It doesn’t seem like that big of a deal. 195 cases since 1998. 10 cases recently in Cambodia and China where nobody died. Zero cases of human to human transmission and they state it’s considered a very low risk.
ByGollie on
Aw shit… here we go again.
talk-spontaneously on
An index case in Lombardy again?
_qqg on
I think, based on experience, this is how it plays out. Italy finds out because they run actual controls. Send out all the warnings. The world takes notice and goes “these italians! such drama!” and then shit hits the fan and the world has effectively burned their 30-day headstart. They said its low-pathogenecity so maybe it doesn’t play out exactly as last time, hopefully.
Sonoran_Dog70 on
Wait until that hits the states. 🍿
Haxemply on
Daddy! It begins again!
I can’t believe, Orban will postpone the election because of this 😀
g3zz on
sempre primi!
arinc9 on
Italy can’t catch a break
Consistent_Catch9917 on
Oh great, here we go again.
butternutflies on
Ok but I’m still getting my daily box of 20 chicken nuggets delivered to my house for dinner tonight, right?….right??
zeeko21 on
Let’s go boyzzzzzz
peet192 on
2008-09 all over again
Rosencrown21 on
Its funny, I had the exact thought the other day “aaah spring is soon here, im sure i’ll have to relive the whole avian flu scare anxiety all over again”, and here we fucking are. No wonder half of the population is scared shitlose because of social media. Just constant spam and fear.
whooo_me on
“…so, a European swallow then”.
Daneee1129 on
I remember how scared i was because of h1n1. 20 years passed…
BlueAndYellowTowels on
I mean, silver linings here… we’re about to have massive fuel shortages… maybe another lockdown isn’t a terrible idea.
# The first human case of H9N2 avian flu in Europe has been detected in Italy in a person who travelled from outside the continent.
A person who travelled from outside Europe to the region of Lombardy in Italy is currently hospitalised with influenza A(H9N2), a subtype of avian flu, the Italian Ministry of Health confirmed on Wednesday, March 25.
“All required checks have been promptly carried out, and the case’s contacts have been identified, as part of routine prevention and surveillance activities,” the ministry said in a press release.
The patient had co-existing medical conditions and is currently in hospital isolation, receiving treatment.
Since 1998, and as of 27 February 2026, 195 human cases of A(H9N2) had been reported worldwide by ten countries in Asia and Africa, according to the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC).
The agency noted that no clusters of human cases of this variant, nor person-to-person transmission, have ever been reported.
Human infection is most commonly driven by direct contact with infected birds or contaminated environments.
“Sporadic human cases of avian influenza are not unexpected in areas where the virus is circulating in birds,” the ECDC added.
In their latest monitoring report, published this month, the ECDC and the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) noted that between 29 November 2025 and 27 February 2026, ten cases of avian flu had been reported in humans, none of them fatal.
All cases were reported in Cambodia – one A(H5N1) case – and China, which recorded eight A(H9N2) cases, and one A(H10N3) case.
Based on information shared by Italian public health authorities and knowledge of the virus’s epidemiology, the ECDC assesses the current risk to the general population in the EU/EEA of influenza A(H9N2) related to this event as very low.
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Gr8
So it begins…
Where is the button to skip 2026 ?
Rook on C4
It doesn’t seem like that big of a deal. 195 cases since 1998. 10 cases recently in Cambodia and China where nobody died. Zero cases of human to human transmission and they state it’s considered a very low risk.
Aw shit… here we go again.
An index case in Lombardy again?
I think, based on experience, this is how it plays out. Italy finds out because they run actual controls. Send out all the warnings. The world takes notice and goes “these italians! such drama!” and then shit hits the fan and the world has effectively burned their 30-day headstart. They said its low-pathogenecity so maybe it doesn’t play out exactly as last time, hopefully.
Wait until that hits the states. 🍿
Daddy! It begins again!
I can’t believe, Orban will postpone the election because of this 😀
sempre primi!
Italy can’t catch a break
Oh great, here we go again.
Ok but I’m still getting my daily box of 20 chicken nuggets delivered to my house for dinner tonight, right?….right??
Let’s go boyzzzzzz
2008-09 all over again
Its funny, I had the exact thought the other day “aaah spring is soon here, im sure i’ll have to relive the whole avian flu scare anxiety all over again”, and here we fucking are. No wonder half of the population is scared shitlose because of social media. Just constant spam and fear.
“…so, a European swallow then”.
I remember how scared i was because of h1n1. 20 years passed…
I mean, silver linings here… we’re about to have massive fuel shortages… maybe another lockdown isn’t a terrible idea.
/jk
This all terrible.
By [Marta Iraola Iribarren](https://www.euronews.com/profiles/2960)
Published on 26/03/2026 – 13:48 GMT+1
# The first human case of H9N2 avian flu in Europe has been detected in Italy in a person who travelled from outside the continent.
A person who travelled from outside Europe to the region of Lombardy in Italy is currently hospitalised with influenza A(H9N2), a subtype of avian flu, the Italian Ministry of Health confirmed on Wednesday, March 25.
It is the first human case of [avian influenza](https://www.euronews.com/health/2025/12/19/could-bird-flu-spread-among-humans-scientists-show-how-it-might-happen) H9N2 detected in Europe.
“All required checks have been promptly carried out, and the case’s contacts have been identified, as part of routine prevention and surveillance activities,” the ministry said in a press release.
The patient had co-existing medical conditions and is currently in hospital isolation, receiving treatment.
Since 1998, and as of 27 February 2026, 195 human cases of A(H9N2) had been reported worldwide by ten countries in Asia and Africa, according to the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC).
The agency noted that no clusters of human cases of this variant, nor person-to-person transmission, have ever been reported.
Human infection is most commonly driven by direct contact with infected birds or contaminated environments.
“Sporadic human cases of avian influenza are not unexpected in areas where the virus is circulating in birds,” the ECDC added.
In their latest monitoring report, published this month, the ECDC and the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) noted that between 29 November 2025 and 27 February 2026, ten cases of avian flu had been reported in humans, none of them fatal.
All cases were reported in Cambodia – one A(H5N1) case – and China, which recorded eight A(H9N2) cases, and one A(H10N3) case.
Based on information shared by Italian public health authorities and knowledge of the virus’s epidemiology, the ECDC assesses the current risk to the general population in the EU/EEA of influenza A(H9N2) related to this event as very low.
Fuck
Let’s go 🙂