate (CFR) of 63%. See also Chronology of H5N1 infections in humans and animals and Cumulative Number of Confirmed Human Cases of Avian Influenza A/(H5N1) Reported to WHO
Map | Human List | Animal List | Sources
Cummulative Map of H5N1 infections in animals (yellow) and humans (red)
Countries with human infections:
- Azerbaijan
- Bangladesh
- Burma (Myanmar)
- Cambodia
- China
- Djibouti
- Egypt
- Indonesia
- Iraq
- Laos
- Nigeria
- Pakistan
- Thailand
- Turkey
- Vietnam
Countries with animal infections:
- Afghanistan
- Albania
- Austria
- Azerbaijan
- Bangladesh
- Benin
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Bulgaria
- Burkina Faso
- Burma (Myanmar)
- Cambodia
- Cameroon
- China
- Cote d'Ivoire
- Croatia
- Czech Republic
- Denmark
- Djibouti
- Egypt
- France
- Georgia
- Germany
- Ghana
- Greece
- Hungary
- India
- Indonesia
- Iran
- Iraq
- Israel
- Italy
- Japan
- Jordan
- Kazakhstan
- Kuwait
- Laos
- Malayasia
- Mongolia
- Niger
- Nigeria
- Palestinian Autonomous Territories
- Pakistan
- Poland
- Romania
- Russia
- Serbia
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
- South Korea
- Spain
- Sudan
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- Saudi Arabia
- Thailand
- Togo
- Turkey
- Ukraine
- United Kingdom
- Vietnam
Official Sources of Information
The World Health Organisation (WHO)
Situation Updates
Avian Influenza Outbreaks in South-East Asia
Regional Office for the Western Pacific - Avian InfluenzaOFFLU - OIE/FAO Network of Expertise on Avian Influenza
The Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO)
The World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE)