Dear colleagues and ECTAD members,

Please find attached the weekly situation update for HPAI including summaries of suspected, confirmed and denied HPAI outbreaks/cases in affected countries. Since the last update, the following new items have been included:

AFRICAN REGION

Egypt

- Confirmed outbreaks of H5 HPAI in poultry
   (Giza, Port Said, Qalyoubia, Sharkia, and Sohag)

- Confirmed cases of H5N1 infection in human
   (Dakahlia , Gharbia, Sharkia and Sohag)

ASIAN REGION

Cambodia

- Negative results from HPAI surveillance

India

- Confirmed outbreak of H5N1 HPAI in poultry (West Bengal)

Mongolia

- Confirmed cases of H5 in wild birds (Arkhangai)

Nepal

- Denied cases of HPAI in poultry, Sarlahi

Viet Nam

- Confirmed outbreaks of H5N1 HPAI in poultry reported to OIE

For further information about HPAI Situation Update please contact the GLEWS team at GLEWS@fao.org

FAO compiles information from numerous sources (FAO representatives or country missions, FAO reports, OIE, official government sources, European Commission, FAO reference centres, laboratories and FAO collaborators) and produces these composite maps in a representative effort to provide full and accurate information.