Government of Spain Ministry of Health - PREVENTION, EARLY DETECTION, AND CONTROL OF BIRD FLU IN PEOPLE EXPOSED TO OUTBREAKS IN BIRDS AND MINK

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October 21, 2025

Contents
1. BACKGROUND .................................................. .................................................. ............................ 3
Virus characteristics and transmission .................................................. ........ 3
2. JUSTIFICATION .................................................. .................................................. ...................... 4
3. PREVIOUS UPDATES .................................................. .................................................. ...................... 5
4. OBJECTIVE .................................................. .................................................. ................................... 6
5. PREVENTION MEASURES IN POULTRY FARMS, ZOOLOGICAL CENTERS, AND MINK FARMS ............ 6
6. ACTIONS UPON THE DETECTION OF AN OUTBREAK OF AVIAN INFLUENZA IN BIRDS ON A POULTRY FARM, A ZOO, OR A MINK FARM IN RELATION TO HUMAN HEALTH .................. 6
Notification of the avian outbreak to public health authorities ................ ... AVIAN
IN BIRDS ON A POULTRY FARM, A ZOO CENTER, OR A MINK FARM IN RELATION TO HUMAN HEALTH. ..................................................13
ANNEX 2. INSTRUCTIONS FOR SENDING SAMPLES TO THE NATIONAL CENTER FOR MICROBIOLOGY .....................................14
11. BIBLIOGRAPHY ...................................16​

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