04 Apr 2024 --- According to a new European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) report, outbreaks of avian influenza (AI) virus continue to spread in the EU and beyond. There have been some outbreaks in farms, and the spread is causing high mortality in wild birds and spillover to wild and domestic mammals, the scientific report flags.Assessment is also carried out by the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC), which monitors risk factors for a potential influenza pandemic and related mitigation measures.
