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Detections of highly pathogenic avian influenza declined in Europe during the spring of 2026 and are expected to remain low over the summer.

In 2025, African swine fever (ASF) outbreaks increased across the European Union in both domestic pigs (+76%) and wild boar (+44%) compared to 2024, according to EFSA’s latest annual epidemiological...

Detections of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in birds in Europe have started to decline following the seasonal peak in late autumn and early winter.

2025. szeptember 6. és november 28. között 29 európai országból 442 háziszárnyasoknál és 2454 vadmadárnál jelentették a magas patogenitású madárinfluenza kitörését, az legutóbbi negyedéves jelentés...

2025. szeptember 6. és november 14. között 26 európai országból 1443 esetben jelentették a magas patogenitású madárinfluenza (HPAI) A(H5) vírus kimutatását vadon élő madarakban - ez négyszer több...

The seasonal migration of wild birds and the importation of certain US products could be potential routes for the introduction of the HPAI virus currently affecting US dairy cows into Europe.

Last year ASF outbreaks in domestic pigs declined by 83% compared to 2023. The drop marks the lowest annual total number of outbreaks in the EU since 2017.

Avian influenza viruses pose an increasing threat, with the potential to adapt to humans and trigger future pandemics.

While there continues to be no evidence of human-to-human spread of avian influenza, new outbreaks in wild and domestic birds were reported in Europe and around the world between September and...

The number of reported human cases of listeriosis (2,952) showed a consistent rise over the 2019–2023 period, hitting their highest levels since 2007. This might be linked to Europe's ageing...

Europe has recorded the lowest number of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) cases in poultry and wild birds since 2019/2020 and the risk to the general public remains low.

In 2023, 14 Member States were affected by African swine fever (ASF) and it caused a five-fold increase in outbreaks in domestic pigs compared to the previous year. These are the main findings of the...