Geographical areas affected by the bird flu

Bird flu has not mutated to a form where it can be transmitted from human to human thus far, but it is still spreading readily via birds. The table below displays all geographical areas that have been affected by bird flu so far. Some evidence exists to support the theory that some countries and farmers have been underreporting cases of bird flu in birds, and some unofficial sources also theorize that human cases of bird flu may have been underreported, so the numbers in this table reflect human bird flu cases that have been confirmed by the World Health Organization.

As of June 1, 2007 Found in Birds Total Number of Human Infections Total Number of Human Fatalities

Africa:

Burkina Faso Yes - -
Cameroon Yes - -
Djibouti Yes 1 -
Niger Yes - -
Nigeria Yes 1 1
Egypt Yes 34 14
Ivory CoastYes--
Sudan Yes - -

East Asia & the Pacific:

Bangladesh
Yes - -
Cambodia Yes 7 7
People's Republic of China (includes Tibet) Yes 25 15
Hong Kong Yes 20 7
India Yes - -
Indonesia Yes 98 78
Japan * Yes - -
Republic of Korea * Yes - -
Laos People's Democratic Republic Yes 2 2
Malaysia* Yes - -
Mongolia Yes - -
Thailand Yes 25 17
Union of Myanmar (formerly Burma) Yes - -
Vietnam Yes 93 42

Europe & Eurasia:

Republic of Albania Yes - -
Austria Yes - -
Azerbaijan Yes 8 5
Bosnia and Herzegovena Yes - -
Bulgaria Yes - -
Croatia (Zdenci municipality only) Yes - -
Czech Republic Yes - -
Denmark Yes - -
EnglandYes--
France Yes - -
Georgia Yes - -
Germany Yes - -
Greece Yes - -
Hungary Yes - -
Italy Yes - -
Poland Yes - -
Romania (Tulcea Country, Danube delta only) Yes - -
Russia Yes - -
Scotland Yes - -
Serbia Yes - -
Slovakia Yes - -
Slovenia Yes - -
Spain Yes - -
Sweden Yes - -
Switzerland Yes - -
Turkey (Manyas region only) Yes 12 4
Ukraine
Yes - -

Near East:

Afghanistan Yes - -
Iraq
Yes 3 2
Iran Yes - -
Israel Yes - -
Jordan Yes - -
Pakistan Yes - -
Palestine Yes - -
Saudi Arabia Yes - -

South Asia:

Kazakhstan Yes - -

Total Human Fatalities:

194

* These countries have announced control of their outbreaks and are now considered free of the disease by WHO.
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