Where in the world are there currently human cases of avian influenza?
The H5N1 epidemic amongst birds in Asia has led to diseases in humans in Vietnam, Thailand, Cambodia, Indonesia, China and most recently Turkey and Iraq since the end of 2003. Further occurrences of the disease in the near future especially in countries affected by the animal epidemic and their neighbors are likely. You can find a map showing the spread and number of human cases on the website of the European Commission. Almost all infected people had contact with diseased animals. Although it has not been safely proven, there are thought to have been isolated cases of human-to-human transmission.
