Infectious Diseases 2023

Infectious Diseases 2023

Avian influenza detected in Honduras

11 January, 2023

Honduras reports HPAI H5N1 in brown pelicans (Pelecanus occidentalis) found on the beach of La Ceiba and Puerto Cortés (northern Honduras). No cases have been reported among domestic or poultry birds and no human cases of infection with avian influenza A(H5N1) have been reported in relation to identified outbreaks.
Honduras confirmed the first cases of avian influenza on December 28.