In December, avian influenza outbreaks continued to increase worldwide: - The number of outbreaks reported between October and December is already double that of all the outbreaks reported in the previous avian influenza season - A total of 169 avian influenza outbreaks in poultry and 608 in wild birds and mammals were reported across the Americas, Europe, Asia, and Africa - Four outbreaks were reported in mammals - Over the month alone, around 6.5 million poultry died or were culled, mostly in