Confirmed avian cases
Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) A(H5N1) has been confirmed in:
Russia - Several poultry farms.
Romania - Some domestic chickens, ducks and swans held in backyards.
Turkey - Backyard flock of turkeys.
For detailed information consult the World Health Organization for Animals (OIE) (click here ).
United Kingdom - On 21st October 2005 a HPAI A(H5) virus has been isolated in a parrot imported from Suriname, South America, says a report of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (click here). The birds were in quarantine with a consignment of birds from Taiwan. The influenza A(H5) virus was discovered in specimens taken from a parrot that died in quarantine. The parrot was part of a mixed consignment of 148 parrots and "soft bills" that arrived on 16th September 2005.

Suspected avian cases
Bird die-off suspected of being caused by avian influenza has been reported for:
Greece - A turkey on the island of Chios (click here).
Croatia - Wild swans found dead at a fish pond (click here).
Sweden - Dead ducks found east of Stockholm (click here).
However, these cases have still to be confirmed by internationally recognized reference laboratories for avian influenza as being caused by the deadly HPAI A(H5N1) virus strain.
For an EuroNews video on the situation in Sweden, Croatia, and the UK click here.

Human cases
No human cases of influenza A(H5N1) have been reported (click here) and the estimated risk of HPAI A(H5N1) for humans is very low (click here).