Overview

• At least 68 geese have died in Seville’s Parque del Tamarguillo, with the national reference laboratory confirming influenza A in initial tests and the park remaining closed.
• The Junta de Andalucía has taken charge of identifying contacts and will provide 10 days of medical supervision to people potentially exposed, with officials describing the human risk as very low.
• Necropsies and genetic analyses to pinpoint the variant and assess pathogenicity are underway, with results expected in roughly 20 days.
• In Málaga, authorities temporarily closed Parque de Huelin after about 20 birds were found dead, sent samples to the regional wildlife lab and then to the national reference lab, and strengthened surveillance of urban wetlands.
• Seville officials say early environmental analyses ruled out pond water contamination as the cause, and municipalities are moving to formalize urban wildlife management following criticism over preventive monitoring.