Guidance

Avian influenza: guidance and algorithms for managing incidents in birds

Assisting with the management of suspected or confirmed incidents of avian influenza.

Documents

Managing the human health risk of avian influenza in poultry and wild birds: guidance for health protection teams

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Investigation and management of possible human cases of avian influenza: amongst contacts associated with incidents

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Managing the human health risk of avian influenza in poultry and wild birds guidance gives advice for health protection teams in preparing for and managing the human health risk from exposure to a suspected or confirmed avian influenza incident. It should be read alongside the avian influenza H5N1 interim contact tracing guidance for the 2022 to 2023 season.

Note there is separate guidance for the management and public health response to human cases of avian influenza.

Patient group direction templates for avian influenza incidents have been published for local authorisation purposes.

Published 12 February 2014
Last updated 1 February 2024 + show all updates
  1. Updated 'Management of contacts of highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1' to cover 2023 to 2024 season.

  2. Added 'Management of contacts of highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1'.

  3. Updated flowchart and added text description.

  4. Added HTML: 'Planning for avian influenza H5N8 update and risk assessment' and updated title and content on guidance for health protection teams PDF.

  5. Withdrew the interim recommendations for response to confirmed avian influenza A(H5N8) outbreaks and incidents in avian species, following a change in the risk assessment of avian influenza A(H5N8).

  6. Update to the existing Avian influenza guidance.

  7. Added 'Interim recommendations for response to confirmed avian influenza A(H5N8) outbreaks and incidents in avian species'.

  8. Added algorithm for investigating and managing possible human cases of avian influenza (AI) among contacts associated with AI incidents.

  9. Updated guidance uploaded.

  10. First published.