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Table 30.4

Recent outbreaks of influenza in birds, with associated human cases

Date	Influenza subtype	Pathogenicity	Species affected	Number of birds involved	Human cases	Location
March 2006	H5N1	High path	Mute swans	1	0	Fife, Scotland
April 2006	H7N3	Low path	Chickens	34, 500	1 (conjunctivitis)	Norfolk, England
February 2007	H5N1	High path	Turkeys	160, 000	0	Suffolk, England
May 2007	H7N2	Low path	Chickens/ducks		4 (1 conjunctivitis) (1 pneumonia) (2 chest infection)	North Wales. Cheshire, England
November 2007	H5N1	High path	Turkeys/ducks	13, 500	0	Suffolk, England
January 2008	H5N1	High path	Mute swans	6	0	Dorset, England
June 2008	H7N7	High path	Chickens	25, 000	0	Oxfordshire, England
February 2009	H6N1	Low path	Turkeys	20, 000	0	Norfolk, England

Date	Influenza subtype	Pathogenicity	Species affected	Number of birds involved	Human cases	Location
March 2006	H5N1	High path	Mute swans	1	0	Fife, Scotland
April 2006	H7N3	Low path	Chickens	34, 500	1 (conjunctivitis)	Norfolk, England
February 2007	H5N1	High path	Turkeys	160, 000	0	Suffolk, England
May 2007	H7N2	Low path	Chickens/ducks		4 (1 conjunctivitis) (1 pneumonia) (2 chest infection)	North Wales. Cheshire, England
November 2007	H5N1	High path	Turkeys/ducks	13, 500	0	Suffolk, England
January 2008	H5N1	High path	Mute swans	6	0	Dorset, England
June 2008	H7N7	High path	Chickens	25, 000	0	Oxfordshire, England
February 2009	H6N1	Low path	Turkeys	20, 000	0	Norfolk, England