Avian Influenza
Quick Links
WOAH Standards and Guidance
- WOAH Avian Influenza Portal
- WOAH Terrestrial Code chapter on Avian Influenza
- WOAH Animal Health Forum on Avian influenza (May 2023)
- WOAH Terrestrial Manual Chapter on Avian Influenza
- WOAH Resolution 28: Strategic Challenges in the Global Control of High Pathogenicity Avian Influenza (May 2023)
- WOAH General Session Technical item on Strategic Challenges in the Global Control of High Pathogenicity Avian Influenza (May 2023)
- Avian Influenza Technical Disease Card
Vaccination
- IEC Vaccination Document (2023)
- IEC Vaccination Document (2017)
- OFFLU Vaccination Guidance on AI (December 2013)
- Recommendations on AI Vaccine Strategies (2007)
FAO Guidance and Publications
- Guiding principles for design of Avian Influenza active surveillance
- FAO rapid risk assessment of H5 introduction in Central and South America (2023)
- Recommendations for the surveillance of influenza A(H5N1) in cattle
Surveillance
- FAO Approaches to controlling, preventing and eliminating H5N1 Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza in endemic countries
- Bird and Mammalian species affected by H5Nx HPAI
- Pool sampling protocol
- Global Avian Influenza Viruses with Zoonotic Potential situation update
- FAO Manual_An introduction to applied field research and disease sampling techniques
- Guidelines for presentation of surveillance data
- Target list of wild bird species for passive surveillance of H5 HPAI viruses in the EU
- AI cases in humans
- FAO Manual_Wild bird HPAI surveillance
- EMPRES Watch
- FAO guidelines for designing animal disease surveillance plans
Preparedness and response
- FAO GEMP
- Mass mortality composting (video series)
- FAO Approaches to controlling, preventing and eliminating H5N1 Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza in endemic countries
- Lab card for AI detection
- FAO Carcass management guidelines
- FAO Manual_Preparing for HPAI
Biosecurity
- Using the PPE: Video 2
- Using the PPE: Video 1
- FAO videos on farm biosecurity: Video 2
- FAO videos on farm biosecurity: Video 1
- Rational use of vaccination for control and prevention of H5 highly pathogenic avian influenza (EMPRES FOCUS ON) (fao.org)
- FAO video_Poultry health and biosecurity
- Biocheck
- FAO guidance_Biosecurity for live poultry markets
- Biocheck (questionnaire for broilers)
- Prevention and Control of Avian Flu in small scale poultry (a guide for VPPs in Vietnam)
Avian Influenza laboratory diagnosis
- Result visualization by Agarose Gel electrophoresis
- PCR Master Mix preparation and RT-PCR
- Total RNA extraction
- Preparation of the samples for RNA extraction
- Sample collection in live birds: blood, tracheal and cloacal swat
- Agar gel immunodiffusion assay (AGID)
- Requirements for shipment of avian influenza suspected samples
- Necropsy
- Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
- Avian Influenza sampling procedures and laboratory testing
- List of animal health diagnostics
- FAO Manual Sample collection from healthy, sick and dead animals
- EU AI Diagnostic Manual
Avian Influenza clinical diagnosis
Avian influenza A(H7N9)
Avian influenza A(H5N8)
Outputs
2024
- OFFLU statement on HPAI in dairy cows (9 April)
- Public health resource pack for countries experiencing influenzas in animals (20 March)
- Updated OFFLU Statement on high pathogenicity avian influenza in dairy cows (13 May)
- Diagnostic guidance: HPAI dairy cattle (13 May)
- OFFLU avian influenza teleconference for sharing epidemiological and genetic information (12 December)
2023
- Continued expansion of HPAI H5 in wildlife in South America and incursion into the Antarctic region (OFFLU statement) (21 December)
- OFFLU call to discuss Avian Influenza in the Latin America and Caribbean Region (9 November)
- OFFLU statement on HPAI H5 in wildlife in South America (23 August)
- Scientific Task Force on Avian Influenza and Wild Birds statement on H5N1 HPAI in wild birds (July)
- OFFLU statement on Infections with Avian Influenza A(H5N1) virus in cats in Poland (28 June)
- Global consultation on highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) (2-4 May)
- OFFLU Statement on high pathogenicity avian influenza caused by viruses of the H5N1 subtype (17 March)
- OFFLU call to discuss Avian Influenza events in mammals (2 March)
Key Resources
- Proposal for a Global Classification and Nomenclature System for A/H9 Influenza Viruses
- Influenza A Cleavage site update 2022
- Diagnostic guidance: HPAI dairy cattle
Avian influenza A(H5N6)