Global Influenza Programme
We provide Member States with strategic guidance, technical support and coordination of activities essential to make their health systems better prepared against seasonal, zoonotic and pandemic influenza threats to populations and individuals.

Risk assessments and summaries of influenza at the human-animal interface

WHO, with partners, routinely, and on an ad hoc basis, assesses the public health risk of animal influenza viruses. As influenza viruses are constantly evolving and spreading in animal populations, there is a continuous need to re-assess the risks as the situation evolves and when more information becomes available. Below are ad hoc risk assessments and routine risk assessments. Additionally, an archive of summaries of influenza at the human-animal interface is included below.


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Risk assessments

Monthly risk assessments

2026

2025

Ad hoc risk assessments

18 May 2026

Updated joint FAO/WHO/WOAH public health assessment of recent high pathogenicity avian influenza A(H5) virus events in animals and people

28 July 2025

Updated joint FAO/WHO/WOAH public health assessment of recent influenza A(H5) virus events in animals and people

17 April 2025

Updated joint FAO/WHO/WOAH public health assessment of recent influenza A(H5) virus events in animals and people

20 December 2024

Updated joint FAO/WHO/WOAH public health assessment of recent influenza A(H5) virus events in animals and people

14 August 2024

Updated joint FAO/WHO/WOAH assessment of recent influenza A(H5N1) virus events in animals and people

26 April 2024

Joint FAO/WHO/WOAH preliminary assessment of recent influenza A(H5N1) viruses

27 March 2023

Preliminary FAO/WHO/WOAH Joint Rapid Risk Assessment - Human infection with influenza A(H5N1), Cambodia (2023)

21 December 2022

Assessment of risk associated with recent influenza A(H5N1) clade 2.3.4.4b viruses

18 May 2022

Joint FAO/OIE/WHO Preliminary Risk Assessment Associated with Avian Influenza A(H3N8) Virus

19 November 2021

Assessment of risk associated with influenza A(H5N6) virus

Previous monthly risk assessments

2024

2023

2022

2021

2020