Consequences and global risks of highly pathogenic avian influenza outbreaks in poultry in the United Kingdom

•Ongoing HPAI outbreaks have resulted in the culling of >4.6 M birds in the UK.•The outbreak could increase the risk of zoonotic transmission.•Increase potential for mixing of the influenza viruses of other species.•The UK faces significant disruption of chicken egg supplies in the supermarkets.•...

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Published inInternational journal of infectious diseases Vol. 129; pp. 162 - 164
Main Authors Haider, Najmul, Kock, Richard, Zumla, Alimuddin, Lee, Shui Shan
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Canada Elsevier Ltd 01.04.2023
Elsevier
Subjects
Animals
Disease Outbreaks
Humans
Influenza in Birds - epidemiology
Poultry
Poultry Diseases - epidemiology
United Kingdom - epidemiology
United Kingdom
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Summary:•Ongoing HPAI outbreaks have resulted in the culling of >4.6 M birds in the UK.•The outbreak could increase the risk of zoonotic transmission.•Increase potential for mixing of the influenza viruses of other species.•The UK faces significant disruption of chicken egg supplies in the supermarkets.•Free-range chicken eggs are becoming scarce.
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ISSN:1201-9712
1878-3511
1878-3511
DOI:10.1016/j.ijid.2023.01.028