# Commission Decision of 28 April 2008 amending Decision 2002/253/EC laying down case definitions for reporting communicable diseases to the Community network under Decision No 2119/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (notified under document number C(2008) 1589) (Text with EEA relevance) (2008/426/EC), Division: Epidemiological criteria

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

At least one of the following four:
Human to human transmission by having been in close contact (within one metre) to a person reported as probable or confirmed case
Laboratory exposure: where there is a potential exposure to influenza A/H5N1
Close contact (within one metre) with an animal with confirmed A/H5N1 infection other than poultry or wild birds (e.g. cat or pig)
Reside in or have visited an area where influenza A/H5N1 is currently suspected or confirmed AND at least one of the following two:
Having been in close contact (within one metre) with sick or dead domestic poultry or wild birds in the affected area
Having been in a home or a farm where sick or dead domestic poultry have been reported in the previous month in the affected area

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2008/426/annex/division/13/division/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2008-426/annex/division-13/division-3
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