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Eurosurveillance, Volume 21, Issue 49, 08 December 2016
Rapid communication
Highly pathogenic avian influenza A(H5N8) outbreaks: protection and management of exposed people in Europe, 2014/15 and 2016
C Adlhoch 1 , IH Brown 2 , SG Angelova 3 , ? B?lint 4 , R Bouwstra 5 , S Buda 6 , MR Castrucci 7 , G Dabrera 8 , ? D?n 4 , C Grund 9 , T Harder 9 , W van der Hoek 10 , K Krisztalovics 11 , F Parry-Ford 8 , R Popescu 12 , A Wallensten 13 , A Zdravkova 14 , S Zohari 15 , S Tsolova 1 , P Penttinen 1
+ Author affiliations
1. European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC), Stockholm, Sweden
2. Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA), Weybridge, United Kingdom
3. National Centre of Infectious and Parasitic Diseases, Sofia, Bulgaria
4. National Food Chain Safety Office (NEBIH), Budapest, Hungary
5. GD Animal Health Deventer, Netherlands
6. Robert Koch Institute (RKI), Berlin, Germany
7. Istituto Superiore di Sanita (ISS), Rome, Italy
8. Public Health England (PHE), London, United Kingdom
9. Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut (FLI), Federal Research Institute for Animal Health, Greifswald-Insel Riems, Germany
10. National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM), Bilthoven, the Netherlands
11. National Center for Epidemiology, Budapest, Hungary
12. National Institute of Public Health, Bucharest, Romania
13. The Public Health Agency of Sweden, Stockholm, Sweden
14. Bulgarian Food Safety Agency, Sofia, Bulgaria
15. National Veterinary Institute (SVA), Uppsala, Sweden
Correspondence: Cornelia Adlhoch (cornelia.adlhoch@ecdc.europa.eu)
Citation style for this article: Adlhoch C, Brown IH, Angelova SG, B?lint ?, Bouwstra R, Buda S, Castrucci MR, Dabrera G, D?n ?, Grund C, Harder T, van der Hoek W, Krisztalovics K, Parry-Ford F, Popescu R, Wallensten A, Zdravkova A, Zohari S, Tsolova S, Penttinen P. Highly pathogenic avian influenza A(H5N8) outbreaks: protection and management of exposed people in Europe, 2014/15 and 2016. Euro Surveill. 2016;21(49):pii=30419. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2016.21.49.30419
Received:29 November 2016; Accepted:07 December 2016
Introduction of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) virus A(H5N8) into Europe prompted animal and human health experts to implement protective measures to prevent transmission to humans. We describe the situation in 2016 and list public health measures and recommendations in place. We summarise critical interfaces identified during the A(H5N1) and A(H5N8) outbreaks in 2014/15. Rapid exchange of information between the animal and human health sectors is critical for a timely, effective and efficient response.
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Rapid communication
Highly pathogenic avian influenza A(H5N8) outbreaks: protection and management of exposed people in Europe, 2014/15 and 2016
C Adlhoch 1 , IH Brown 2 , SG Angelova 3 , ? B?lint 4 , R Bouwstra 5 , S Buda 6 , MR Castrucci 7 , G Dabrera 8 , ? D?n 4 , C Grund 9 , T Harder 9 , W van der Hoek 10 , K Krisztalovics 11 , F Parry-Ford 8 , R Popescu 12 , A Wallensten 13 , A Zdravkova 14 , S Zohari 15 , S Tsolova 1 , P Penttinen 1
+ Author affiliations
1. European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC), Stockholm, Sweden
2. Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA), Weybridge, United Kingdom
3. National Centre of Infectious and Parasitic Diseases, Sofia, Bulgaria
4. National Food Chain Safety Office (NEBIH), Budapest, Hungary
5. GD Animal Health Deventer, Netherlands
6. Robert Koch Institute (RKI), Berlin, Germany
7. Istituto Superiore di Sanita (ISS), Rome, Italy
8. Public Health England (PHE), London, United Kingdom
9. Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut (FLI), Federal Research Institute for Animal Health, Greifswald-Insel Riems, Germany
10. National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM), Bilthoven, the Netherlands
11. National Center for Epidemiology, Budapest, Hungary
12. National Institute of Public Health, Bucharest, Romania
13. The Public Health Agency of Sweden, Stockholm, Sweden
14. Bulgarian Food Safety Agency, Sofia, Bulgaria
15. National Veterinary Institute (SVA), Uppsala, Sweden
Correspondence: Cornelia Adlhoch (cornelia.adlhoch@ecdc.europa.eu)
Citation style for this article: Adlhoch C, Brown IH, Angelova SG, B?lint ?, Bouwstra R, Buda S, Castrucci MR, Dabrera G, D?n ?, Grund C, Harder T, van der Hoek W, Krisztalovics K, Parry-Ford F, Popescu R, Wallensten A, Zdravkova A, Zohari S, Tsolova S, Penttinen P. Highly pathogenic avian influenza A(H5N8) outbreaks: protection and management of exposed people in Europe, 2014/15 and 2016. Euro Surveill. 2016;21(49):pii=30419. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2016.21.49.30419
Received:29 November 2016; Accepted:07 December 2016
Introduction of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) virus A(H5N8) into Europe prompted animal and human health experts to implement protective measures to prevent transmission to humans. We describe the situation in 2016 and list public health measures and recommendations in place. We summarise critical interfaces identified during the A(H5N1) and A(H5N8) outbreaks in 2014/15. Rapid exchange of information between the animal and human health sectors is critical for a timely, effective and efficient response.
full article