Europe’s animal health policy has evolved over decades to combat animal diseases and now offers a good system that covers all animals, whether farmed, kept as pets, used in sport or entertainment, or living in the wild. The policy plays a key role in protecting both human and animal health and ensuring food safety through disease control, surveillance, and eradication programmes.

Avian influenza- General situation (last update 27.10.2025)

The total number of avian influenza cases reported by each Member State/Reporting Country across different epidemiological units (commercial poultry farms, backyard farms, other captive birds, and wild birds) is shown below:

• Total number of Outbreaks: 90
• Wild Bird cases: 40
• Farms, Captive, Backyard cases: 5
• Affected Countries: 20

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African Swine Fever (last update 22.10.2025)

Here are the latest African Swine Fever (ASF) outbreaks in wild boar reported in European countries for 2025 (reporting period: 01/01/2025 – 22/10/2025), based on the Animal disease information system (ADIS) current-year notification: