{"id":77913,"date":"2025-05-26T15:09:54","date_gmt":"2025-05-26T19:09:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/todaysveterinarybusiness.com\/?p=77913"},"modified":"2025-05-26T16:09:54","modified_gmt":"2025-05-26T20:09:54","slug":"avian-influenza-report-052625","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/navc.sitepreview.app\/todaysveterinarybusiness.com\/avian-influenza-report-052625\/","title":{"rendered":"Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Poses Global Threat"},"content":{"rendered":"

Outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza more than doubled in mammals in 2024 from the year before, according to the World Organization for Animal Health.<\/p>\n

The State of the World\u2019s Animal Health Report<\/em> documented 1,022 bird flu outbreaks in mammals last year compared with 459 in 2023.<\/p>\n

Highly pathogenic avian influenza has devastated poultry production worldwide, with more than 633 million birds lost to infection or culling over the past two decades.<\/p>\n

Although the risk of human infection is low, outbreaks in other mammals increase the likelihood that the virus will adapt and eventually infect people.<\/p>\n

The report, released ahead of the World Organization for Animal Health\u2019s 92nd General Session, provides an overview of animal diseases worldwide and their impact on the global food supply and human health.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe spread, prevalence and impact of infectious animal diseases are changing, bringing new challenges for agriculture and food security, human health and development, and natural ecosystems,\u201d said Dr. Emmanuelle Soubeyran, the organization\u2019s director general. \u201cBy launching a new, annual assessment of the state of the world\u2019s animal health, WOAH shines a light on our interconnected health issues and the solutions that can improve animal health and, by extension, global health.\u201d<\/p>\n

Additional findings in the report include:<\/p>\n