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Global statistics of avian influenza
(As of 2 July 2008)

Table 1: Confirmed Human Cases of Avian Influenza A (H5N1) Reported to WHO
Country
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
Total
Cases
Deaths
Cases
Deaths
Cases
Deaths
Cases
Deaths
Cases
Deaths
Cases
Deaths
Cases
Deaths
Azerbaijan
0
0
0
0
0
0
8
5
0
0
0
0
8
5
Bangladesh
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
Cambodia
0
0
0
0
4
4
2
2
1
1
0
0
7
7
China
1
1
0
0
8
5
13
8
5
3
3
3
30
20
Djibouti
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
Egypt
0
0
0
0
0
0
18
10
25
9
7
3
50
22
Indonesia
0
0
0
0
20
13
55
45
42
37
18
15
135
110
Iraq
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
2
0
0
0
0
3
2
Laos
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
0
0
2
2
Myanmar
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
Nigeria
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
1
Pakistan
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
1
0
0
3
1
Thailand
0
0
17
12
5
2
3
3
0
0
0
0
25
17
Turkey
0
0
0
0
0
0
12
4
0
0
0
0
12
4
Vietnam
3
3
29
20
61
19
0
0
8
5
5
5
106
52
Total
4
4
46
32
98
43
115
79
88
59
34
26
385
243
 
The most recently confirmed case of human avian influenza was reported to the WHO from Indonesia on 19 June 2008.
 
 
Table 2: Countries / areas with documented avian influenza H5 infection in birds and human in the recent 6 months
 
Country/ Area
Date of last report of human or animal case
Human H5
Poultry H5
Wild bird H5
Bangladesh 2008-06-11
Y
Y
N
China
Guangdong
2008-06-20
Y
Y
N
Guangxi
2008-02-22
Y
N
N
Guizhou
2008-02-25
N
Y
N
Hong Kong
2008-06-11
N
Y&
Y#
Hunan
2008-02-20
Y
N
N
Tibet
2008-04-08
N
Y
N
Xinjiang
2008-01-04
N
Y
N
Dominican Republic 2008-02-06
N
Y^
N
Egypt 2008-04-17
Y
Y
Y
Germany 2008-01-22
N
Y
Y
Haiti 2008-06-12
N
Y^
N
India 2008-06-03
N
Y
N
Indonesia 2008-06-19
Y
Y
N
Iran 2008-01-16
N
Y
N
Israel 2008-01-03
N
Y
N
Japan 2008-06-01
N
N
Y
Korea 2008-04-15
N
Y
N
Laos 2008-02-13
N
Y
N
Nigeria 2008-02-15
N
Y
N
Pakistan 2008-06-26
Y
Y
N
Portugal 2008-01-04
N
Y^
N
Russia 2008-04-11
N
Y
N
Saudi Arabia 2008-02-17
N
Y
N
Switzerland 2008-03-31
N
N
Y
Thailand 2008-01-25
N
Y
N
Turkey 2008-03-18
N
Y
N
Ukraine 2008-02-13
N
Y
Y
United Kingdom 2008-02-06
N
Y
Y
Vietnam 2008-04-23
Y
Y
N
(Remarks: Y: Yes; N: No)
Source: WHO and OIE
 
&Environmental samples taken from cages of poultry stalls in a total of four markets were tested positive for H5N1 avian influenza by Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department.
# Source: The Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department, Hong Kong
^ Low pathogenic avian influenza subtype H5 was detected

2004 © | Important notices Last revision date: 3 July 2008